William Shallcross (abt. 1864 - abt. 1921)

Born about 1864 in Mow Cop, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 1921 at about age 57 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Shallcross was born in Staffordshire, England.

William Shallcross was born in 1865 in Mow Cop, the son of George (coal miner) and Maria Shallcross.

Aged 16, William was a fustian cutter and lived with his parents and sister Deborah 12 in Tunstall Rd.

William married Sarah Jane Tomkinson in Congleton in 1883.

Aged 26 William was an iron stone labourer, married to Sarah Jane Tomkinson and still living with his parents in Tunstall Rd. They had a daughter Hannah Maria Shallcross ('Shallerip') b.1891. Also recorded in 1891 is nurse child Sarah Meakin b.1885

By 1901, aged 36 William was a blast furnace man and still lived in Tunstall Rd. He and Sarah Jane 38 had several children -

Ellen b.1885 fustian cutter

Hannah Maria b.1891

Ada Elizabeth May b.1895

Bertram b.1896

Alice b.1900

By 1911, aged 47, William was a blast furnace labourer and he and Sarah Jane 48 had another son Frederick -

Ada Elizabeth May b.1895

Bertram b. 1896 brick layers labourer

Alice b.1900

Frederick b.1902

William's mother Maria 81 also lived with the family in Tunstall Rd.

William passed away in Staffordshire in 1921 aged about 56.

DNA

DNA matches of at least 14 c.M. have been found between descendants with 'Moss' and 'Tomkinson' surnames.

Sources

• "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3G-CWFV : 8 July 2020), William Shallcross, 25 Dec 1864; citing Baptism, Mowcop, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,605,009. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-V7DS : 13 December 2017), William Shallcross in household of George Shallcross, Biddulph (Stafford), Cheshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 3535/152, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,026. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DZ1-HPN : 13 December 2014), William Shallcross, 1883; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1883, quarter 4, vol. 8A, p. 443, Congleton, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:492B-KW2 : 5 May 2019), William Shallcross in household of George Shallcross, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7X-KHM : 21 May 2019), William Shallcross, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Biddulph subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7X-4FW : 30 March 2022), William Shallcross, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; 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. (accessed 25-8-2022)

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZW3-8YL7 : 10 June 2021), William Shallcross, ; Burial, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England, St. Lawrence Churchyard; citing record ID 222189770, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. (accessed 25-8-2022)

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