George
Crossley
Born in Royston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Crossley
and Grace Varah (Rawson) Crossley
Brother of
Henry Crossley, Richard Crossley, Mary Ann (Crossley) Hall, William Crossley, Emma (Crossley) Crossland, Harriet (Crossley) Willis and Sarah Elizabeth (Crossley) Senior
Husband of
Elizabeth (Atkinson) Crossley
— married
2 May 1842 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann (Crossley) Middleton, Elizabeth Crossley, Sarah Jane (Crossley) Mann, John Crossley, William Crossley, Henry Crossley, Charles Crossley, Thomas Crossley, Edwin Crossley, Ann (Crossley) Molden, Eliza May Crossley and George Richard Crossley
Died
at age 82
in East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2014
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Biography
George Crossley was born in Yorkshire, England.
George was born in Blacker, Royston, Yorkshire, 10 September 1819 & baptised George Crosley, 10 October 1819 Darton, All Saints, Yorkshire the son of Richard Crosley (blacksmith) & Grace of Blacker in Royston parish. Date of birth included in entry. [1]
With siblings & parents in 1841 living in East Hardwick, Yorkshire where he worked as a butcher.[2]
The marriage of George Crossley & Elizabeth Atkinson was conducted on 2 May 1842 Pontefract, St. Giles & St. Mary, Yorkshire. [3]
George was appointed Postmaster of Hardwick near Pontefract, Yorkshire in December 1845. [4]
A butcher & sub post office keeper in 1861 living with wife Elizabeth & children in East Hardwick, Yorkshire. [5]
With wife Elizabeth & children in 1881 living in East Hardwick, Yorkshire. He worked as a sub postmaster. [6]
A widower in 1901living with grandaughter & postmistress Annie Molden in East Hardwick, Yorkshire. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 : New Reference Number: WDP62/1/4
- ↑ England Census, 1841: Class: HO107; Piece: 1310; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Pontefract; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 2; Page: 6; Line: 17; GSU roll: 464267
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
- ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969 : Series Number: POST 58; Reference: 71
- ↑ England Census, 1861: Class: RG 9; Piece: 3437; Folio: 28; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543132
- ↑ England Census, 1881: Class: RG11; Piece: 4588; Folio: 62; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1342107
- ↑ England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 4297; Folio: 5; Page: 1
- ↑ Memorial Inscription: headstone in St. Stephen's churchyard, East Hardwick, Yorkshire.
- ↑ GRO Death Index, George Crossley, Pontefract Vol. 9c, Page 74 q June 1902
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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