Emma J Howells born about 1862 (recorded as 19 yrs old 1881) (General)

by rookancestrybest , United Kingdom, Friday, July 16, 2010, 23:04 (5319 days ago) @ raccos

I cannot find anywhere in Yorkshire with such an exotic name as Seville, however it could be a poor transcription of Sheffield couldn't it? Some people pronounce Sheffield in different ways which to an untrained ear could sound like "Sheffeel".

This evidence you have found shows that the Hancox family were originally from Sheffield, moved to the FoD and then moved back again. It is fascinating because it shows how the steel industry led to people moving around the country.
The name Hancock is common in Sheffield but extremely common nearby in Derbyshire (parts of Sheffield were in Derbyshire once too), in fact many people say it's a Derbyshire name, so this is likely.
As the connection is with the steel industry it all seems to fit.
P.S. I wrote this before reading Slowhands' finding where there is a direct link with Derbyshire which bears out what I have said, Ecclesall Beirlow and Nether Hallam border onto Derbyshire though they are parts of Sheffield. It's only four or five miles from Ecclesall to Derbyshire even with today's boundaries.

The Birmingham connection with the steel industry may also be significant here too.