Background
HANCOCK, F. was born on August 30, 1848. Son of Philip Hancock of Ford, and Anne Blake, daughter and heiress of Robert Hancock of Lydeard Saint Lawrence. M, 1874, Baptista J. W., daughter of Reverend John Woodhouse ol Huish Champtiower, Somerset.
Education
Sherborne; Wadham College Oxford. 2nd class in Law and History, 1872. Bachelor of Arts and Student in Civil Law 1872.
Master of Arts.
Career
Deacon, 1873; priest,1874. Curate of Luccombe, Somerset, 1876-1877. Domestic chaplain to Right Honourable Sir T. Doctorate. Ac land, Baronet.
1877-1878.
Rector of Meshaw, Devon, 1879-1884. Rector of Selworthy, Somerset, 1884-1898. Assistant Diocese Inspector of Schools, 1884-1890.
Rural Dean of Dunster, 1899.
Justice of the Peace Somerset. Community College for Minehead division of Somerset, 1896.
Re-elected, 1898 and 1901. Vicar of Dunster, Somerset, since 1898.
Prebendary of Wells since 1899. Proctor in Convocation for diocese of Bath and Wells since 1901.
Membership
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Clubs: Royal Societies. Somerset County, Taunton.