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John GREWCOCK
of Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Alternative names
John GRUCOCK (Secondary)
Ancestors
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William GREWCOCK
~1664 - bur.1712
Butcher of Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
John GREWCOCK
1685 - bur.1729
of Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Alice [GREWCOCK]
~1657 - bur.1702
of Peatling Parva, Leicestershire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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John GREWCOCK
1685 - bur.1729
of Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth WOOD (bap.1680 - bur.1732)
 
William GREWCOCK
1708 - bur.1770
of Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Unknown [GREWCOCK] (~1708 - ~1758)
 
David GREWCOCK
bap.1741 - bur.1806
Butcher of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Mary WALKER (bap.1750 - bur.1820)
 
William GREWCOCK
bap.1771 - ~1832
of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth ORTON (~1760 - ~1835)
 
Godfrey GREWCOCK
bap.1774 - ~1824
of Barwell, Leicestershire
John GREWCOCK
bap.1776 - ~1826
of Barwell, Leicestershire
David GREWCOCK
bap.1777 - 1851
of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth ALDRIDGE (~1770 - ~1845)
 
Thomas GREWCOCK
bap.1813 - ~1883
Agricultural labourer of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire
  m. Mary POULTNEY (1813 - ~1882)
 
Sarah GREWCOCK
bap.1838 - ~1899
of Braunston, Daventry, Leicestershire
  m. John DAGG (1837 - ~1876)
  m. George PRESTON (1818 - ~1868)
 
Eliza DAGG
1860 - ~1915
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Annie Jane PRESTON
1872 - ~1926
of Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire
Elizabeth PRESTON
1874 - ~1927
of Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire
Edith Alice PRESTON
1877 - 1917
of Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. John William WAKEFIELD (~1866 - ~1941)
 
Winifred May WAKEFIELD
1899 - ~1949
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
Lilian WAKEFIELD
1900 - 1970
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Albert Edward ROLLINGS (1888 - 1956)
 
William Edwin ROLLINGS
1936 - 2002
of Australia
 
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Martha Elizabeth WAKEFIELD
1901 - ~1951
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
George William WAKEFIELD
1903 - ~1953
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
Richard WAKEFIELD
1904 - ~1954
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
John WAKEFIELD
1905 - ~1955
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
Emily WAKEFIELD
1907 - ~1957
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
Harriet Mary WAKEFIELD
1908 - ~1958
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
James H WAKEFIELD
1910 - ~1960
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Constance WAKEFIELD
1913 - 1913
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Herbert WAKEFIELD
1913 - 1913
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Doris M WAKEFIELD
1915 - ~1965
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Frederick Ernest PRESTON
1879 - ~1929
of Blaby R.D., Leicestershire
George GREWCOCK
1841 - ~1896
of Braunston, Daventry, Leicestershire
Alfred GREWCOCK
1842 - ~1892
William GREWCOCK
1845 - ~1898
of Braunston, Daventry, Leicestershire
Emily GREWCOCK
bap.1850 - ~1901
of Braunston, Daventry, Leicestershire
Joseph GREWCOCK
1855 - ~1905
Job GREWCOCK
bap.1815 - ~1865
of Carlton, Leicestershire
Thomas GREWCOCK
bap.1780 - 1818
of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Mary DOWELL (1778 - 1855)
 
Thomas GREWCOCK
bap.1801 - ~1851
of Barwell, Leicestershire
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Elizabeth GREWCOCK
1782 - 1846
of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Thomas Stanton BAILEY (~1783 - 1839)
 
Joseph BAILEY
1809 - 1852
Dairy Man of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Esther BATES (bap.1802 - 1861)
 
Joseph BAILEY
bap.1839 - ~1910
Stoker in Iron Works of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Betsy ROSE (~1838 - ~1910)
 
Charles BAILEY
1856 - ~1906
of Stourbridge R.D., Worcestershire
Mary Agnes BAILEY
1861 - ~1916
of Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
Emily A BAILEY
1866 - ~1923
of Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
Joseph Benjamin BAILEY
1870 - ~1920
of Halesowen, Worcestershire
Ann BAILEY
1875 - ~1928
of Langley, Worcestershire
Thomas Bernard BAILEY
1878 - 1950
Watchmaker of Langley, Worcestershire
  m. Elsie Mary CROSS (1885 - 1959)
 
