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James Crooks 1766–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1766

Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Horsley, Derbyshire, England

Father: Jacob (Jacobus)

Mother: Elizabeth Ward

Spouse(s): Hannah Willy

Children(s): John ), Sarah Crooks, Betty Crooks, William Crooks

The story of James Crooks began in 1766 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England. James Crooks married Hannah Willy, and had children including Betty Crooks, John Crooks Johnathan, Sarah Crooks, William Crooks. James Crooks passed away in 1817 in Horsley, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Crooks began in 1766 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England.
  • James Crooks married Hannah Willy, and had children including Betty Crooks, John Crooks Johnathan, Sarah Crooks, William Crooks.
  • James Crooks passed away in 1817 in Horsley, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob (Jacobus)
1733–1814
Birth Location: Wirksworth Derbyshire, England
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Elizabeth Ward
1739–1796
Birth Location: Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Willy
1773–1817
Birth Location: Arborfield, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

John )
1785–1855
Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
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Sarah Crooks
1788–
Birth Location: Horsley, Derbyshire, England
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Betty Crooks
1800–
Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
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William Crooks
1791–1866
Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
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James Crooks's Ancestors

Self
James Crooks
1766–1817
Birth Place: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Jacob Crooks (Jacobus)
1733–1814
Wirksworth Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Ward
1739–1796
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Crooks's Descendants

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James Crooks (4 May 1766–1817) m. Hannah Willy (13 Dec 1773–8 Jun 1817)
  1. 1. John (Crooks ( Johnathan) ) 1785–1855 m. Sarah Taylor 1793–1843
    1. 1. Ann (Crooks) ¹ 1825–1851 m. Samuel Doar 1821–1898
      1. 1. Thomas (Doar) ☑¹ 1846–1905 m. Lucy (Hannah Matthews) ☑ 1866–1930 m. Martha (Rigley) ¹ 1859–1878 m. Maria (B) Bancroft 1834–1905
        1. 1. Thomas (Doar) ☑ 1885–1934 m. Beatrice (May Turton) ☑² 1893–1974
        2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Doar 1883–1948 m. Edward Donson 1877–1967
        3. 3. John (Doar ☑) (Jack) 1887–1986 m. Martha Stevenson 1888–1948
        4. 4. Herbert Doar 1889–1969 m. Florence Torr 1889–1959
        5. 5. Karen Doar 1891–1918 m. Alfred (Lee) ??? 1891–1943
        6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Doar 1878–1879
        7. 7. Mary (Ann Lee ??? possible illegitimate) daughter??? 1872– m. John Starbrook 1868–
      2. 2. Eliza (Doar) * 1849–1890 m. William Trueman 1848–1897
        1. 1. Winifred (Trueman) ? 1886–1969
      3. 3. Mary Doar 1851–1851
      4. 4. Sarah (Hannah Doar ( Sally) ) 1844–1852
    2. 2. Hannah Crooks 1820–1851
    3. 3. Eliza Crooks 1832–1876
    4. 4. John Crooks 1822–1919
      1. 1. Thomas Crooks 1858–
        1. 1. Thomas Crooks 1887–
      2. 2. John Crooks 1860–
      3. 3. Sarah (J) Crooks 1867–
    5. 5. William (bagshaw Crooks ?) LD5B-8DH 1823– m. Sarah (Mason) ? 1823–
      1. 1. Hannah (Crooks) ? 1844–
      2. 2. Ellen (Crooks ?) (Bagshaw-Crooks)? 1849–
      3. 3. Mary (Crooks (Bagshaw-) Crooks)? 1851–
      4. 4. Josiah (Crooks) ? 1851–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Crooks) (Bagshaw-Crooks)? 1853–1921
      6. 6. George (Crooks) (Bagshaw-Crooks)? 1858–
      7. 7. Richard Crooks 1858–
    6. 6. Thomas (Crooks) ? 1817–1825
    7. 7. Martha Crooks 1816–1849 m. James Broomhead 1821–1882
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Broomhead 1842–1915
      2. 2. Elizabeth Broomhead 1844–1914 m. Joseph Saunders 1839–1875 m. John Rodgers 1844–
        1. 1. Matilda Saunders 1869–
        2. 2. James Sanders 1865–1930 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Keys 1866–1941
        3. 3. Joseph Sanders 1866–
        4. 4. Martha (Ann) Sanders 1868– m. George (Henry) Shaw 1864–1922
        5. 5. John (Thomas) Sanders 1870–1871
        6. 6. William Sanders 1863–1864
        7. 7. Henry Sanders 1874–1875
      3. 3. Ann Broomhead 1846–1928
  2. 2. Sarah Crooks 1788–
  3. 3. Betty Crooks 1800–
  4. 4. William Crooks 1791–1866 m. Grace Ottewell 1782–1849
    1. 1. Jonathan Crooks 1812–
    2. 2. Isaiah Crooks 1817–
    3. 3. Sarah Crooks 1823–

James Crooks's Timeline

3 Records

1766
4 May 1766
Birth of James Crooks in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
1766
4 May 1766
James Crooks was baptized in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1817
1817
Age 51
Death of James Crooks in Horsley, Derbyshire, England
Horsley, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1766
    Event Place: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 May 1766
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] <untitled>, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: <untitled>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Horsley, Derbyshire, England
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