Part 163c – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Birth Search, circa 1841 – GG-Grandfather William Crossley

Morning,

Insert - Parish Church, Todmorden From Weaver To Web website; © Castle Series. E. & B. Ltd.

As with all searches into the lives of each ancestor, there are three vital records that should be gathered to assist us in an elementary understanding of the re-creation of their existences; Birth, Marriage, and Death.

In Part 157c I was able to use the England Censuses from 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871 to trace some of gg-grandfather William Crossley’s life-line. The 1841 Census indicates that he was 5-months old when the Census was taken as of the night of 6 June 1841. This would infer that he was born in about January of 1841. This is not necessarily gospel but my Crossley families had been living in this area of the Parish of Rochdale for some time.

Inserted is the 1841 Census page as found through The National Archives and Ancestry.co.uk. Included in the enumeration are ggg-grandparents Abraham and Hannah (née Newall); gg-grandaunts Mary, Hannah, and Sally; gg-granduncles Thomas, Peter, and Abraham; and gg-grandfather William, the youngest.

Transcribed -

The front page of the series of enumerations in which this page numbered 10 was included was as follows:

And my attempted transcription of the front page –

ENGLAND AND WALES 2
ENUMERATOR’S SCHEDULE.
County of – Lancaster (Parliamentary Division) –
Hundred, Wapentake, Soke or Liberty of – Salford
Parish of – Rochdale
Township of – Walsden (part of)
City, or Borough, or Town, or County Corporate of –
Within the Limits of the Parliamentary Boundary of the City or Borough of –
Within the Municipal Boundary of –
Superintendent Registrar’s District – Todmorden
Registrar’s District – Todmorden
No. of Enumeration District – 33

Description of ditto – All that Part of the Hamlet of Walsden which lies to the North of the Turnpike Road heading from Coppers Bridge by way of Hollins to Ramsden Wood road end at Bottoms Hundred on the West and North by this was leading up Ramsden above Bottoms to Height Houses & from Height Houses to Knowsley & on the East by the road from Knowsley to this Turnpike Road at Clough & forward by the Turnpike Road to Coppers Bridge.

From the website Todmorden and Walsden baptisms at St. Mary’s Todmorden dated 4 May 1842 for five of the seven Crossley children listed in the 1841 Census. This includes gg-grandfather William; gg-granduncle Thomas and Peter; and gg-grandaunts Anna and Sarah. GG-grandaunt Mary the eldest daughter is listed as being baptised on 30 January 1842. GG-granduncle Abraham, (the junior), is missing.

A brief history of St. Mary’s at Todmorden is provided at the Todmorden and Walsden website.

I was able to map the area of District 33 to some extent, as outlined, using Google maps, and I was able to find a number of William Crossleys listed in the FreeBMD Indexes as provided through the Civil Registration Index of General Register Office in London. This task will be a bit more time-consuming as both gg-grandfather’s first name and surname are not necessarily uncommon.

Stay tuned and enjoy,

Jim

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Part 141c – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1865 Baptism - Great-Grandmother Mary Alice (née Crossley) Goodey

Evening,

It is amazing at times what one can find on the Internet. From the website Todmorden and Walsden, there is a brief discussion of gg-grandparents Abraham and Hannah (née Newall) Crossley. There is considerable information regarding the Crossley surname.

According to the Todmorden and Walsden website the Crossley family “by 1851 had moved to number 34 (Square Road). Abraham died at number 34 in 1864, about 30 years after first arriving on the road. He was still working as a mechanic. The widow Hannah remained in the house with her unmarried daughters Alice and Mary. They had moved away by 1881.”

From my records, my gg-grandfather Abraham Crossley died 21 March 1864.

Great-grandmother Mary Alice Crossley was born 23 December 1864, and as noted in Part 140c the informant was Hannah Crossley, possibly my ggg-grandmother Hannah (née Newall) Crossley.

