John James Wooliscroft
1862 - 1937 (75 years)
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Name John James Wooliscroft [1] Born 1862 Kingsley, Staffordshire, England 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Christened 4 Jan 1863 St Werburgh, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England [5] Gender Male Residence 2 Apr 1871 5 Wellington Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [6] Occupation 3 Apr 1881 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [3] - stoker at coal
Residence 3 Apr 1881 19 Abbey Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [3] Occupation 5 Apr 1891 Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [7] - boiler tender
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [8] - colliery fan engine man
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [9] - stationary engine driver
Residence 2 Apr 1911 27 King Edward St., Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [9] Court Case 12 Nov 1914 Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [10] - John sued the driver of the car which killed Frederick for damages. He was awarded £25 and costs.
Residence 30 Nov 1915 3 Queens Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [11] - address at the time of Harold’s enlistment
Residence 1937 3 Queens Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [12] Died 17 Mar 1937 Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [13, 14] Buried St Giles, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England [13] Person ID I5125 Williscroft | The Alton Families Last Modified 14 May 2018
Father William Woolliscoft, b. 18 Jan 1841, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England , d. Oct 1890, Oakamoor, Staffordshire, England (Age 49 years) Mother Maria Allen, b. 1839, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England , d. 2 Nov 1915, Old Furnace, Oakamoor, Staffordshire, England (Age 76 years) Married 23 Jun 1862 St Werburgh, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England Family ID F961 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Collins, b. 10 Mar 1865, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England , d. 9 Jan 1949, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England (Age 83 years) Married 26 Apr 1886 St Mary, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1, 5, 15] - witnesses George Collins & Annie Edge
Residence 5 Apr 1891 High Street, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [16] Residence 31 Mar 1901 Weberley Road, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [8] Children + 1. Annie Maria Wollescroft, b. 3 Feb 1887, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 1968, South Kirby, Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England (Age 80 years)+ 2. Alice Maud Wooliscroft, b. 20 Jun 1888, Berry Hill, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 1971, Leek, Staffordshire, England (Age 82 years)+ 3. John William Wooliscroft, b. 25 Dec 1889, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 25 Jan 1953, 20 Nell Lane, Manchester, Lancashire (Age 63 years)+ 4. George Wooliscroft, b. 29 Aug 1891, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 5 Apr 1982, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England (Age 90 years)5. Joseph Wooliscroft, b. Jun 1894, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Dec 1894, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)+ 6. Harold Wooliscroft, b. 26 Jan 1896, 25 Chapel Street, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Nov 1948, Carr Bank, Oakamoor, Staffordshire, England (Age 52 years)7. Frederick John Wooliscroft, b. 30 Apr 1898, 25 Chapel Street, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 4 Sep 1914, Cottage Hospital, Longton, Staffordshire, England (Age 16 years)8. Ethel Wooliscroft, b. 17 Aug 1900, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 1955, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 54 years)+ 9. Frank (Francis) Wooliscroft, b. 27 Aug 1902, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. 1977, Staffordshire, England (Age 74 years)10. Thomas Wooliscroft, b. 8 Apr 1907, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England , d. Sep 1911, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England (Age 4 years)Documents 
Sequel to Motor-Car Fatality at Cheadle
John and Sarah were awarded £25 compensation for the loss of their son at Cheadle County Court.Last Modified 13 May 2015 Family ID F962 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 1862 - Kingsley, Staffordshire, England 
Christened - 4 Jan 1863 - St Werburgh, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England 
Residence - 2 Apr 1871 - 5 Wellington Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Occupation - 3 Apr 1881 - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Residence - 3 Apr 1881 - 19 Abbey Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Married - 26 Apr 1886 - St Mary, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Occupation - 5 Apr 1891 - Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Occupation - 31 Mar 1901 - Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Occupation - 2 Apr 1911 - Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Court Case - 12 Nov 1914 - Cheadle, Staffordshire, England 
Residence - 30 Nov 1915 - 3 Queens Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Residence - 1937 - 3 Queens Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Died - 17 Mar 1937 - Cheadle, Staffordshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S31] Family History Resource File: Vital Record Index: British Isles, (1998).
- [S615] Staffordshire Birth Deaths & Marriages, IpstonesStaffordshire MoorlandsCI/10/053 registered at Cheadle in December.
- [S3] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((Database online)Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA), Stoke 2718 46 25.
- [S185] Birth Registration Index, 1837-to date, England and Wales, (General Register Office, Southport, England), 1862 Dec WOOLISCROFT John James ALLEN Cheadle 6b 223-.
- [S9] Staffordshire Parish Records, ( Stafford Record Office, Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LZ, England).
- [S5] 1871 England Census, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), RG10; Piece: 2862; Folio: 76; Page: 50; GSU roll: 836383.
- [S20] 1891 England Census, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), RG12/2169.
- [S21] 1901 England Census, (Ancestry.co.uk. database online, MyFamily.com, IncProvoUtahUSA), RG13/2603.
- [S22] 1911 England Census Returns, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), RG14; Piece: 16701; Schedule Number: 120.
- [S12] Newspaper Article.
- [S531] British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.).
- [S564] Find a Grave, ([database online] http://www.findagrave.com).
- [S564] Find a Grave, ([database online] http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 145704653.
- [S1159] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-2019, (General Register Office, Southport, England), Mar 1937 Cheadle 6b 446-.
- [S615] Staffordshire Birth Deaths & Marriages, Bucknall, St Mary Stoke-On-Trent 2/04/190.
- [S20] 1891 England Census, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), RG12/2169/20/88/49.
- [S31] Family History Resource File: Vital Record Index: British Isles, (1998).
