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He married Mary Hallowell.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown, of Foster Mill, Yorkshire.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of Mr Crossley of Boothtown.
He was imprisoned at Bradford
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of Eli Crossley.
He was
a cotton spinner at Gauxholme,
a partner with Moses Dawson in the first cotton mill built at Knowlwood Bottom, Walsden,
and
the first of the family to be a copperas manufacturer
He founded Knowlwood Mill [1786].
He sang in the choir at St Mary's Church, Todmorden.
He married Sarah Hirst [1764-1838].
Children:
See
Samuel Law
He was
a copperas manufacturer /
a member of the Todmorden & Walsden Select Vestry [1838].
He married Ellen Wood.
Children:
He and son Thomas, were partners in
Abraham & Thomas Crossley.
The family lived at Gauxholme Stones Farm, Walsden [1829]
Son of William Crossley.
Born in Walsden.
He was a mechanic/millwright at Lob Mill.
He married Susan [1799-1869].
He and James Weatherill were killed when John Holden's
joiner's shop in Union Street, Todmorden collapsed.
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
He was
one of the first Aldermen of the Borough of Todmorden [1896-1902] /
one of the first pupils when science classes started in Todmorden [1869] /
a science teacher [for over 20 years] /
the first Secretary of the Todmorden Scientific Association /
a Liberal /
President of Todmorden Liberal Club [1907-1909] /
a member of the West Riding County Council [1904] /
Mayor of Todmorden [1905-1908].
On 27th August 1907, he was slightly injured after he slipped and
fell 20 ft from the top of a building which was being constructed in
Longfield Road, Todmorden.
He died of cancer
He and his brother,
Hamer, had a business making and printing carpets at
Copperas House Mill, Walsden
and
Birks Mill, Walsden
Born at Gauxholme Stones Farm.
He was popularly known as the grand old man of Primitive Methodism in Todmorden
He was associated with Knowlwood Chapel for over 64 years, 40 of
which he was School Superintendent.
He was greatly involved with the building of the original school and
became a lay preacher in the Chapel.
He was a cabinet maker, joiner and builder.
His workshop was at Gauxholme on the site of the demolished Albert Boiler Works [1875-1890].
In 1853, he married Betty Butterworth in Todmorden.
Children:
In 1901 at the age of 72, Abraham retired from active life at the
chapel.
His retirement was commemorated with a special day at the chapel
during which Mr James Law presented him with a marble time piece
inscribed
He was also presented with a walking stick and umbrella, and a framed
portrait photograph of him was hung on the wall of the Sunday School.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden
Recorded in March 1916.
Abraham Crossley was at 5 Lee Lane, Halifax [1937].
See
John Thompson
On 19th November 1923, she was killed by a car
He married C. B..
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [29th November 1914] (aged 29).
He was buried at Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany [VIII E 21].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
C. B. married (2) Mr Little.
They lived at 107 Green Lane, West Vale
In 1869, he travelled to Madagascar collected a great many specimens
of plants, animals and birds and sent these back to England.
It seems that his documentation did not survive, reducing the value
of his work
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the 138th Heavy Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He died 21st March 1918.
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [10],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
Cotton manufacturer in partnership with James Crossley
at Carrfield Mill, Todmorden [1900],
and with John Crossley & Sons
In July 1900, the partnership was dissolved and Alfred went to
become landlord of the Royal Oak, Macclesfield.
He died in Southport
He was
a cotton twiner [1881, 1891] /
living on own means [1901] /
landlord of the Black Horse, Stainland [1905, 1911]
In 1879, he married (1) Deborah Ann Dyson [1853-1909] in
Halifax.
Children:
In 1910, he married (2) Alice E. Allmark [1866-19??] from
Leeds, in Halifax.
The family lived at
He was
a confectioner [1905] /
a wholesale confectioner [1911]
In [Q3] 1887, he married Sarah Elizabeth Dennis [1860-19??]
from Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 27 Lewis Street, Halifax [1905, 1911]
Daughter of John Crossley.
Born in Halifax [13th January 1846].
Her mother Anne died shortly after giving birth
to Anne.
She married Giulio Marchetti.
She died in Halifax [3rd September 1925].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £4,491 16/5d.
Probate was granted to her husband Giulio
She was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He married Mary.
Children:
He rebuilt part of Scaitcliffe Hall in 1666.
He was the subject of Maintenance Order for the support of an
illegitimate child by Elizabeth Lee of Burnley on 3 separate
occasions between 1674 and 1679.
He married (1) Ann Eastwood [16??-1697].
Children:
Anthony and Ann appear in the Quarter Sessions records
as having been prosecuted and convicted of a criminal offence.
He married (2) Grace Ramsden.
