See also

Family of John Crooks and Elizabeth Richards

  • Husband:

  • John Crooks (1812-1898)

  • Wife:

  • Elizabeth Richards (1824?-1878)

  • Children:

  • Charlotte Richards Crooks (1846- )

  •  

  • Mary Crooks (1848?- )

  •  

  • Henry Richards Crooks (1848?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 4 Jan 1851

  • St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, Middlesex, England1 2

  •  

  • John a carman, both single and of full age of Williams Mews, by banns, groom's father Thomas Crooks labourer, bride's father Samuel Richards excise officer deceased, witnesses George B? and ? Cheshire

Husband: John Crooks

  • Name:

  • John Crooks3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Thomas Crooks (1768?-1861)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Fairs (1769?-1858)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • ostler, carman, cabdriver, horese keeper then a general labourer1 2 4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 6 Jul 1812

  • Battisford, Suffolk, England3 1 7 4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Aug 1812 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Battisford, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Thomas Crooks and Elizabeth late Fayrs of Battisford

  • Census absence:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 28)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 38)

  • 17 Green Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • head of the household aged 38 married, ostler living with his wife and two daughters. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 48)

  • 36 Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England7

  •  

  • head of the household aged 46 married, living with his wife, a son and two nurse children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 58)

  • 28 Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 58 married, cabdriver living with his wife. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 68)

  • 23 Leybourne Road, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 68 married, horse keeper living with his wife. Born in Baisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 78)

  • 56 Hawley Road, St. Pancras, London, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 78 married as Jno Crooks, general labourer living with his wife. Born in Buttersford Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1898 (age 86)

  • St. Pancras "Registration District", London, England8

Wife: Elizabeth Richards

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Richards1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Samuel Richards ( -bef1851)

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1824 (app)

  • Dedham, Essex, England1 7 4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 26-27)

  • 17 Green Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • wife aged 27 married, living with her husband and two daughters. Born in Dedham Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 36-37)

  • 36 Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England7

  •  

  • wife aged 35 married, living with her husband, a son and two nurse children. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46-47)

  • 28 Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 47 married, living with her husband. Born in Dedham Essex

  • Death:

  • Q1 1878 (age 53)

  • St. Pancras "Registration District", London, England9

  •  

  • as Elizabeth Crookes

Child 1: Charlotte Richards Crooks

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Richards Crooks10 11 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1 Feb 1846

  • St. Pancras, Middlesex, England10 12 11 1

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Aug 1846 (age 0)

  • St. Pancras, Camden, Middlesex, England10 11

  •  

  • daughter of John Crooks (carman) and Elizabeth of Clarence Gardens

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 5)

  • 17 Green Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, living with parents and a sister. Born in St. Pancras Middlesex

Child 2: Mary Crooks

  • Name:

  • Mary Crooks1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1848 (app)

  • St. Pancras, Middlesex, England1

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 2-3)

  • 17 Green Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • daughter aged 3, living with parents and a sister. Born in St. Pancras Middlesex

Child 3: Henry Richards Crooks

  • Name:

  • Henry Richards Crooks13 7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1848 (app)

  • St. Pancras, Middlesex, England13 7

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 12-13)

  • 36 Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Middlesex, England7

  •  

  • son aged 13, living with parents and two nurse children. Born in Pancras Middlesex

Note on Husband: John Crooks

I think daughter Mary may be ficticious, confused with son Henry as no birth and baptism record can be found for her

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Richards

I think daughter Mary may be ficticious, confused with son Henry as no birth and baptism record can be found for her

Sources

1.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1466 folio:74 page:7.

2.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1754-1812, (2010 SFK-BPI-11/P2 own copy).

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:228 folio:36 page:68.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:211 folio:90 page:38.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:132 folio:99 page:16.

7.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:114 folio:22 page:64.

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1898 quarter:3 volume:1b page:82.

9.

Ibid. Pancras 1878 quarter:1 volume:1b page:8.

10.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

11.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription. Cit. Date: 7 August 2017.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1846 quarter:1 volume:1 page:350. Cit. Date: 7 August 2017.

13.

Ibid. St. Pancras 1847 quarter:3 volume:1 page:30. Cit. Date: 7 August 2017.