I’m curious. The write up stated that “The widow Hannah remained in the house with her unmarried daughters Alice and Mary.” Could great-grandmother’s name, Mary Alice have been created from a combination of the names of her aunts, my gg-grandaunts Alice and Mary? According to my current information, gg-grandaunts Mary and Alice were ggg-grandmother Hannah’s eldest and youngest daughters, respectively. (You can see their positions in the family on the Crossley Descendant Chart, I introduced in Part 132c.)

And my intent was to only present the page of the Register which includes the Baptismal Entry. I discovered the page on the microfilm FHL [1542167], Item 1, Parish registers for Walsden, 1845-1933, Chapelry of Walsden (Lancashire), Church of England.

My transcription follows –

Page 178
BAPTISMS solemnized in the New Parish of WALSDEN, in the County of LANCASTER, in the years 1864 and 1865
When Baptized. – 1865 Feby 1st No. - 1410
Child’s Christian Name. – Mary Alice
Parents Names.
Christian. – William and Elizabeth
Surname. – Crossley
Abode. – Square
Quality, Trade, or Profession. – Overlooker
By whom the Ceremony was performed. – Wm Holmes Orr? Curate

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 140c – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1864 Birth - Great-Grandmother Mary Alice (née Crossley) Goodey

Afternoon,

Following Part 132c, I’ve decided to begin presenting those documents I may have on file of my Crossley Line.

Today I’m beginning the ancestry of my maternal grandmother Madge (née Goodey) Robertson with her mother, my great-grandmother Mary Alice (née Crossley) Goodey.

The inserted picture of great-grandmother Mary Alice to the left may have been posed for around 1915 and 1917.

Great-grandmother Mary Alice Crossley was born the 23rd of December 1864. This Christmas would have been 145 years ago. Her parents were gg-grandparents William and Elizabeth (née Parker) Crossley.

I have included the Certified Copy of An Entry Of Birth number 425 which I obtained from the General Register Office in England.

My transcription –

CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF BIRTH GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Application Number COL674828
REGISTRATION DISTRICT – Todmorden
1865 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Todmorden in the Counties of York & Lancaster
No. – 425
When and where born – Twenty third December 1864. Square, Walsden
Name, if any – Mary Alice
Sex – girl
Name and surname of father – William Crossley
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother – Elizabeth Crossley formerly Parker
Occupation of father – Loom Tackler
Signature, description and residence of informant – X the mark of Hannah Crossley, Occupier, Square, Walsden
When registered – Twenty first January, 1865
Signature of registrar – Charles Sutcliffe, Registrar
Name entered after registration –

All-things-being-equal the Informant may have been great-grandmother Mary Alice’s grandmother, or ggg-grandmother Hannah (née Newall) Crossley.

Stay-tuned for the next installments and subsequent documents of key points of great-grandmother Mary Alice’s life.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 132c - Smith Robertson Genealogy - Crossley Descendant Chart

Early Morning,

Couldn’t sleep tonight so I thought I would work on the first draft of the Crossley Descendant Chart. This is one of my ancestral lines in my genealogy that I have been able to uncover a great many generations. My earliest Crossley ancestor is my 8-times great-grandfather Anthony Crossley.

For some of us in our part of the family tree we could be his 10-times great-grandchild. From the records and history that I have been able to gather he was born in around the north-western part of England, in about Lancashire. I’ll provide some more documentation and possible evidence in future posts. He is alleged to have been born around 1655… and that’s about 354 years ago. Wow!

St Chad’s, Rochdale Photograph copyright: Alexander P Capp
Source: Geograph website and reproduced here in accordance with the terms of the site licence which can be viewed at this link.

His wife was 8-times great-grandmother Martha (née Fielding) and they were purported to have been married at St. Chads, the Rochdale Parish Church, in the County of Lancaster about February 1679.

And here is the new Crossley Descendant Chart. This Chart is larger than normal, and may take more than one page to print.

Enjoy,

Jim

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