Luther Ewart Bancroft and the Marsh Methodist Chapel.

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Marsh Chapel - 2026   Here's an interesting story about a Bancroft individual's life and his religious beliefs with his involvement ...

Oakworth's long gone Mills

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  Map of Corn Mill, Higher & Lower Providence Mill & Mytholmes Mill & mill pond   As many of our fellow Bancroft researchers wi...

The Bancroft's connection with the Freemasons

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  Black Bull Inn - Haworth     The Freemasons organisation is a long established and respected body and two Bancroft men locally were involv...

The Bancroft brothers employed in Iron Manufacturing

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  Smoky Keighley with mills & foundry works   Here's the story of four Bancroft brothers who although all born in West Auckland in C...

Old shoe used to keep away bad luck in't Mill

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As many of our Bancroft ancestors will know, many of men, women and sometimes children were textile workers, working long and poorly paid ...

Martha Ellen Bancroft and the Mayday celebrations

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  Martha Ellen Bancroft is second from right Some time ago I wrote an article for the blog about a lady called Martha Ellen Bancroft, wh...
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Herbert Bancroft died in WW1 29th January 1917.

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  'PICTURED IN MEMORY AS YOU USED TO BE YOU LEFT BEHIND ACHING HEARTS' Here's the details of Herbert Bancroft who died from ...

Anthony Bancroft of Lightcliffe 1803-1845

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                                                  St Mathews Graveyard -Lightcliffe Here's a sad story about an Anthony Bancroft w...