Joseph BAILEY
1906 - 1980
Cabinet maker of Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
  m. Kathleen TIMMS (1911 - 1964)
 
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James Henry BAILEY
1974 - 2002
of Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
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Emily Winifred BAILEY
1908 - ~1959
of Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
Thomas BAILEY
1840 - 1852
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Esther BAILEY
1843 - 1882
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. John GARNER (1839 - 1901)
 
Arthur Bailey GARNER
bap.1863 - 1885
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas GARNER
bap.1864 - 1934
Carpenter of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Barbara GREEN (~1867 - ~1931)
 
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  m. John WAKEHAM (~1891 - ~1941)
 
Thomas George WAKEHAM
~1919 - 1996
of England
 
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  m. Peter ROSS (1951 - 2023)
 
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Captain John Bailey GARNER MC and Bar
1891 - ~1955
Acting Captain - Leicestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
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Thomas Clive GARNER
1893 - ~1954
Lieutenant - The Worcestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Gladys Esther GARNER
1896 - 1978
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Walter HADDON (~1885 - ~1960)
 
Jeffrey E HADDON
1919 - ~1969
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
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  m. Reginald EATWELL (~1911 - ?)
 
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Arthur Stanley GARNER
~1904 - 1974
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Dorren Alma Hackett [GARNER] (~1904 - ?)
 
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Robert James GARNER
1906 - 1990
Garment Dry Cleaner (Foreman, Sketchley Dye Works) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Mona Sophia RALPH (1906 - 1993)
 
Ada GARNER
1867 - 1868
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Esther Elizabeth 'Lizzie' GARNER
1871 - 1911
Monthly nurse of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. William Edward WEAVER (1869 - 1960)
 
William John 'Laddie' WEAVER
1904 - 2000
Building Contractor of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Ena Flora EDWARDS (1908 - 1983)
 
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  m. Beryl Stuart FIDLER (1936 - 2007)
 
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Ralph Willoughby WEAVER
1911 - 1987
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Maisie 'Bunty' BAILEY (1910 - 1993)
 
Rev. Michael Howard WEAVER
1939 - 2025
Canon of Arundel, West Sussex
 
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Catherine Elizabeth WEAVER
1951 - 2007
 
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Willoughby 'Wink' GARNER
1873 - ~1956
Shop assistant (silversmith) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Ada Elizabeth RANSLEY (1874 - ~1957)
 
Margery Elizabeth GARNER
1900 - 1902
of London, Middlesex
John Willoughby 'Jack' GARNER
1901 - 1962
of London, Middlesex
Charles Willoughby GARNER
1902 - 1903
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
Mildred Ada GARNER
1904 - ~1968
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Harold G HANNAFORD (~1899 - ~1974)
 
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  m. Edward 'Teddy' BROWN (~1907 - ?)
 
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Pauline Esther GARNER
1910 - ~1974
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Eric M T RIDLEY (~1906 - ~1981)
 
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Arnold Willoughby GARNER
1912 - 1994
Clerk in estate office of Ealing, London, Middlesex
Monica Agnes Henrietta 'Monica' GARNER
1915 - ~1976
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Bernard HARRIS (~1903 - ~1978)
 
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Christopher BENTLEY
1963 - 2002
of Belper R.D., Derbyshire
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John Weldon GARNER
bap.1877 - 1886
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elizabeth BAILEY
1811 - ~1861
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
William BAILEY
bap.1813 - ~1875
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Mary LEA (~1805 - ~1880)
 
Sarah BAILEY
bap.1815 - ~1876
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. John SHITTLEWOOD (~1808 - ~1875)
 
Ann SHITTLEWOOD
1837 - ~1887
John SHITTLEWOOD
1839 - ~1889
Ann BAILEY
1818 - ~1884
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Nathaniel BEVINS (~1815 - ~1883)
 
Thomas BEVINS
1840 - ~1895
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elizabeth BEVINS
1842 - ~1896
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Mary Jane BEVINS
1846 - ~1898
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Nathaniel BEVINS
1848 - ~1899
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
John BEVINS
1850 - ~1901
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas BAILEY
bap.1820 - ~1883
Farmer of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Jane LEA (~1819 - ~1881)
 
