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im trying to find out about albert ,his parents were james&mary roocroft.ive found him in the 1911 living in croston lancs.but cant find out anything more.he had a sister dorothy my mother and a brother called james who was killed in the war in 1941 in singapore.

Hello Sylvia, when and where was he born?

ADDED - 1911 for our reference:

ROOCROFT, James Ed Head Married M 34 1877 Police Constable Preston Lancashire
ROOCROFT, Mary Ann Wife Married 5 years F 32 1879 Ford Nr Sheffield Derbyshire
ROOCROFT, Geoffrey Son Single M 4 1907 Littleborough Lancashire
ROOCROFT, Albert Son Single M 1 1910 Gt Crosley Lancashire
ROOCROFT, George Son Single M 0 (2 MONTHS) 1911 Croston Lancashire

RG number: RG14 Piece: 25231
Reference: RG14PN25231 RG78PN1444 RD475 SD5 ED6 SN52
Registration District: Chorley
Sub District: Croston
Enumeration District: 6
Parish: Croston

Address: 17 Station Road Croston County: Lancashire

All children born still alive.

1911 for ref

1911 England Census
about Albert Roocroft
Name: Albert Roocroft
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Great Crosby, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Croston
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 17 Station Road Croston Nr Preston Lancashire
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Chorley
Registration District Number: 475
Sub-registration district: Croston
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 25231
Household Members: Name Age
James Ed Roocroft 34
Mary Ann Roocroft 32
Geoffrey Roocroft 4
Albert Roocroft 1
George Roocroft 2/12




Andy

just to pinpoint him
1911 census
Name: Albert Roocroft
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Great Crosby, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Croston
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 17 Station Road Croston Nr Preston Lancashire
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Chorley
Registration District Number: 475
Sub-registration district: Croston
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 25231
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ed Roocroft 34
Mary Ann Roocroft 32
Geoffrey Roocroft 4
Albert Roocroft 1
George Roocroft 2 months

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 25231; ; .

Name: Albert Roocroft
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1909
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 249

maybe
Name: Albert Roocroft
Spouse Surname: Christopher
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1931
Registration district: Chorley
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8e
Page Number: 1141
Find Spouse: Agnes Christopher

Birth record transcrip
Civil registration event: Birth


Name: ROOCROFT, Albert

Registration district: [?] Chorley

County: Lancashire

Year of registration: 1905

Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep

Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3

Volume no:[?]8E

Page no:[?]472

Civil registration event: Death
Why can't I view an original image? [?]

Name: ROOCROFT, Albert

Registration district: [?] Chorley

County: Lancashire

Year of registration: 1986

Month of registration: January

Date of Birth:9 August 1905

Volume no: 40

Page no: 1482

Reg no: 186

On the 1911 census the father James was stated as a police constable, however when he attested he was listed as a labourer:

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: James Edward Roocroft
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Age at enlistment: 37
Birth Parish: Preston
Birth County: Lancaster
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 11482
Regiment Name: South Lanc Regt
Number of images: 13

Record lists his spouse as Mary Ann Wall (spinster) married 27 April 1908 at the parish church, Colne, Lancs. Witnesses Thomas Roocroft and Herbert Carter.

Children listed as:
George born 13 April 1906, no place given
Albert born 22 April 1909 at Crosby
George born 18 January 1911 at 17 Station Road, Crosby
Arthur born 23 December 1912 at 9 Railway Road,Golborne, Leigh
Dorothy born 13 July 1914 at 115 High Street, Golborne

Name: James E Roocroft
Birth Date: abt 1876
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1941
Age at Death: 65
Registration district: Crosby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 720

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Mary Ann Roocroft
Name: Mary Ann Roocroft
Probate Date: 1 Apr 1947
Death Date: 11 Dec 1946
Death Place: Liverpool, England
Registry: Liverpool, England

Mary Ann Roocroft of 157A College Road Great Crosby L'Pool .widow. died 11.12.1946. Admin L'Pool to Albert Roocroft Post Office Clerk effects £193.14.8d

pm received:

"thank you for the information,you are right about james edward and mary ann.also all the children,george 1906 albert 1909 arthur 1912 then my mother dorothy 1914 but ive found another brother called james 1920 on a war memorial in crosby died 1941.is there any chance you can find out if albert ever married and had children.

many thanks
william"

Have asked William to reply on here.

William - Shirley has already posted a possible marriage further up the page. The only way to check if it's the right one is to apply for a copy of the certificate from GRO.
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

You can search for births marriages and deaths on FreeBMD http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

From CWGC http://www.cwgc.org

ROOCROFT, JAMES

Rank: Sapper
Service No: 1873522
Date of Death: 21/04/1941
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers 41 Fortress Coy.
Grave Reference 36. F. 3.
Cemetery KRANJI WAR CEMETERY

Additional Information:
Son of James Edward and Mary Ann Roocroft, of Crosby, Liverpool.

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Baptisms: 5 Nov 1876 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
James Edward Roocroft - Child of Thomas Roocroft & Agnes
Abode: Friargate
Occupation: Carter
Baptised by: W. E. Hey
Register: Baptisms 1875 - 1889, Page 110
Source: LDS Film 93992


Lancs Record office hold details of a PC James Edward Roocroft. If you would like me to have a look at them next time I go let me know. For some reason the site overview is not showing the years of service but there were 4 Roocroft policemen, James Edward, Albert, William Gerald and 2 Richards.