He died at Scaitcliffe.
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
In his will of 1706, he left 20 kerseys [worth £25], 5 packs
of fleece wool [£80], 1 pack of skin wool [£5], meal
[£12] and a number of sheep
Born 11th April 1702.
He was a member of the Crossley family of Todmorden at Scaitcliffe Hall.
In 1726, he went to London where he served for 4 years as a private
gentleman in the second troop of the Horse Guards.
In 1735, he married Elizabeth Gibson.
Children:
In 1738, he built the north part of Scaitcliffe.
From 1744, he served as an officer in the Lancashire Militia during
the Jacobite Rebellion.
He was High Constable of the Salford Hundred [1757].
In 1759, he rebuilt Lower Ashes, Cross Stone for his son.
In 1770, he was one of those who subscribed and rebuilt part of St Mary's Church, Todmorden
Born at Foster Mill, Yorkshire, his mother's home [11th April 1762].
He took over the Scaitcliffe Hall estate from his father.
Because he had no male heir, he sold Scaitcliffe to his
John in 1810.
In 1795, he bought the Todmorden Hall estate.
In the 1790s, he built Ridgefoot Mill, Todmorden
He married Betty Gibson.
Children:
He died 1st June 1810
Son of Joseph Crossley.
Born 21st March 1851.
He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge.
In 1877, he married Charlotte Amelia Montgomery in Westminster.
He died in Scarborough
He was
an apprentice cabinet maker [1901] /
a cabinet maker [1911] /
a tram driver on the Hebden Bridge route.
On 24th June 1916, he married Florence Mary Eperson at St Paul's Church, King Cross,
whilst on leave from the Army.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
(Machine Gun Section)
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died of wounds [8th June 1917] (aged 32).
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [XV I 2A].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross
In [Q2] 1920, Florence Mary married Sculcoates.
They lived at 38 East Park Avenue, Holderness Road, Hull
His wife, Ada, took over at the pub
He was a railway yard foreman [1941].
During World War I,
he fought on the Western Front with the
Royal Engineers,
building railways for the Royal Artillery.
He is mentioned in the Leeds & Manchester Railways Roll of Honour for
employees who fought in the Great War and returned
Born in Halifax [13th March 1846].
He was
a master toolmaker (engineer) employing 22 men & 6 boys [1871] /
at the West Riding Patent Office [1891] /
a partner in Tasker & Crossley [1891]
On 27th September 1871, he married Louisa (Lucy) Armistead in
Burnley.
Children:
The family lived at
He married Eliza Jane [1836-1907].
Children:
Eliza Jane died 25th April 1907 (aged 71).
Beet Robinson died 17th September 1913 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2585]
In 1952?, she married Timothy Michael (Jumbo) Nicholl from
Tanganyika
Son of William Crossley.
He married Judith Smith [1801-1879] from Ovenden.
Children:
He married Sarah A. Stanwick.
Children:
She married Titus Salt.
After the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she played an
active rôle at Saltaire
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
Born 29th June 1804.
He was a machine maker and iron founder in Halifax.
On 3rd March 1823, he married Martha Gledhill.
Children:
The family lived at Birdcage, Halifax [1871].
Charles died in Halifax [29th June 1875]
He was a woollen cloth finisher [1871].
After the death of his father [in 1877], he took over as landlord of
the Rose & Crown, Elland [1877, 1883].
He married Sarah Ann [1856-1928]
Children:
Charles died 3rd April 1916 (aged 70).
Sarah Ann died 9th December 1928 (aged 72)
Members of the family were buried at Elland Cemetery
He married Mary Rawsthorn [1881-1953].
Children:
He was
a picker maker [1901] /
a labourer.
In 1890, he married (1) Minnie Wearne [1867-1894] in Todmorden.
Children:
In 1896, he married (2) Rebecca Hickman [1865-1958] in Bolton.
She was a cotton weaver [1901]
Children:
In 1906, the family emigrated to Canada.
Charles Albert served with the 59th Regiment
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He enlisted in the Canadian Army (Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary
Force) by altering his date of birth [attested as 15th January 1872]
The family lived at
He was
a commission agent [1881] /
a drysalter [1891] /
a drysalter merchant [1901] /
an oil manufacturer [1911].
On 2nd February 1878, he married (1) Emily Gaukroger at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
Children:
On 3rd June 1897, he married (2) Mary Wells [1869-1957]
in Altrincham, Cheshire.
Children:
The family lived at
He died at Lower Kebroyd [11th December 1918]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £31,013 14/-.
Probate was granted to
his widow Mary, daughter Harriet Annie Deane
and Oliver Gosling Taylor (accountant)
He was
a warehouseman [1899] /
a dyer's clerk [1901] /
a clerk [1904, 1905, 1910].