Priscilla BAILEY
1844 - ~1895
of Stoke Golding, Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas BAILEY
~1848 - ~1898
of Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire
Ann GREWCOCK
bap.1786 - ~1836
of Barwell, Leicestershire
Rebecca GREWCOCK
bap.1788 - ~1838
of Barwell, Leicestershire
Ann GREWCOCK
bap.1743 - bur.1745
of Barwell, Leicestershire
Mary GREWCOCK
bap.1746 - bur.1749
of Barwell, Leicestershire
Joseph GREWCOCK
bap.1752 - bur.1789
of Barwell, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth ALLIN (~1747 - ~1822)
 
Richard GREWCOCK
1709 - bur.1711
of Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
Narrative and Notes

John was baptized in 1685 in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire by William and Alice GROOCOCK.

When his father William died in 1712, John and his two sons, William and Richard, were left one shilling apiece3. Either he had already received some land, perhaps when he married Elizabeth WOOD in Stoney Stanton in 1707, or he had fallen out with his father.

He died aged just 43 in 1729, and was buried in Leicester2. His widow died three years later and was buried in Stoney Stanton1.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
16 Sep 1685
0
Birth 
4
Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
13 Apr 1690/91
5
Burial of brother Edward GREWCOCK 
5
Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
28 Jun 1702
16
Burial of mother Alice [GREWCOCK] 
6
Peatling Parva, Leicestershire
22 Apr 1707
21
Marriage to wife Elizabeth WOOD 
7
Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
4 Jan 1707/08
22
Birth of son William GREWCOCK 
8
Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
3 Oct 1709
24
Birth of son Richard GREWCOCK 
9
Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
28 Jun 1711
25
Burial of son Richard GREWCOCK 
10
Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
21 Sep 1712
27
Burial of father William GREWCOCK 
11
Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
14 Nov 1729
44
Burial 
12
Leicester, Leicestershire
29 Jul 1732
46
Burial of wife Elizabeth WOOD 
13
Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire
7 Oct 1733
48
Burial of half sister Alice GREWCOCK 
14
Peatling Parva, Leicestershire
16 Jun 1770
84
Burial of son William GREWCOCK 
15
Barwell, Leicestershire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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1732

Elizabeth Grucock Widow was buried July 29th

2 - St Martin, Leicester, Parish Records
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1729 Buried

Nov

14 # John Groocock 43Y

3 - Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1500-1939
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In the Name of God Amen I William Groocock of Great Ashby in the County of Leicester Butcher being weak in body but of sound & disposing mind....

Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my three sons Richard, William & John one shilling apiece to be pd them by myne Exec[utor] herein hereafter named

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Robt the sum of ten pounds to be paid by myne Exec[utor] within two years after my disease

Item I all my Goods Cattle Chattels & formal estate w[hat]soever & wheresoever my debts legacys being paid & funeral expenses discharged I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas whom I make sole Exec[utor] of this my last will here by revo9king all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal the fourteenth day of September Ao Dno 1712 ...

The mark of

Willm Groococke [his mark] [his seal]

4 - Ashby Magna Church Records
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Baptizata 1685

Septeme ye 16 John ye son of William Groocock & Alce his wife

5 - Ashby Magna Church Records
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Baptizati 1690

Decemb ye 7th Edward ye son of Wim Groocock & Alce his wife

Sepulti 1690

Apr ye 13 Edward Groocock

6 - Peatling Parva Parish Records
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Alice Groocock, the wife of Will: Groocock was buried on June 28th 1702.

7 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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John Grucock and Elizabeth Wood, both of this town, were married with banns; Aprill 22: 1707

8 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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William the son of John Grucock and Elizabeth his wife was baptized January 4th: 1707/8

9 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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1709

Richard the son of John Grucock and Elizabeth his wife was baptized October 3d 1709

10 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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1711

Richard the son of John Grucock and Elizabeth his wife was buried June 28th 1711

11 - Ashby Magna Church Records
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1712

William Groocock Sepr 21

12 - St Martin, Leicester, Parish Records
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1729 Buried

Nov

14 # John Groocock 43Y

13 - Stoney Stanton Parish Records
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1732

Elizabeth Grucock Widow was buried July 29th

14 - Peatling Parva Parish Records
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Alice Groocock (spinster) was buried Octr: 7th 1733

15 - Barwell Parish Records
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Burials 1770

William Grewcock - - - June 16th