William Bell Crooks (1875 - 1943)

Born 10 Jun 1875 in Tullynure, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Son of David Crooks and Nancy Ann (Bell) Crooks

Husband of Maude Mary (Hillman) Crooks — married 23 Jun 1899 in Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1943 at age 68 in Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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Biography

William Crooks was born in Ireland.

William Crooks migrated from Ireland to New Zealand.

William was born 10 Jun 1875 at Tullynure, Lissan, County Londonderry. He was the third^[1] son of David Crooks and Nancy Bell of Tullynure.^[2]

He arrived in Auckland, New Zealand with family in 1878 on the Lady Jocelyn sailed 6/20 May 1878.^[3]

William married Maude Mary Hillman on 23 June 1899 at the R.C. Church, Dannevirke in New Zealand .^{[4] [1]}

He died in 1943.^{[5] [6]}

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships confirmed by two autosomal DNA matches via FTDNA Family Finder between a grandchild of his son Olaf, and two children of Bert Smith; 178cM, and 219cM respectively. The most recent common ancestor connection between the test takers is William's parents David Crooks and Nancy Ann Bell. The descendant of Olaf does not wish their name and test details to appear on Wikitree.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Marriages Bell-Hillman, New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11109, 7 July 1899, Page 4 (Supplement)
2. ↑ William Crooks (1875), GR 8639655, Irish Civil Registration
3. ↑ "LADY JOCELYN", via sooty.nz, accessed 5 Dec 2020
4. ↑ NZ BDM Marriage Ref, No. 1899/1716;
5. ↑ Death Ref. #1943/24749
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-MN4J : 4 January 2018), William Bell Crooks, 1943; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1943/24749, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.