On 2nd August 1899, he married Lucy Clark in Bradford.
Children:
Born 17th June 1902.
On 19th April 1928, he married Joan Mary Hibbert Wanklyn in
Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Raven Lodge, Sowerby Bridge.
Around 1930, Jocelyn Horner made a sculpture of Mrs Patrick
Crossley.
He died in Kendal [Jun 1999] (aged 97)
Son of Louis John Crossley.
He was educated at Clifton and Trinity College Cambridge.
He was a director of John Crossley & Sons Limited.
In 1903, he was one of the first people to be granted a car registration and a motor drivers' licence.
On 10th April 1894, he married Caroline Marsden-Smedley.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Halifax.
He was
a driver of Lee Bank, Halifax [1902] /
a carter (railway company) [1911].
In 1902, he married Annie Louisa Wild at St Thomas's Church,
Claremount.
She had an illegitimate daughter Sarah Ann Wild [b 1901]
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
The family lived at
Like some of his brothers, he contracted TB and moved away from
Halifax.
He married Sarah Maude Peto.
The couple travelled widely through Europe, the Mediterranean and the
Middle East.
He made many drawings and watercolour paintings.
Children:
He died at Colorado Springs, USA [19th October 1882].
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 147]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Sion Branch Congregational Sunday School, Bank Top /
employed by J. & A. Binns Limited.
In [Q4] 1935, he married Lily Greenwood [1913-2008] in Halifax.
They lived at 8 St Luke's Street, Claremount.
During World War II,
he enlisted [September 1939], and
served as a Trooper
with the Royal Armoured Corps, 143rd (9th Battalion, The Lancashire
Fusiliers) Regiment.
He died with 3 others, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, when a lorry fell into the River Trent [30th April 1943] (aged 29).
The couple were buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[H 128].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He worked as a designer at Crossley's Carpets.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy [1922], the Royal Scottish Academy,
the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours, the Royal Society
of British Artists and the Paris Salon.
He was a member of the Halifax Art Society, and taught at the
Halifax School of Art
Youngest son of Louis John Crossley.
He was educated at Marlborough and Balliol College Oxford.
He was a Major in the West Yorkshire Artillery.
On 5th April 1916, he married Hélène Le
Mottée.
Children:
He was a well respected Auctioneer and known for his fairness.
He was known as the Auctioneer in the district.
He was
Partner in Crossley, Crosland & Uttley /
an Auctioneer in Hebden Bridge.
and shortly before his death, he disposed of his business to Thomas S. Crosland, who eventually moved to Halifax.
In 1875, he married (1) Hannah in Todmorden.
Children:
In 1883, he married (2) Clara Horsfield in Halifax.
Children:
After his death, Clara continued the business of buying and
selling used furniture and the boys were also involved in the trade.
The family lived at Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge [1901]
Son of Henry Crossley of Hebden Bridge.
Around 1863, he set up business as a cotton manufacturer,
D. J. Crossley & Sons.
See
John Riley
Recorded in 1822, when
he was an ironmonger in Halifax
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of David Crossley.
He was a stonemason in Walsden.
He met John Bunyan and became an itinerant evangelist.
He was a cousin of William Mitchell with whom he established a
number of meeting houses in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
In 1691, he preached at Spitalfields, London.
In 1692, he became a Particular Baptist.
In 1692, he and William became the first Baptist ministers at
Rossendale.
It is said that he was
Born at Ramsden Wood.
She had an illegitimate child by a Thomas Bottomley
called Sally Crossley [1844-1858] at the Butchers' Arms, Walsden.
She married John Kershaw.
After the death of her father [1862], she and her husband took over
the Butchers' Arms, Walsden.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden
He grew up in Mytholmroyd, and was a childhood friend of Ted Hughes.
His painting 70 glorious years became the logo for the Alice Longstaff Collection.
He married Hilary.
Children:
She married (1) Angus McDonald Robertson [1909-1???].
She married (2) Franciszek (Franck) O Buch [1915-1???]
He lived at Broad Carr, Holywell Green.
He married Kate [1864-1954]
He was
a member of the choir at Inchfield Bottom United Methodist Church /
a weaver at Sladen Wood Mill.
He lived at 9 Calf Hey Terrace, Walsden.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1917], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He was killed in action after being in France for only a few weeks [22nd March 1918].
He is remembered on the Loos Memorial, France [31-34],
on Todmorden War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Trinity United Methodist Free Church, Walsden
He died after falling down the stairs at the Woodmill Inn, Todmorden
He lived at Royd House, Hebden Bridge [1905]
Eldest son of Joseph Crossley.
He was an enthusiastic astronomer.
