Alice (Whitehead) Crook (1820 - 1893)

Born 1820 in Simonstone, Lancashire, England

Wife of Samuel Hardman — married 1847 (to 1848) in Padiham, Lancashire, England

Wife of Benjamin Crook — married 1853 in Walmersley, Bury

Descendants

Died 1893 at about age 73 in Accrington, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Alice was born in 1822. Alice Hardman ... She passed away in 1893. ^[1]

b Simonstone, Lancs (is in Whalley parish)(censuss says b Lancs.,Padiham and Simonstone(Padiham-larger town 1Km from Simonstone) twice). An Alice Whithead(sic - original document is Whitehead) born 11.9.1820 and christened 24.9.1820 at St Leonards, Church St. Padiham (father John[a grocer] and mother Margaret - abode Padiham) - possibly this one(A John Whitehead[chr. St. Mary and All Saints, Whalley on 2.3.1794, abode Read(in Simonstone), father James, weaver] married a Mgt. Whitehead[b Read, 1794; chr St. Mary and All Saints, Whalley on 6.4.1794, father, Thomas, weaver] at St. Mary and All Saints, Whalley on 11.8.1814, both abodes Read - [in Simonstone]. - one witness was Thomas Whitehead - ? her father). Also an Alice Whitehead born in Newchurch in 1822 and father, John, a carter and mother Alice and abode Pikelaw [baptised at St. Nicholas]; looks likely but she seemed to die, age 3[buried St.Nicholas, Newchurch in 1825, father John, mother, Alice; but at 2nd marriage, father was a carter.

Alice Whitehead married Samuel Hardman, (bachelor[b 1822, Rochdale], spinner, father James Hardman, Fuller, mother, Ann) on 17.10. 1847 at St. Chad, Rochdale. Her abode was Butterworth[includes Milnrow, nr. Rochdale]; his abode was Buckley; witnesses were Thomas Ratcliffe and Betty Crossley. However she had a child ( before marriage), Matilda Hardman or Whitehead (REPUTED father Samuel Hardman, mother, Alice Whitehead), christened 20.4.1845 at St. James, Milnrow, Lancs[village between Rochdale and Oldham], abode Newhey- Matilda was born 12.6.1843 at Spotland Nearer, Rochdale. In 1851 Matilda was with Grandmother (Ann Hardman ) at Lowerfold, Spotland, Rochdale. Samuel(father James) died in 1848 age 27 in Butterworth Lordship, Rochdale. M Benjamin Crook (1820) on 1.1. 1853 at Walmersley, Christ Church, Bury. He was a cotton weaver and his father was Jonathan, a dyer: Alices father was John Whitehead and a carter; residence of both was Summerseat[between Haslingden and Bury]. See Benjamin for details.

1861 census at Fall Barn, Newchurch nr. Haslingden; Crook Benjamin[head, 40, gate keeper, b Hollin Brook]; Crook, Alice[wife, 39, cotton weaver, b Lancashire]; Crook, Ellen, daughter, 9, cotton weaver]; Crook, Thomasine, daughter, 7, b Ewood Bridge]; Crook, Mary A.[daughter, 4, b Haslingden].

1971 census at 84 Victoria St., Elton, Bury: Crook Benjamin[52, Head, railway servant, b Tottington]; Alice Crook,49, wife, b Padiham]; Crook, Eleanor(Ellen)[18, daughter, cotton rover, b Ramsbottom];Crook, Thomasine[16, daughter, cotton weaver, b Tottington]; Crook, Mary Ann[14, daughter, cotton piecer, b Haslingden]; Crook Sarah Alice[6, daughter, scholar, b Haslingden].

1981 census at 15 Canning St., Accrington: Benjamin Crook[61, head, railway watchman, b Tottington]; Crook, Alice[68?, wife, b Simonstone]; Crook, Thomasine[daughter, 26, cotton weaver, b Tottington]; Crook, Mary A.[24, daughter, cotton spinner, b Haslingden]; Crook, Sarah Alice, 16, daughter, cotton weaver, b Rossendale].

In 1891 was a widow[68, living on own means] living at 130 Bold St. Accrington and a boarder with Sarah Alice Crook[26, cotton ??], her daughter, in home of Joseph Richardson (55), a cotton overlooker from Oswaldtwistle.

Died in Accrington in 1893, age 70.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Paul Beswick, Oct 14, 2012

A POSSIBLE "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NF-JFG : 11 February 2018, Alice Whitehead, 11 Sep 1820); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0093667-0093669.

A POSSIBLE "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9WB-JQP : 12 February 2018, Alice Whitehead, 11 Sep 1820); citing item 4 yr, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,343.

Baptism: 24 Sep 1820 St Leonard, Padiham, Lancs. Alice Whithead - Daughter of John Whithead & Margaret Born: 11 Sep 1820 Abode: Padiham Occupation: Grocer Baptised by: J Adamson Register: Baptims 1813 - 1827, Page 140, Entry 1115 Source: Original Parish Register

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPBX-V42 : 11 February 2018, Alice Whitehead in entry for Matilda Hardman Or Whitehead, 20 Apr 1845); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0823613 IT 1-4

"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXLL-76Y : 10 February 2018), Samuel Hardman and Alice Whitehead, 1847; citing St. Chads, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, reference 2:3BN45KR, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,484,383.

"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:264Y-1V6 : 13 December 2014), Alice Hardman, 1853; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 1, vol. 8C, p. 447, Bury, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBN7-N5H : 24 April 2019), Alice Crook in entry for Benjamin Crook, 1871.

England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-ZF7V : 13 December 2017), Benjamin Crook, Accrington, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 22, Piece/Folio 4143/109, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,173.

"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7MRD-96Z : 23 February 2021), Sarah Alice Crook in household of Joseph Richardson, Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.