Emma (Ashling) Crossley (1868 - 1950)

Born 25 Jul 1868 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Wife of Samuel Berridge Crossley — married 4 Dec 1890 in Nottingham, Nottingham, England

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1950 at age 82 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Emma was born in 1868. She was the daughter of William Ashling and Mary Elsey. She passed away in 1950.^[1] "Sam and Emma Crossley came from England to Toronto, then to Strathmore in 1909." They lived and farmed in Strathmore until Mr. Crossley died suddenly in 1929. "Mrs. Crossley moved to Vancouver and passed away in 1950. They had four children."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPS-RYJ : 30 September 2015), Emma Crossley, 1950.
2. ↑ "The Crossley Family, Sam & Emma," article on page 309 of Strathmore, the Village That Moved, (Strathmore History Book Committee, 1956)

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM56-92S : 5 November 2014), Emma Crossley in household of Samuel Bundy Crossley, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 15, line 23; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,963.