Thomas Crosse (abt. 1584 - aft. 1624)

Born about 1584 in Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Shakespear) Crosse — married about 1605 in Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

Died after 1624 after about age 40 in Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1584.

His wife was Mary Shakespear of Packingston Parva. Mary's father Thomas, in his Will made on 26th April 1610, confirms that he is of Packingston Parva (Little Packington). His wife is Phillip. He mentions his daughter Mary who has a son Thomas and whose husband is Thomas Crosse.^[1][2]

His wife mary passed away in 1624 and was buried in Great Packington as 'Wife of Thomas Crosse'. ^[3]

He passed away after the date of his wife's burial, and although several burial records exist with the name Thomas Cross or Crosse at around the right time in Warwickshire, none as yet can be clearly identified as his.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas: "Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 February 2024)
   Thomas Shakespeare will and probate in 1610. Residence Little Packington, Warwickshire, England, Little Packington, Warwickshire, England.
2. ↑ Probate of Will of Thomas: (Probate granted to wife of Thomas, Phillip.) "UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975"
   Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records; Book: Baptisms and Burials, 1769-1799. (Baptism); Volume: Lichfield Wills and Administrations Registered in The Consistory Court of The Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. 1516 to 1652.
   Ancestry uk Record 1610 #1445794 (accessed 22 February 2024)
   Shakespeare, Thomas probate.
3. ↑ Burial of Mary Crosse: "Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812"
   Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1055; Document Reference: DR 158
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2416 #754473510 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Mary wife of Thomas Crosse burial in Feb 1624 in Great Packington, Warwickshire, England. (Citation note: at the date viewed the record on Ancestry is for a child Mary the daughter of Thomas Croffe/Crosse and Mary. The register image clearly shows 'buried Mary Crosse the wife of Thomas Crosse' with no mention of a child and thus the transcribed record is incorrect. This citation has been edited accordingly.)