He was a philanthropist and completed the Arden Road Almshouses
which had been started by his father.
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1874-1876]
and [1884-1885]
See
Joseph Gledhill,
Walter Greaves and
Moor End Congregational Church
Born in Norland.
He was
a farm labourer [1901] /
a fender fitter [1911].
In [Q1] 1910, he married Annice Hardy [1889-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Thorny Bank, Norland [1911]
He married Ada M.
Children:
In 1869, he married Mary Hodgson Hobson [1844-1929] in Teesdale
Yeoman of Stops, Warley.
He married Elizabeth.
Children:
He married Elizabeth Wood.
Children:
He was a farmer at Gauxholme.
He married Susan Stevenson [1766-1849].
Children:
It is said that
His body was found the next day.
This was the first time that Smithyholme Pool had been filled
with water,
Susan was left with 7 children and another one on the way
He married Ann Hamer [1778-1856],
Children:
He married Mary.
Mary taught sewing at the school
He was
a butcher /
a grocer /
a beer seller.
In 1823, he married Sally Newell.
Children:
After his death, his daughter Deborah and her husband John Kershaw took over at the Butcher's Arms
The trial heard that, in September, Crossley called at the
house of Henry Cockcroft, a clothier of Heptonstall, begging.
She was unhappy with what he gave her,
Two nights later, Cockcroft's 2-year-old son William
began to have fits, and eventually died
She married James Garnett.
She, her parents and other members of the family, were buried at Square Chapel, Halifax.
When the Chapel became derelict, the gravestones were taken to a yard
at Dean Clough.
They disappeared in 1982, and in 2010 they were found by Council
workers in undergrowth in Exley Cemetery.
It is proposed to return the gravestones to the Square Chapel.
Photographs of the gravestones can be seen on a separate page
Born in Soyland.
He was landlord of the Rose & Crown, Elland [1860, 1861, 1871,
1874].
In 1860, he was one of a number of publicans charged with the
adulteration of their beer by using grains of paradise in brewing.
He was fined £50.
On 15th April 1838, he married Jane Drake [1817-1863] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Jane died 8th April 1863 (aged 46).
Ely died 23rd March 1877 (aged 60).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
Administration was granted to his son Charles.
After his death, son Charles took over at Rose & Crown
[until 1883].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Cemetery
Son of Wilkinson Crossley.
Medical practitioner in Halifax [1895].
He was Honorary Secretary of the Yorkshire Archæological Society
[1906-1943].
He published
Halifax Wills #1,
Halifax Wills #2 and
The Monumental & Other Inscriptions in Halifax Parish Church
On 16th January 1890, he married Kate Waterhouse [1864-1954]
at St Stephen's Church, Lindley.
Children:
The family lived at Dean House, Mill Bank [1891, 1901].
See
Greenwood Carter
presented to Abm. Crossley by the teachers and scholars of Knowlwood
Sunday School as a token of esteem for long and faithful
service. April 27th 1901
Ann was the daughter of Mary Eastwood
Grace was a widow from Broadhaugh in Spotland
Elizabeth was the daughter of James Gibson
Betty was the daughter of Abraham Gibson
Florence Mary, of 5 Dale Street, Halifax, was the daughter
of Henry Eperson, engineer, of Pinxton?, Derbyshire
Lucy was the daughter of Henry Armistead, a cotton
factory manager
Martha was the daughter of George Gledhill
Rebecca was born in Stafford.
Emily was the daughter of Joseph Gaukroger
Mary was the daughter of Matthew Wells
Lucy was the daughter of Joseph Clark
Joan Mary was the elder daughter of Vernon W. Wanklyn
See
Herbert Morrison
Annie Louisa, of 24 Brunswick Square, Haley Hill, was the
daughter of Charles Frederick Wild.
Sarah Maude was the daughter of Sir Samuel Morton Peto of
Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk
Lily was born in Halifax
Hélène was the daughter of Colonel H. B. Le
Mottée of Hessle, East Yorkshire
Hannah [née Southwell] was the widow
of Richard Walton
Clara was the daughter of William Horsfield
a very portly, heavy man with a strong voice, that was heard by
thousands at once when preaching on the hillsides of Yorkshire and
Lancashire
Susan was the daughter of Lawrence Stevenson
A man called Eastwood had followed Eli from the pub
where they had been drinking.
There was an argument over the price of a cow and Eastwood
pushed Eli off Copperas House Bridge into the canal.
Ely struggled to reach the side but Eastwood pushed him
back in again and he drowned
In 1830, he opened the Butcher's Arms Beerhouse for the
first time.
He was landlord in 1862 when he died.
Kate was the second daughter of Edward John Wood
Waterhouse of Holly Bank, Lindley