John Woolliscroft

1770 - 1828  (58 years)

• Name	John Woolliscroft  [1]
  Born	1770	Kingsley, Staffordshire, England
  Christened	4 Jun 1770	Kingsley, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	24 Feb 1795	Chester, Cheshire, England
  	Ostler
  Note	14 Aug 1800	Chester, Cheshire, England   [3]
  	petition from John Wooliscroft, hostler, of 'Coach & Horses' Inn, and his admission as a freeman
  Residence	30 Dec 1808	Coach & Horses, Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England   [4]
  	innkeeper
  Note	2 Feb 1810	Chester, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	Lease for 14 years from 2 February 1810 between The Mayor and citizens of Chester and William Cortney, Chester, carpenter and builder. Field of 1 adjoining the water tower commonly called the tower field and late in the tenure of John Woolliscroft, his under tenants or assigns.
  Residence	1811	White Lion Inn, North Gate Street, Chester, Cheshire   [6]
  Residence	1816	Princess Street, Chester, Cheshire, England   [7]
  	coach maker
  Newspaper	11 Oct 1822	White Lion Inn, North Gate Street, Chester, Cheshire   [8]
  	advert appeared in the Liverpool paper for a new coach service
  Residence	1826	Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England   [9]
  	inn keeper
  Residence	1826	Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England   [10]
  	Innkeeper and freeman of the city mentioned in the Poll Book for 1826
  Note	15 Dec 1826	Chester, Cheshire, England   [11]
  	Demand from the Solicitor of Stamps, Stamp Office, London to John Woolliscroft, stage coach master, ? Chester, for a penalty of £10 on the Stage Coach Act
  Occupation	1827	Chester, Cheshire, England   [12]
  	coach proprietor
  Note	2 Jun 1827	London, England   [12]
  	Letter from Godfrey Sykes, Solicitor of Stamps, Stamp Office, London to J.F. Maddock, concerning the case of Attorney General v. Woolliscroft, a stage coach owner who has misused his number plate.
  Newspaper	28 Sep 1827	Denbigh and Flint, Wales   [13]
  	John Woolliscroft gentleman of Sealand was granted a game certificate which cost £3 12s 6d.
  Died	21 Apr 1828	Sealand, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales   [14]
  Buried	25 Apr 1828	Shotwick, Cheshire, England   [15]
  Newspaper	3 Dec 1829	Wrexham, Denbigh, Wales   [16, 17]
  	partner John Dury was declared bankrupt.
  Gravestone	St Michael’s Churchyard, Shotwick, Chesire   [18]
  Notes	Monumental Inscription Thomas son of John and Elizabeth Woolliscroft of Chester who died June 14th 1807 aged 1 year. Also Sarah sister of the above Thomas Woolliscroft who died Novr 26th 1809 aged 11 months. Also the above John Woolliscroft who died April 21st 1828 aged 58 Also the above Elizabeth Woolliscroft who died April 17 1846 aged 73 Grave of John and Elizabeth St Michael’s Church Shotwick
  Person ID	I1380	Williscroft | The Alton Families
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Woolliscroft,   b. 1725, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 18 Jul 1797, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Palmer,   b. 1736, Alton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 6 Apr 1810, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  (Age 74 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1762	St Peter, Alton, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Tomkinson,   b. 1771, Cheshire, England ,   d. 17 Apr 1846, North Gate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England  (Age 75 years)
  Marriage Licence	24 Feb 1795	Chester, Cheshire, England   [19]
  Married	25 Feb 1795	St Oswald, Chester, Cheshire, England   [19, 20]
  Children	1. Mary Woolliscroft,   b. 1796, Chester, Cheshire, England   2. Eliza Woolliscroft,   b. 1798, Shotwick, Cheshire, England ,   d. Jan 1838, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England  (Age 40 years) + 3. John Woolliscroft,   b. 1806, Chester, Cheshire, England ,   d. 7 Jan 1844, Sealand, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales  (Age 38 years)   4. Thomas Woolliscroft,   b. 1806, Chester, Cheshire, England ,   d. May 1808, Sealand, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales  (Age 2 years)   5. Sarah Woolliscroft,   b. 1809, Chester, Cheshire, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1809, Sealand, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales  (Age 0 years)   6. John Woolliscroft,   b. Abt 1809, Shotwick, Cheshire, England ,   d. Nov 1809, Shotwick, Cheshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. Elizabeth Wolliscroft,   b. 1821, Cheshire, England
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1770 - Kingsley, Staffordshire, England Christened - 4 Jun 1770 - Kingsley, Staffordshire, England Occupation - 24 Feb 1795 - Chester, Cheshire, England Marriage Licence - 24 Feb 1795 - Chester, Cheshire, England Note - 14 Aug 1800 - Chester, Cheshire, England Note - 2 Feb 1810 - Chester, Cheshire, England Note - 15 Dec 1826 - Chester, Cheshire, England Occupation - 1827 - Chester, Cheshire, England Note - 2 Jun 1827 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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