Holcroft, John ( - )

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: n.d.

Notes

Probably living as of 1590

Siblings

Male

Holcroft, Hamlet ( - 1600)
Holcroft, Alexander ( - )
Holcroft, Thomas ( - )
Holcroft, Henry ( - )

Female

Holcroft, Alice ( - 1605)
Holcroft, Helen ( - )
Holcroft, Anne ( - )
Holcroft, Milicent ( - )
Holcroft, Clemence ( - )
Holcroft, Mary ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Bold, Dorothy ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Bold, Dorothy ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Holcroft, Alice (d. 1626)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight

Details of Properties

Residence

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1589-1590 Congleton (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Sir John Holcroft's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir John Holcroft's Bearward Holcroft, John (0 - 0) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Holcroft Hall Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Baines, Edward. History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. 4 vols. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836.
Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. The Second Portion. Piccope, G.J. ed. Chetham Society 51. Manchester: Printed for the Chetham Society, 1860.