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trying to find the names of my fathers mother & father he was born 1922 and had 4 brothers, william,reg,frank & don hope somebody can help
thanks

Births Sep 1922 (>99%)
Sexton Leonard G Crookshank W.Ham

Marriage of possible parents

Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
Sexton William G Crookshank Poplar 1c 570

To Alice Crookshank

Name: William George Sexton>>>>>Soldier>>>St. Martins Cheriton Kent
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Age: 31
Spouse: Alice Crookshank>>>>>44 Tidey Street
Spouse Age: 23
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Mar 1918
Parish: All Hallows, Bromley By Bow
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Sexton>>>>>Deceased no occupation listed
Spouse Father: Alexander Henry Crookshank>>>>>>Lighterman
Register Type: Parish Register

Witnesses Amy Todd and Elizabeth Turner

Births

urname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Mar 1919 (>99%)
Sexton William A Crookshank Poplar 1c 484 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1922 (>99%)
Sexton Leonard G Crookshank W.Ham 4a 159 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1924 (>99%)
Sexton Francis H Crookshank W.Ham 4a 173 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1928 (>99%)
Sexton Reginald E Crookshank W.Ham 4a 205

Births Sep 1932 (>99%)
Sexton Ronald D Crookshank Romford 4a 676 Scan available - click to view


marriage for parents??

Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
Crookshank Alice Sexton Poplar 1c 570 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Grove Henry J Herbert Poplar 1c 570
Herbert Annie Grove Poplar 1c 570
Sexton William G Crookshank Poplar 1c 570 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<

thank you both for your replys, my fathers birth date was 26th May 1922

Hi Denise

His birth was registered in the September quarter of 1922.
You have 6 weeks to register a birth so he obviously wasn't registered until July for his birth to appear in that quarter.

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Alice Crookshank Name:Alice Crookshank
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:14 Feb 1895
Father's Name:Alexander Crookshank (Lighterman)
Mother's name:Harriet Crookshank
Parish or Poor Law Union:Limehouse St Peter
Borough:Tower Hamlets Register Type:
Parish Registers

1891 England Census
about Alexander H Crookshank Name:Alexander H Crookshank
Age:29
Estimated birth year:abt 1862
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name:Harriet Crookshank
Gender:Male
Where born:Limehouse, London, England
Civil Parish:Limehouse
Ecclesiastical parish:Mother Church St Anne
Town:London

11 Nightingale Lane

Household Members:

Alexander H Crookshank 29 (Lighterman Barge)
Harriet Crookshank 27 Portland Dorset
Alexander H Crookshank 7
Francis G Crookshank 5
Harriet E Crookshank 3
Annie E Crookshank 10/12



England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
about Alexander H Crookshank Name:Alexander H Crookshank
Estimated birth year:abt 1861
Registration Year:1907
Registration Quarter:Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death:46
Registration district:Stepney
Inferred County:London
Volume:1c
Page:23

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Alexander Henry Crookshank Name:Alexander Henry Crookshank
Birth Place:Limehouse
Residence:Poplar
Death Date:28 Mar 1918
Death Place:France and Flanders
Enlistment Place:Poplar
Rank:L Corporal
Regiment:London Regiment
Battalion:4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
Regimental Number:282958
Type of Casualty:Killed in action
Theatre of War:Western European Theatre

London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1828-1930 about Harriet Crookshank
Name:Harriet Crookshank
Age:44
Birth Year:abt 1864
Record Type:Orders of Removal
Event Date:13 Oct 1908
Poor Law Union or Parish:Poplar
Residence:Poplar
Reference Number:POBG/131/24

That prior to 1893 the said Alexander Crookshank (deceased) resided for the term of 3 years at 39 Church Row....11 and 10 Nightingale Lane and elsewhere in the Parish or Hamlet of St Ann Limehouse in the Stepney Union in the County of London.

Removed from the residence....

