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William Crooks 1791–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1866

Death Location: Belper, Derbyshire, England

Father: James Crooks

Mother: Hannah Willy

Spouse(s): Grace Ottewell

Children(s): Jonathan Crooks, Isaiah Crooks, Sarah Crooks

William Crooks was born in 1791 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England, the child of James Crooks And Hannah Willy. William Crooks married Grace Ottewell, and had children including Isaiah Crooks, Jonathan Crooks, Sarah Crooks. William Crooks passed away in 1866 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Crooks was born in 1791 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England, the child of James Crooks And Hannah Willy.
  • William Crooks married Grace Ottewell, and had children including Isaiah Crooks, Jonathan Crooks, Sarah Crooks.
  • William Crooks passed away in 1866 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.

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William Crooks's Ancestors

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William Crooks
1791–1866
Birth Place: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Parents
James Crooks
1766–1817
Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Hannah Willy
1773–1817
Arborfield, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Jacob (Crooks) (Jacobus)
1733–1814
Wirksworth Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Ward
1739–1796
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England
Charles Willy
1747–
Arborfield, Berkshire, England
Mary
1751–
Arborfield, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crooks's Descendants

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William Crooks (1791–Apr 1866) m. Grace Ottewell (Abt. 1782–June 1849)
  1. 1. Jonathan Crooks 1812–
  2. 2. Isaiah Crooks 1817–
  3. 3. Sarah Crooks 1823–

William Crooks's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of William Crooks in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England
1866
Apr 1866
Age 75
Death of William Crooks in Belper, Derbyshire, England
Belper, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1866
    Event Place: Belper, Derbyshire, England

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