William Dancy (1845 - abt. 1936)

Born 1845 in Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Upton) Dancy — married 1869 in West Hoathley, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died about 1936 at about age 91 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

William Dancy was born in Worth, Sussex and christened in Worth Church on 1 June 1845, he was the son of John Dancy and Ann Howell ^{[1] [2]}

The Dancy name was also spelt Dancey on early birth certs and marriage certs.

Marriage

He married mary Upton in East Grinstead, Sussex in 1869. ^[3]

He was a Game Keeper at the time of his marriage. The 1869 parish register shows Williams father as John Dancey and Mary Upton’s father as William Upton. ^[4]

Census

1851 census: Crown Inn, Worth, East Grinstead, Sussex ^[5]

John Daney Head M 39 Worth, Sussex, millwright

Ann Daney Wife F 40 Offham, Sussex

John Daney Son M 13 Worth, Sussex

Sarah Daney Daughter F 10 Worth, Sussex

Maria Daney Daughter F 8 Worth, Sussex

William Daney Son M 6 Worth, Sussex

Alice Daney Daughter F 2 Worth, Sussex

1871 census ^[6]

William Dancy Head Male 25 Worth, Sussex

Mary Dancy Wife Female 26 Slaugham, Sussex

Mary A Dancy Daughter Female 1 Worth, Sussex

1881 census. ^[7]

William Dancy Head M 35 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Mary Dancy Wife F 36 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Alice M Dancy Daughter F 9 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

William Dancy Son M 8 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Charles H Dancy Son M 6 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Joseph H Dancy Son M 5 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Laura K Dancy Daughter F 2 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

Mellicent L Dancy Daughter F 0 Turners Hill, Sussex, England

William Upton Lodger M 67 Worth, Sussex, England

Jane Upton Lodger F 24 Hampshire, England

1891 census page 1.^[8]

1891 census page 2. ^[9]

Page 1.

William Dancy Head 45 Sussex, Worth

Mary Dancy Wife 46 Sussex, England

Alice Dancy Daughter 26 Worth, Sussex, England

Wm Dancy Son 18 Sussex, England

Charles Dancy Son 16 Sussex, England

Joseph Dancy Son 15 Sussex, England

Daisey Dancy Daughter 12 Sussex, England

Millicent Dancy Daughter 10 Sussex, England

Page 2.

Ethel May Dancy Daughter Female 8 Sussex, England

Frederick Dancy Son Male 7 Sussex, England

Beatrice Dancy Daughter Female 5 Sussex, England

Gertrude Dancy Daughter Female 3 Sussex, England

In the 1911 census William aged 65 was living with his son-in-law and family in West Hoathly, Sussex. ^[10]

Alfred Earnest Holman Head M 30 Ardingly, Sussex

Millicent Louise Holman Wife F 30 Turners Hill, Sussex

Ena Sylvia Holman Daughter F 6 Copthorne, Sussex

Phyllis Margaret Holman Daughter F 0 Copthorne, Sussex

William Dancy Boarder M 65 Turners Hill, Sussex

Death

William died in 1936 in Cuckfield.

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q2 1845 East Grinstead vol 07 page 341 mothers maiden name HOWELL
2. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q7-LDY5 : 11 March 2018), William Dancey, 1845.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D2S-8FW : 13 December 2014), William Dancey, 1869; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1869, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 191, East Grinstead, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QQ-R7SY : 11 March 2018), William Dancey and Mary Upton, 1869.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ2-NWB : 21 October 2017),
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFD3-R6J : 16 November 2020), William Dancy, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-M4QM : 11 December 2017), Mary Dancy in household of William Dancy, Worth, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 26, Piece/Folio 1060/17, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:48DX-VN2 : 10 December 2017), Joseph Dancy in household of William Dancy, Worth, Sussex, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:48DF-Z2M : 3 May 2019), Ethel May Dancy, Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BP-JK6 : 21 December 2018), Millicent Louise Holman in household of Alfred Earnest Holman, Worth, Newtown Copthorne Crawley, Sussex, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.