Personal Details of Laura Crook
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| Buried: | 16/09/1911 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Laura Crook | ||||||
| Age at Death | 59 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 16 September 1911 | ||||||
| Abode |
West Field Gate,
Newbury. |
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| Official at Burial | R Wickhamlegg | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for Laura Crook
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Burial Register Entry for Laura Crook
Memorial Details
| Headstone: ILMO / LAURA / the wife of GEORGE CROOK / who died Sept. 14 1911 / aged 59 years. At Rest. / Also of GEORGE CROOK / who died March 5th 1912 / aged 65 years | |
| Name on Memorial | Laura Crook |
| Date of death | 14/09/1911 |
| Age | 59 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | Headstone, lead letters |
| Construction Material | Limestone |
| Condition of memorial | Very good |
| Pattison Location Code | NWN 1 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| George Crook |
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
death - Laura Crook
| Source: | nwn |
| Article date: | 21/09/1911 |
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| Transciption: |
Newbury Weekly News Dated 21st September 1911 CROOK – Sept. 14, at Westfield Gate, Newbury, Laura, the wife of George Crook, aged 59 years. |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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Laura Crook 1851-1911
Laura Crook
1851-1911
Laura, her parents, siblings and early life:
Laura was born 1851 in Oxfordshire. She was baptised on the 23rd February 1851 in Duns Tew, Oxfordshire, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ann Hatten (nee Clifton) who were married on the 21st December 1844, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
Laura’s father Thomas was born c1815, he was baptised on the 16th April 1815 in Duns Tew, Oxfordshire, the son of William (a Blacksmith) and Elizabeth Hatten (nee Aris) who were married on the 19th May 1808, in Duns Tew.
Her mother Sarah Ann was born on the 18th November 1817, she was baptised on the 8th January 1840 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, the daughter of William (a Cabinet Maker) and Sarah Clifton (nee Field) who were married on the 17th October 1808, in Tew Great, Oxfordshire.
Thomas and Sarah Ann also had the following children:
Joseph, 1846
William, 1849
Rebecca, 1854
Ann, c1858
The 1861 census records Thomas (46), a Blacksmith, employing 2 men, Sarah Ann (41), Joseph (15), a Blacksmith, Laura (10), Rebecca (6) and Ann (3), living in Duns Tew.
Laura’s father died aged 46 in 1861, in Oxfordshire
Laura’s mother died aged 50 on the 13th January 1869, in Oxfordshire.
Laura in later life:
In 1871 Laura (20) was working as a Domestic Servant, for a George Clarke and his family, in Montague Place, Hammersmith, Middlesex.
The 1881 census records Laura (30) living in Oxford Road, Speenhamland, Berkshire, with her married sister Rebecca Hester (26), her brother-in-law Thomas Hester and their children, Laura (5), William (3) and Thomas (1).
Laura married a widower, George Crook in 1882 (marriage registered in Newbury).
(George was born c1847 in Bagnor, Berkshire, the son of Henry and Sarah Crook (nee Wells). He married Phoebe Jane Hamblin in 1867, in Newbury and was widowed in 1880. Phoebe died aged 37, she was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30th March)
George and Laura had the following children:
Rose Laura, c1883, baptised 13th April 1883, at St Nicolas Newbury
Florence Louise, 1884, baptised 10th February 1885, at St Nicolas Newbury
Bertie George, 1887
Margaret Sarah, 1890 (died aged 2 in 1892, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 10th December)
Mary Elizabeth, 1893
Larua also gave birth to a stillborn baby in 1889. The baby was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27th April
In 1891 George (44), a Bricklayer, Laura (40), and their children, Rose (8), Florence (6), Bertie (4), Margaret (11 months) and Laura’s brother Thomas Hatton (29) (who was blind) were recorded living in Albany Place, Newbury, Berkshire.
The 1901 census records George (55) as a Bricklayer, living in Hampton Road, Newbury, with Laura (51), Bertie (14), Margaret (7) and Thomas Hatten (39).
In 1911 George (65), a Bricklayer, Laura (60), Florence (26), a Cook, Mary (17), a Kitchen Maid and Thomas Hatten (49), a Church Organ Blower and Blind Annuitant, were recorded living in West Field Gate, Newbury.
Laura died aged 59, on the 14th September 1911, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 16th September.
George died aged 65, on the 5th March 1912. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8th March.
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