Harriett Crookshank age 44
Alice Crookshank are about 13
Rosena? Crookshank age about 11 years
Sarah Crookshank age about 8
Grace Crookshank age about 5 years

1911 England Census
about Harriett Crookshanks Name:Harriett Crookshanks
Age in 1911:47
Estimated birth year:abt 1864
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Portland
Civil Parish:Poplar
County/Island:London
Country:England
Street address:44 Tidey Street, Bow E >>The address on Alice's marriage record.
Marital Status:Widowed
Years Married:28
Estimated Marriage Year:1883



Household Members:

Harriett Crookshanks 47
Edith Crookshanks 18
Florence Crookshanks 13
Sarah Crookshanks 10
Grace Crookshanks 7

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Alexander Henry Crookshanks (Bachelor) Lighterman
Estimated birth year:abt 1861
Age:21
Spouse: Harriett Anthony (Spinster)
Spouse Age:18
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:20 Nov 1882
Parish:St Anne, Limehouse
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:John Benjamin Crookshanks (Blacksmith)
Spouse Father:Francis Anthony (Labourer)
Register Type:Parish Register
Witnesses: Francis Anthony and Edith Rebecca Peterson

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Alexander Henry Crookshanks
Name:Alexander Henry Crookshanks
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:29 Jul 1860
Father's Name:John Benjamin Crookshanks (Blacksmith)
Mother's name:Clarissa Crookshanks
Parish or Poor Law Union:Limehouse St Anne
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

1901 Census
about Alexander Crookhank Name:Alexander Crookhank
Age:39
Estimated birth year:abt 1862
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Male
Spouse:Harriett Crookhank
Mother:Clariess Wilkins Birth Place:
Limehouse, London, England
Civil Parish:Limehouse
Ecclesiastical parish:St Anne
Town:London
County/Island:London
Country:England

Household Members:

Alexander Crookhank 39
Harriett Crookhank 37
Alexander Crookhank 19
Francis Crookhank 15
Harriet Crookhank 13
Edith Crookhank 8
Alice Crookhank 6
Florence Crookhank 3
Sarah Crookhank 3/12
Clariess Wilkins 70 (Mother....Widow)
James Wilkins 30 (Step Brother)

Thank you all for your replys, it been really good to be able to find something out about my fathers family

1871 England Census
about Clarissa Wilkins
Age:38
Estimated birth year:abt 1833
Relation:Wife
Spouse's Name:John Wilkins
Gender:Female
Where born:Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish:St Anne Limehouse
County/Island:London
Country:England
Registration district:Stepney
Sub-registration district:Limehouse

Household Members:

John Wilkins 42
Clarissa Wilkins 38
John B Crookshanks 18
Edith R Crookshanks 12
Alexander Crookshanks 10
James Wilkins 1 Month

Clarissa's second marriage to John Wilkins...


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Clarissa Crookshanks (Widow)
Estimated birth year:abt 1833
Age:37
Father: Henry Roberts (Clerk in the Docks)
Spouse:John Wilkins (Widower) Lighterman
Spouse Age:40
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:3 Feb 1870
Parish:St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Spouse Father:James Wilkins (Lighterman)
Register Type:Parish Register
Witnesses: Ithiel?? Price and Emily Roberts

Ist marriage to John Benjamin Crookshank...


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about John Benjamin Crookshanks (Bachelor) Blacksmith
Spouse: Clarissa Roberts (Spinster)
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:12 Jan 1851
Parish:St George in the East
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:Alexander Crookshanks (Labourer)
Spouse Father:Henry Roberts (Dock Clerk)
Register Type:Parish Register
Witnesses: J Varsall ? and Sarah Roberts



England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
about John B Crookshanks Name:John B Crookshanks
Estimated birth year:abt 1820
Registration Year:1866
Registration Quarter:Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death:46
Registration district:Stepney
Inferred County:London
Volume:1c
Page:366