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Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 7 Send Message	Martine	Report	8 Apr 2009 19:58
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 7 Send Message	Hi I am trying to find out the maiden name and parents of Margaret Crook born approx 1847 who married Francis Crook bn 1848 who lived in gloucestershire. They had at least 11 children two of which were named after them. any info you could find would be fantastic regards
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 7,602 Send Message	Penny	Report	8 Apr 2009 20:08
	Need a bit more info- any dates for the children or names even?
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	8 Apr 2009 20:09
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	This is the only Francis Crook I can find on the census and his wife is Maria. 1891 England Census about Francis Wm Crook Name: Francis Wm Crook Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Badgeworth Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Badgeworth County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Cheltenham Sub registration district: Charlton Kings ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Francis Wm Crook 42 Maria Crook 42 Francis Wm Crook 15 Warpreh L Crook 13 Fanny E Crook 11 Annie M Crook 10 Jossie J Crook 8 Ethel M Crook 7 Eve Ruth Crook 5 Alice G Crook 5 Frances May Crook 3 Have you searched on Free BMD for a marriage or 1 of the children's birth certs would give her maiden name. http://freebmd.rootsweb.com Christine
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 2,653 Send Message	Artbeat	Report	8 Apr 2009 20:10
	sorry martine, A little confused is the the family in 1891. Name: Francis Wm Crook Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Badgeworth Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Badgeworth County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Cheltenham Sub registration district: Charlton Kings ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Francis Wm Crook 42 Maria Crook 42 Francis Wm Crook 15 Warpreh L Crook 13 Fanny E Crook 11 Annie M Crook 10 Jossie J Crook 8 Ethel M Crook 7 Eve Ruth Crook 5 Alice G Crook 5 Frances May Crook 3 richard
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 7 Send Message	Martine	Report	8 Apr 2009 20:59
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 7 Send Message	Many thanks for all your help. This looks right apart from Warpreh and Jossie J dont recognise those names. i have which seems to be missing Margaret, John,Ernest and Nora but Ernest and Nora were bn 92 and 94. please can you help me find Maria's siblings/parents thanks again
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	9 Apr 2009 08:08
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	Here is the family in 1881/1901 Margaret and John were the names mistranscribed in 1891. 1881 England Census about Francis W. Cook Name: Francis W. Cook Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Badgeworth County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Street address: Badgeworth Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View Image Occupation: Domestic Servant Coachman Registration district: Cheltenham Sub registration district: Charlton Kings ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Francis W. Cook 32 Maria Cook 32 Francis W. Cook 5 Margaret S. Cook 3 Fanny E. Cook 1 Annie M. Cook 1 month John Baglin 15 boarder 1901 England Census about Francis Crook Name: Francis Crook Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Badgworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Up Hatherley Ecclesiastical parish: St Phillip and St James County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Cheltenham Sub registration district: Charlton Kings ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 17 Household Members: Name Age Francis Crook 52 Maria Crook 52 Ethel Crook 17 Gertrude Crook 15 Frances Crook 13 Ernest Crook 9 Nora Crook 7 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2459; Folio: 50; Page: 5. Here is Maria in 1861 and 1851 but as you can see she is not with her parents. 1861 England Census about Maria Humphries Name: Maria Humphries Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Granddaughter Father's Name: Charles Gender: Female Where born: Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Badgeworth County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Cheltenham Sub registration district: Charlton Kings ED, institution, or vessel: 16b Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 16 Household Members: Name Age Sarah Crates 70 Elizabeth Crates 35 Charles Crates 32 Maria Humphries 12 1851 England Census about Maria Humphries Name: Maria Humphries Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Lodger Gender: Female Where born: Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Brockworth County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Gloucester Sub registration district: St John the Baptist ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 45 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Price 27 W A Price 26 Margaretta Price 8 Mo Elizabeth Humphries 6 John Humphries 5 Maria Humphries 2 Lupe Hudson 19 Christine

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