FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF JOHN WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH ANN ROOCROFT
MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS AND BURIAL RECORDS:
| MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS: "In Loving Memory of Thomas Roocroft Died July 17th 1930, aged 6 yrs Also John Sumner Roocroft, Died December 1st 1930, aged 19 years... ...Also Elizabeth Ann Roocroft, his beloved wife, Died May 8th 1952, aged 75 years. At Rest" [Buried in the churchyard at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Eccleston] |
| BURIAL RECORDS: | |
| No. 2293: | Thomas Roocroft, of Marsh Cottage, Clifton, was buried on 19 July 1930, age 6 years, by W. Bretherton |
| No. 2301: | John Sumner Roocroft, of Marsh Farm Cottages, was buried on 4 December 1930, age 19 years, by W. Bretherton |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The burial records for Eccleston held at the Lancashire Record Office end at 1932. The later records are still held at the church. |
| 2: | The above monument inscription was either mis-transcribed or is a partial inscription due to damage. The way it reads you would almost think that Elizabeth Ann was the wife of John Sumner Roocroft when she was actually his mother. Her husband John William died before her in late 1951 or early 1952 but is not mentioned in the above transcription. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the original burial registers and from a transcript of monument inscriptions held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston. |
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