Personal Details of George Crosswell
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| Died: | |
| Buried: | 21/06/1865 |
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Birth
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Death
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Burial Register
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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.
Memorial Details
| Headstone: In / RO / George CROSSWELL/ who departed this life June 16th. 1865 / aged 47 years. “prepare to meet thy god.” / Jane Elizabeth / daughter of the above / died November. 10th. 1865 / aged 8 months. (Motto unreadable.) Footstone: G C 1865 / J E C 1865 | |
| Name on Memorial | George Crosswell |
| Date of death | 15/06/1865 |
| Age | 47 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone & footstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone |
| Condition of memorial | Poor, flaking, parts unreadable. Footstone in front of headstone |
| Pattison Location Code | Ch12(G) |
| Recorder's Notes | Refer also to grave Ch11(G) |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Jane Elizabeth Crosswell |
Cemetery accounts
This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.
| Name at death | George Crosswell |
| Date of burial | 21/06/1865 |
| Whence brought | Greenham |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated - Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. T. Hubbard |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 77 |
Accounts Entry for George Crosswell
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission
Accounts Entry for George Crosswell
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
George Crosswell
| Source: | Reading Chronicle |
| Article date: | 17/06/1865 |
| Copyright: | Reading Chronicle |
| Transciption: | GEORGE CROSSWELL June 16, Mr George Crosswell, aged 47 years, late of the Black Bear Inn, Newbury |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
George Crosswell
| Source: | Probate search service.gov.uk |
| Article date: | |
| Copyright: | as abve |
| Transciption: | GEORGE CROSSELL Probate: CROSSWELL George Effects: Under £300 8th December 1865 Letters of Administration (with Will annexed) of the Personal estate and effects of George Crosswell late of Newbury in the County of Berks Innkeeper deceased who died 14th June 1865 at Newbury aforesaid were granted at Oxford under certain Specialties to William Norris the Younger of Newbury aforesaid Carpenter the Residuary Legatee in Trust substituted he having been first sworn. |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
The articles below contain information about George Crosswell.
George Crosswell
George Crosswell
c1818-1865
George was born in Greenham he was baptised on the 25th January 1818 at St Mary’s Greenham Berkshire and was the illegitimate son of Jane Crosswell. Jane married Thomas Lloyd on the 18th September 1821 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.
George married Elizabeth Batten on the 21st December 1839 at St Nicolas Church Newbury. Elizabeth was a widow with a two year old son, William.
George & Elizabeth had one child, Thomas, born in 1841 but sadly he died aged 1 the following year. They lived in Back Lane Newbury (1841), Bear Yard Market Place (1851) and Market Place (1861). George worked as a Shoemaker until at least 1851 but by 1861 he was an Innkeeper (Black Bear Inn in 1862).
Elizabeth died aged 55 in 1862 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3rd February. George remarried the same year his 2nd wife was Sarah Berry, they had one child, Jane Elizabeth, born c1865.
George died aged 47 a few months after his daughter’s birth he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21st June 1865, at the time of his death he was living in Greenham (Graham’s Cottages).
His daughter Jane Elizabeth died aged 8 months, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 13th November 1865.
Author: Christine Gambles
© Christine Gambles
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