3/7 John Wilcock Shopkeeper of Cheetham, Manchester
1826-1883 Son of Thomas and Isabella Wilcock







Age Source


Born 5 Feb 1826 at Manchester
A9/95,C


Married Dorothea Carter 15 Mar 1859 at Giggleswick, Yorks, by licence (licence not found at Borthwick Institute, records incomplete)
33 B


Father of Henry Q1 1860 in Egerton, Lancs
34 B, C



Charles Q1 1862 in Egerton, Lancs
36 B, C



Edith Q4 1863 in Egerton, Lancs
38 B, C



Gertrude 2/4 9 Mar 1866 in Manchester, baptised 9/7/1868 at Manchester Cathedral
40 B, M2



Lilly 15 May 1868 in Manchester, baptised 9/7/1868 at Manchester Cathedral
42 M2, M2



John 16 June 1870 in Manchester, baptised 11/7/1870 at Manchester Cathedral
44 M2, C, M2



Ada Q1 1872 in Manchester
46 B, C


Died 26 Aug 1883 at 134 Bury New Road, Cheetham (reg. Prestwich)
58 F5, B














1841 An office boy, living with his parents at Back Islington, Salford, Lancs
15 C
1851 Probably Butler to Thomas Turner, surgeon, of Mosley Street, Manchester
26 C
1859 A Butler of Hulme, Lancs (from his marriage)
33 B
1860-1863 At Egerton, Lancs 34-37 C
1861 A Butler of Egerton near Turton near Bolton, with his wife, son and mother
36 C
1864-1872 Shopkeeper of 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham, Manchester 38-46
1864 A ratepayer of 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham
38 MA20
1866,1868 A stationer of 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham 40,42 B, M7
1869 A bookseller of 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham
43 M7
1870 A stationer of Cheetham, Manchester (son John's baptism)
44 M2
1871 A newsagent of 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham
45 M7
1871 A stationer and Day Waiter of 79 Bury New Road with his wife, six children and niece Dorothy Wilcock age 16 born in Piercebridge County Durham
45 C
1871-1872 Occupier of a house and shop at 79 Bury New Road 45-46 M10
1874-1883 Day Waiter of Bury New Road, Cheetham, Manchester 48-58
1874-1876 A Day Waiter of 6 Mount Pleasant, [76] Bury New Road 48-50 M7
1875-1876 Occupier of 6 Mount Pleasant, Cheetham 49-50 M10
1877 A Day Waiter of 124 Bury New Road, Cheetham
51 M7
1880-1881 Occupier of abode & house at 124 Bury New Road
54 M10
1881 Day Waiter and Secretary to the Manchester Hiring Co, 124 Bury New Road
55 M7
1881 A Caterer (restaurant) of 134 Bury New Rd with wife, six children and a lodger
56 C
1882-1884 Day Waiter and Secretary to the Manchester Hiring Co, 134 Bury New Road 56-58 M7

(Could be the Manchester Catering & Hiring Co. or the Manchester Central Hiring Co.?)

M7
1883 A Day Waiter. Administration was granted to his widow Dorothy 24 Oct at Manchester. Estate £530 17s 9d

F5

Listed in the index to Death Duty registers but not liable to duty

D5a








Age Source
Wife 3/8 Dorothea Carter 1830-1894 Daughter of Nicholas & Mary Carter







1830 Born at Piercebridge, County Durham. Baptised 20 June at Gainford

C, R2
1841 Possibly a female servant at Lark House, Coniscliffe County Durham
11 C
1851 A servant to George Robinson, draper, at Swan Yard, Darlington
22 C
1859 A servant at Stackhouse, Giggleswick, Yorks (from marriage)
29 B
1861 A dressmaker with husband John at Egerton, Lancs
30 C
1883 Administration of her husband John's estate was granted to her
53 F5
1885-1886 Occupied a dwelling house at 134 Bury New Road, Cheetham 55-56 M10
1888-1889 Householder of 134 Bury New Road, Cheetham 58-59 M7
1890-1892 Householder of Priory Terrace, 354 Lower Broughton Road, Salford 60-62 M7
1891 Living at 354 Lower Broughton Road with her unmarried children Henry, Edith, Lily and Ada
60 C
1893 Householder of Priory Terrace, 362 Lower Broughton Road
63 M7
1894-1895 Householder of Mount Pleasant, 318 Lower Broughton Road
64 M7
1894 She died age 64 (registered Dec 1894 Salford)
64 A9/95,B
(1894-99 No will or admon found)

