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Children:
Master-butcher with premises in Bull Green.
He was a renowned botanist and mycologist, and a colleague of
James Needham.
The two were founder members of the British Mycological
Society.
He wrote several books and articles
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet DiMaria, Gordon Dyson & John Needham
Born in Clayton.
He was
a wood turner [1861] /
a timber dealer [1871] /
a timber merchant [1891].
He carried on the family business J. Crossland & Son.
In [Q4] 1850, he married Hannah Sharp [1825-1884] in Halifax.
She had a son Frederick Sharp [1847-1874] who was living with
the family
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871] was Frederick Sharp
[1847-1874] (printer).
Hannah died 29th July 1884 (aged 59).
Edwin died 25th January 1903 (aged 72).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2988]
with Hannah's son Frederick (who is not shown on the
headstone)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Crossland
He was
an errand boy (timber merchant) [1891] /
a bookkeeper in the family business – J. Crossland & Son [1901]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Crossland
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died of wounds [November 1917].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q3] 1848, he married Hannah Hirst [1827-1894] in Halifax.
Children:
The children ★ were buried at Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Halifax and remembered on their parents' grave.
James died 4th November 1865 (aged 38),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2216]
with brother-in-law Joseph Hirst.
In [Q3] 1867, Hannah married (2) Benjamin Balaam in Halifax.
Hannah died 22nd October 1894 (aged 67),
& was buried with James.
In his 70s, he ran a small munition factory in Mytholmroyd during
World War II, making 303 cartridges
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Crossland
Born in Elland.
In [Q3] 1937, he married Emily Crowther in Halifax.
They lived in Greetland.
During World War II,
he served as an Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious.
He died 8th June 1940 (aged 25)
when his ship was hit by the German battleship Scharnhorst,
and sank in the Norwegian Sea with the loss of 1,207 of her crew of
1,247.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [Grave Ref 40 1],
on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland,
and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade
Around 1840 he established John Crossland & Son.
He married Unknown.
Child: Edwin
The business was carried on by his son.
He died at Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Crossland
Born in Ovenden.
He was a stone dresser [1876, 1881, 1891, 1901].
In 1876, he married Sarah Town [1855-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
John died in 1901 (aged 47)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wood turner [1871, 1891] /
a foreman sawyer [1901].
In [Q3] 1885, he married Pamelia Dawson [1857-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2988]
with their Crossland grandparents.
They lived at
23 Melville Place, Halifax [1891, 1901]
He was a silk dresser [1871].
He married Martha [1836-1878].
Children:
Martha died 25th February 1878 (aged 42).
Joseph died 2nd February 1894 (aged 64).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2502]
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1871, 1881] /
a partner in Crossland & Brearley.
The partnership was dissolved [15th October 1884], and the business
was carried on by Brearley.
On 26th June 1861, he married Sarah Gledhill [1835-1914] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 12th August 1908.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £2,736 9/10d.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah & sons
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 20th Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 20th July 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 8C, 9A & 16A]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a quarryman [1871] /
a stone delver [1881] /
Registrar of Births, Marriages & Deaths [1891, 1901].
In 1865, he married Clementina Stott.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] were father-in-law John Stott &
brother-in-law Samuel Stott [b 1852] (stone merchant).
Samuel died 20th February 1904.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £359 4/5d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Clementina
and
son Walter.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
In 1911, Clementina was living with Ellen & John
William Alder / Aldam and their 2 children at 18 Bank Top,
Southowram
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Jeffrey Knowles
He was
a sawyer [1871] /
a wood sawyer [1891] /
a timber merchant [1901] /
a salesman in the family business – J. Crossland & Son.
He married Jane [1854-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
25 Melville Place, Halifax [1891, 1901]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Crossland
Born in Moor End.
He was
a member of Mixenden Congregational Church & Sunday School /
a grocer's assistant [1911] /
employed by Wainstalls Co-operative /
manager of William Wood's grocers, Nelson /
a member of Nelson Wesleyan Chapel.
He married Mary Louisa.
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [April 1917]
and served as a Private
with D Company
1st/4th Battalion
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).
He died of wounds in No.1 Canadian General Hospital, Étaples
[11th April 1918] (aged 28).
He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXXIII G 8].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
Recorded on 1st May 1875, when
he was fined £2 7/6d for permitting drunkenness in his home.
Three men who were drunk in his house were fined 18/6d each
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In [Q3] 1918, he married Sarah Alice Mason in Halifax.
Child:
Frank [1921-2016]
William died in Halifax [Q2 1947] (aged 51)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Cheryl Grice
On 1st October 1859, he married Lavinia Cardwell Pigot at the
Parish Church of St Pancras in London.
Children:
The couple set up home at Number 6 Trinity Place, Halifax.
He had an office in Harrison Road – see Ceccardo Egidio Fucigna.
Around 1863, he opened an office at Albion Street, Leeds.
Shortly afterwards, he left Halifax.
On 28th January 1867, he became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of
British Architects.
He worked on many local buildings:
Akroydon, Halifax,
Copley model village,
Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland,
Parish Church of Saint Stephen the Martyr, Copley,
Rishworth Lodge and
Royal Hotel, Elland
and Rochdale Town Hall
Some of his sketches were used in Akroyd's 1862 booklet
entitled On Improved Dwellings for the Working Classes
Crossland, Charles Ref 297-3830
He married Jane Smith [18??-18??].
Crossland, Charles Ref 297-277
FLS.
Crossland, Edwin Ref 297-1161
Son of John Crossland.
Hannah was born in Midgley.
Crossland, Ernest Vincent Ref 297-1202
Son of Walter Crossland.
Crossland, F. Ref 297-25
Crossland, James Ref 297-605
He was
an insurance agent [1865].
Hannah was the daughter of John Hirst
Crossland, Joah Ref 297-1203
Auctioneer and corn merchant in Hebden Bridge.
Crossland, Joe Ref 297-1832
Son of Ethelyn & Arthur Crossland
Crossland, John Ref 297-1160
Born at Lindley, Huddersfield.
Crossland, John Ref 297-1124
Son of Matthew Crossland, delver.
Sarah, was born in Ovenden, the daughter of John Town,
cartwright
Crossland, John Henry Ref 297-890
Son of Edwin Crossland.
Pamelia was born in Halifax
Crossland, Jonas W. Ref 297-1125
Councillor for Halifax Northowram ward [1894]
Crossland, Joseph Ref 297-628
Born in Halifax.
Martha was born in Halifax
Crossland, Joseph Ref 297-1829
Born in Elland.
Crossland, Richard Ref 297-1952
Son of Emma & Herbert Crossland of 10 Windover Road,
Willesden.
Crossland, Samuel Ref 297-2373
(Possibly) son of Esther & Joseph Crossland.
Crossland, Walter Ref 297-1201
Son of Edwin Crossland.
Jane was born in Kendal, Westmoreland
Crossland, Walter Ref 297-1777
Son of John Crossland.
Crossland, William Ref 297-2517
Beerseller at Elland.
Crossland, William Ref 297-2375
He lived at Owlet Hall, Elland [1904].
Crossland, William Anderson Ref 297-1313
Sarah Alice was the daughter of Charles Mason
Crossland, William Henry Ref 297-326
FRIBA.
Huddersfield-born architect.
He was a talented artist and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1855.
He worked in London and Huddersfield before moving to Halifax [around
1858].
He was articled to Sir George Gilbert Scott with whom he did work
for Edward Akroyd at Akroydon and Copley.
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