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William Smedley Crooks 1788–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1788

Birth Location: Kegworth Leicestershire England

Death Date: Oct 1863

Death Location: St George Hanover Square, London, England

Father: John Crooks

Mother: Mary Smedley

Spouse(s): Jane Brown, Mary White

Children(s): Thirza Crooks, John Crooks, Mary Crooks, Elizabeth Crooks, Jane Crooks

William Smedley Crooks was born in 1788 in Kegworth Leicestershire England, the child of John Crooks And Mary Smedley. William Smedley Crooks married Jane Brown, Mary Ann White, and had children including Elizabeth Crooks, Jane Crooks, John Crooks, Mary Ann Crooks, Thirza Crooks. William Smedley Crooks passed away in 1863 in St George Hanover Square, London, England.

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Biography

  • William Smedley Crooks was born in 1788 in Kegworth Leicestershire England, the child of John Crooks And Mary Smedley.
  • William Smedley Crooks married Jane Brown, Mary Ann White, and had children including Elizabeth Crooks, Jane Crooks, John Crooks, Mary Ann Crooks, Thirza Crooks.
  • William Smedley Crooks passed away in 1863 in St George Hanover Square, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Crooks
1759–1813
Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
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Mary Smedley
1767–1814
Birth Location: Elvaston, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Brown
1786–1853
Birth Location: Horsley Derbyshire England
JB
Mary White
1807–
Birth Location: Witnesham, Suffolk, England
MW

Children(s)

Thirza Crooks
1809–1853
Birth Location: Kegworth Leicestershire England
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John Crooks
1810–1867
Birth Location: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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Mary Crooks
1816–1887
Birth Location: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Crooks
1818–1888
Birth Location: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
EC
Jane Crooks
1823–1823
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England
JC

William Crooks's Ancestors

Self
William Crooks
1788–1863
Birth Place: Kegworth Leicestershire England
Parents
John Crooks
1759–1813
Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Mary Smedley
1767–1814
Elvaston, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Jacob (Crooks) (Jacobus)
1733–1814
Wirksworth Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Ward
1739–1796
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crooks's Descendants

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William (Smedley) Crooks (Nov 1788–Oct 1863) m. Jane Brown (1786–1853) m. Mary (Ann) White (1807–)
  1. 1. Thirza Crooks 1809–1853
  2. 2. John Crooks 1810–1867
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Crooks 1816–1887
  4. 4. Elizabeth Crooks 1818–1888
  5. 5. Jane Crooks 1823–1823

William Crooks's Timeline

2 Records

1788
Nov 1788
Birth of William Smedley Crooks in Kegworth Leicestershire England
Kegworth Leicestershire England
1863
Oct 1863
Age 75
Death of William Smedley Crooks in St George Hanover Square, London, England
St George Hanover Square, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1788
    Event Place: Kegworth Leicestershire England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1863
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, England
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