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Family of George CROWCROFT and Hannah SMITH

Husband: George CROWCROFT (1821-1902)
Wife: Hannah SMITH (chr.1825, d.bef1881)
Children: Emma CROWCROFT (1846- )
Martha CROWCROFT (1848- )
Jane CROWCROFT (1849- )
William CROWCROFT (1851-1930)
George CROWCROFT (1853-1891)
Ann Elizabeth Smith CROWCROFT (1855-1916)
Ann Mary CROWCROFT (1857- )
John Henry CROWCROFT (1859- )
Charlotte CROWCROFT (1864- )
Marriage 2 Jun 1845 Campsall, South Yorkshire 1

Additional Information

Marriage Married as Anne Smith GRO ref 1845 2/4 Doncaster XXII page 47

Husband: George CROWCROFT

Name: George CROWCROFT 1,2
Sex: Male
Father: William CROWCROFT (1789-1865)
Mother: Martha WRAITH (1787-1840)
Birth 9 Apr 1821 Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire 2
Christening 1 Jul 1821 (age 0) Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire 2
Census (1) 1861 (age 40) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3
Occupation (1) 1861 (age 40) Agricultural Labourer; Thorne, South Yorkshire 3
Census (2) 1881 (age 60) Thorne, South Yorkshire 4
Occupation (2) 1881 (age 60) Agricultural Labourer; Thorne, South Yorkshire 4
Census (3) 1891 (age 70) Thorne, South Yorkshire 5
Occupation (3) 1891 (age 70) Farm Labourer; Thorne, South Yorkshire 5
Death 1902 (age 80-81) 1

Additional Information

Census (1) Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire
Agricultural Labourer. Census states born Thorpe in Balne
Census (2) Thorne Quay, Thorne, Yorkshire
Widower. Living with Grand daughter Mary, aged 9
Census (3) Waterside, Thorne, Yorkshire
Widower, living alone, nextdoor to daughter Ann Elizabeth and family. (see also Poskitt Id 62)

Wife: Hannah SMITH

Name: Hannah SMITH 1
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Christening 8 Jul 1825
Birth Arksey, South Yorkshire 1
Death bef 1881 4

Child 1: Emma CROWCROFT

Name: Emma CROWCROFT 1
Sex: Female
Birth Q2 1846 Braithwaite, South Yorkshire 6
Christening 19 Jul 1846 (age 0) Kirk Bramwith, South Yorkshire 2
Census 1861 (age 14) Armin, East Riding of Yorkshire 3

Additional Information

Census Emma is listed in the household of John Deep Chantry, working as a Dairymaid. In the Census her name is written as Crawcroft, but this is very likely to be the correct Emma; 1. There are no Emma Crawcroft birth records Indexed in Yorks at this time. 2. There is only 1 Emma Crowcroft birth record in Yorkshire 1844-48. 3. Census shows James Gray working in same household. - James' family is resident at 107 Back Lane Thorne, Emma's family resident at 108 Back Lane. Armin is now Airmyn nr. Goole)

Child 2: Martha CROWCROFT

Name: Martha CROWCROFT 1,3
Sex: Female
Spouse: John Carr PEARSON (1843- )
Birth Q3 1848 Braithwaite, South Yorkshire 6
Christening 1 Oct 1848 (age 0) Kirk Bramwith, South Yorkshire 2
Census 1861 (age 12) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3

Additional Information

Census Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 3: Jane CROWCROFT

Name: Jane CROWCROFT 1,3
Sex: Female
Spouse: Thomas PITCHFORK (1851?- )
Birth Q4 1849 Braithwaite, South Yorkshire 6
Christening 28 Sep 1851 (age 1) Kirk Bramwith, South Yorkshire 2
Census 1861 (age 11) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3

Additional Information

Census Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 4: William CROWCROFT

Name: William CROWCROFT 1,4
Sex: Male
Spouse: Anne NICHOL (1852-1910)
Birth Q2 1851 Braithwaite, South Yorkshire 1,6
Christening 28 Sep 1851 (age 0) Kirk Bramwith, South Yorkshire 2
Census (1) 1861 (age 10) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3
Census (2) 1881 (age 30) Old Elland 4
Occupation (1) 1881 (age 30) Carter; Old Elland 4
Census (3) 1901 (age 50) Elland, West Yorkshire 7
Occupation (2) 1901 (age 50) Malster's Labourer; Elland, West Yorkshire 7
Death 1930 (age 78-79) Halifax 1

Additional Information

Census (1) Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire
Census (2) Elland cum Greetland, Yorkshire
Carter
Census (3) Malster's Labourer (Maltster's?)

Child 5: George CROWCROFT

Name: George CROWCROFT 3
Sex: Male
Birth Q2 1853 Doncaster, South Yorkshire 3,8
Census 1861 (age 7) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3
Death Q3 1891 (age 38) Pontefract, West Yorkshire 9

Additional Information

Census Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 6: Ann Elizabeth Smith CROWCROFT

Name: Ann Elizabeth Smith CROWCROFT 3,4,5,7,8
Sex: Female
Spouse: Joseph POSKITT (1851?- )
Birth Q2 1855 Thorne, South Yorkshire 3,8
Census (1) 1861 (age 5) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3
Census (2) 1881 (age 26) Thorne, South Yorkshire 4
Occupation (1) 1881 (age 26) Housekeeper; Thorne, South Yorkshire 4
Census (3) 1891 (age 37 (!)) Thorne, South Yorkshire 5
Occupation (2) 1891 (age 37 (!)) Housekeeper; Thorne, South Yorkshire 5
Census (4) 1901 (age 46) Thorne, South Yorkshire 7
Death 1916 (age 60-61) Thorne, South Yorkshire 1

Additional Information

Census (1) BackStreet, Thorne, Yorkshire
Census (2) Waterside, Thorne, Yorkshire
Occupation (1) Waterside, Thorne, Yorkshire
Census (3) Waterside, Thorne, Yorkshire
Occupation (2) Waterside, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 7: Ann Mary CROWCROFT

Name: Ann Mary CROWCROFT 1,3
Sex: Female
Birth Q2 1857 Thorne, South Yorkshire 8
Census 1861 (age 4) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3

Additional Information

Census Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 8: John Henry CROWCROFT

Name: John Henry CROWCROFT 3
Sex: Male
Birth Q4 1859 Thorne, South Yorkshire 8
Census 1861 (age 1) Thorne, South Yorkshire 3

Additional Information

Census Back Street, Thorne, Yorkshire

Child 9: Charlotte CROWCROFT

Name: Charlotte CROWCROFT 1,5
Sex: Female
Spouse: Jabez CLARK (1857- )
Birth 26 May 1864 Thorne, South Yorkshire 8
Census 1891 (age 26) Thorne, South Yorkshire 5

Additional Information

Birth Back Street, Thorne, South Yorkshire

Note on Husband: George CROWCROFT

Birth vs. Christening. IGI lists 2 Christenings 9/4/1821 and 1/7/1821 - guess is first is birth and second is christening, but neither confirmed.

Sources

1David White, "David (Roy) White".
2"FamilySearch.org (LDS website)".
3"1861 Census".
4LDS, "1881 Census".
5"1891 Census".
6"BMD Index".
Birth date from BMD, Location from Crowcroft Gedcom
7"1901 Census".
8"BMD Index".
9Ibid. Assessment: Questionable.
Speculative, based entirely on age at death - GRO possibly Pontefract 1891 3/4 9c 64