F5










Son Henry Wilcock 1860-


1891 An unmarried bank cashier at 354 Lower Broughton Road
31 C
1893 Possibly married Helen Butterfield (reg. Q3 Salford)
33 C, B
1894 Possibly father of Eric John (reg. Q4 Salford)
34 C, B
1911 Possibly a theatrical advertising agent of 419 Bury New Road
51 C










Daughter Edith Wilcock 1864-


1890 A dressmaker, with her mother at 134 Bury New Road
26 S7
1891 A dressmaker, with her mother at 354 Lower Broughton Road
27 C










Daughter Lilly Wilcock 1868-


1891 A Head Teacher, of 354 Lower Broughton Road, Salford
22 C
1895-1896 Infants' mistress at the St. Thomas National School, Church Road, Cheetham 27-28 S7
1901 A certified school teacher of 5 Hamilton Street, Broughton, Lancs
32 C










Daughter Ada Wilcock 1872-


1891 A schoolteacher at 354 Lower Broughton Road
19 C
1901 A school teacher, with her sister Lilly at 5 Hamilton Street, Broughton
29 C













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4/13 Thomas Wilcock Bricklayer of Manchester. A dissenter (nonconformist)
1800-1850







Age Source


Born in Lancashire about 1800 (from age at death and burial)
C, B


Married Isabella Atkins 9 Aug 1824 at Manchester Cathedral by banns
24 C, M2


Father of John 3/7 5 Feb 1826 at Manchester
26 A9/95,C



Mary 1827 in Lancashire
27 C


Died 2 Oct 1850, age 50, of 'softening of the brain' in the workhouse in New Bridge Street, Manchester
50 B


Buried at the Rusholm Road Dissenters' burying ground age 50, grave no. 6476

D4














1824 A Bricklayer of the town of Manchester. Unable to sign his name
24 M2
1832-1833 A Bricklayer of 34 Mason Street, Manchester 32-33 M7
1832 Ratepayer of Mason Street, weekly rent 2s 6d. House owned by Orlando Newton
32 MA20
1836 A Bricklayer of 18 Bootle Street, Manchester
36 M7
1836 Ratepayer of 18 Bootle Street, rent 2s 6d. House owned by James Dearden
36 MA20
1841 He was living at Back Islington, Salford, with his wife and two children
40 C
1843 A Bricklayer of Back Islington, Salford
43 M7
1845 A Bricklayer of 8 Shepherd Street, Salford
45 M7
1846-1848 A ratepayer of 35 Bradshaw Street, Hulme. Rent 4s. House owned by Rev. William Stewart 46-48 MA20
1848 A Bricklayer of 35 Bradshaw Street, Hulme
48 M7
1849-1850 Possibly a ratepayer of 29 Howard Street, Hulme, rent 4s a week 49-50 fmp20
1850 A Bricklayer of the workhouse, New Bridge Street, Manchester
50 B















Wife 4/14 Isabella Atkins 1800-1864


1800 Born in Liverpool about 1799/1800 (from census and age at death)

(Baptism not found in CofE or nonconformist registers on Ancestry or fmp)

B, C
1851 Probably a seamstress of 13 Edge Street, Hulme, with 3 lodgers (silk winders)
50 C
1852 Probably a ratepayer of 13 Edge Street, Hulme. Rent 4s a week. House owned by Thomas Brougham Esq.
52 fmp20
1861 A straw bonnet maker at Egerton, Lancs, with her son John and his family
62 C
1864 Widow of Thomas Wilcock, bricklayer. Died 4 March at 39 Mount Street, Manchester age 64, of bronchitis & dropsy
64 B










Daughter Mary 1827-


1841 A silk piecer with her parents at Back Islington, Salford
14 C







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