William Crosswell

1804-1855

William was born on the 23^rd May 1804 in Newbury, he was baptised on the 20^th June 1804 at St Nicolas Church Newbury the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Crosswell (nee Mills) who were married on the 31^st May 1784 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (surname recorded as Crasswell on Hardwicke Marriage Index)

Thomas and Elizabeth also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

Sarah baptised on the 25^th December 1784

Mary baptised on the 5^th September 1788

John baptised on the 11^th June 1790

Elizabeth baptised on the 16^th March 1792

Charlotte baptised on the 25^th December 1793

Richard baptised on the 9^th December 1795

Jane born 11^th April 1798, baptised on the 28^th May 1798

Thomas born 8^th March 1800, baptised on the 25^th December 1806

James born 31^st July 1802, baptised on the 27^th August 1802

Hannah born 24^th October 1807, baptised on the 15^th November 1807

The  1815 census of Newbury  records William (11) living in Hamans Buildings Greenham Lane Newbury with his parents Thomas (50), a Flax Dresser, (worked for Mr Childs) and Elizabeth (51) and his siblings, Elizabeth (24), Charlotte (22), Richard (19), Thomas (14) and Hannah (9). (Surname recorded as Crasswell)

William married Maria Winter (aka Hannah and Hannah Maria. Maria was born in Wallingford Berkshire c1805) on the 25^th December 1824 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (both were single) they had the following two children baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

Thomas baptised on the 2^nd October 1825, (father recorded as a Blanket Spinner.)

William baptised on the 26^th August 1832, (father recorded as a Labourer.)

The 1841 census records William (35) living in Union Chapel Yard Newbury with Maria (35), Thomas (15) and William (9).

William (46), Hannah (47) and their son William (18) were still living in Union Chapel Yard in 1851, William was working as a Bricklayer and his son was working as a Farm Labourer.

William died aged 51 in 1855 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th April.

His wife died aged 55 (as Hannah Maria) in 1859 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th March.

Their son Thomas married Elizabeth Wilton in 1845 (marriage registered in Newbury), they had the following children: William Thomas c1849, John Jonathan 1852, Elijah 1855 (died aged 3 in 1859, buried in the NRC on the 16^th February, death recorded as Eliza on the burial accounts) and Charles 1858. Thomas was a Bricklayer’s Labourer /Labourer. The family were recorded living in Chubb’s Yard Newbury in 1851, Back Lane Newbury in 1861, West Street Maidenhead in 1871 and Park Street Bray Maidenhead in 1881. Thomas died aged 65 in 1891 (death registered in Cookham)

Their son William was working as a Labourer for the GWR in 1861 and was lodging in St Lawrence Reading. The 1871 census records him living with his brother Thomas and his family in Maidenhead. William died aged 70 in 1902 (death registered in Maidenhead)

Sources: as above