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Mary Crowder

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Terence

Terence Report 2 Apr 2021 16:17

Hi. Looking for a Mary Crowder,b.1840,West Auckland. She is at West Auckland aged 1, in 1841,with Richard,55, his wife, Mary,55, Richard, 20 and Thomas,15.Can't seem to find any of the above in 1851. Any ideas please.
Terry L.

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:31

Is this the family you refer to - Household head is Ralph though, not Richard

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Auckland, West, St Andrew Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Ralph Crowder Male 55 1786 Durham, England A Smith
Mary Crowder Female 55 1786 Durham, England
Richard Crowder Male 20 1821 Durham, England A Shoemaker
Thomas Crowder Male 15 1826 Durham, England Smith App.
Mary Crowder Female 1 1840 Durham, England

Unlikely Mary is daughter Mary Snr, whose age will be 55-59 if correct.
Relationships aren't given on the 1841

Is this her -
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CROWDER, MARY ETHERINGTON
GRO Reference: 1839 D Quarter in AUCKLAND UNION Volume 24 Page 16

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Apr 2021 16:36

this one but father is ralph

Record Transcription:
1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Auckland, West, St Andrew Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England

Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Ralph Crowder Male 55 1786 Durham, England
Mary Crowder Female 55 1786 Durham, England
Richard Crowder Male 20 1821 Durham, England
Thomas Crowder Male 15 1826 Durham, England
Mary Crowder Female 1 1840 Durham, England

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:39

Name: Ralph Crowder
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Oct 1810
Event Place: Staindrop, Durham, England
Event Place (Original): Staindrop, Durham, England
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Trotter
Spouse's Sex: Female

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:41

Mary Jnr's parents?

Name: George Crowder
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 May 1838
Event Place: Auckland St Helen, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): St Helen-Auckland, Durham, England
Sex: Male
Father's Name: Ralph Crowder
Spouse's Name: Martha Mary Hetherington
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Hetherington

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:46

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Mary Crowder
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 30 Oct 1839
Event Place: Auckland St Helen, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): St Helen, Auckland, Durham, England
Sex: Female
Father's Name: George Crowder
Mother's Name: Mary Etherington

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:50

Possibly Ralph's death

Name: Age at Death (in years):
CROWDER, RALPH 76
GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in EASINGTON Volume 10A Page 185

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:51

?? Original looks like Crowder - reported error to FMP

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
West Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England

First name(s) Ralph
Last name Crader
Relationship Lodger
Marital status Widower <<<<<<<
Sex Male
Age 74
Birth year 1787
Occupation Blacksmith
Birth town West Auckland
Birth town as transcribed WEST AUCKLAND
Birth county Durham
Birth county as transcribed DURHAM
Birth place (other) England
Birth place other as transcribed -
Street West Auckland
Parish West Auckland
City or borough -
County Durham
Country England
Municipal ward -
Parliamentary borough Durham

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 16:54

??
Death
CROWDER, MARY 75
GRO Reference: 1858 S Quarter in AUCKLAND Volume 10A Page 84

So both should be around on the 1851

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Apr 2021 16:59

Thomas from 1841
Name: Thos. Crowder
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 24 Sep 1821
Baptism Place: St. Helen, Auckland, Durham, England
Father:
Ralph Crowder
Mother:
Mary
FHL Film Number: 1894173
Reference ID: bk 8b p 62 cn 495

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Apr 2021 17:28

Name: George Crowder
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 02 Nov 1840
Burial Place: St Helen'S Auckland, Durham, England
FHL Film Number: 1894175
Reference ID: p 193

Name: Mary Crowder
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Streatham, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Byers Green
Ecclesiastical parish: Byers Green
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage: widow
Disability:
View image
Registration District: Auckland
Sub-registration District: Bishop Auckland
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 7
Piece: 2385
Folio: 120
Page Number: 47
Household Members:
Name Age
James Stephenson 42
James Stephenson 16
Elizabeth Stephenson 15
Mary Crowder 36
John Bell 24

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 17:37

Burial
Name: Mary Crowder
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 7 Aug 1824
Event Place: Auckland St Helen, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): St Helen's Auckland, Durham, England
Sex: Female
Father's Name: Ralph Crowder
Mother's Name: Mary

Other baptisms to Ralph and Mary at St Helen, Auckland - from Family Search

John 29.12.1811 Born 10.10.1811
Elizabeth Crowder 29..8.1813
William 29.7.1815
George Crowder 2.8.1817 Auckland St Helen
Richard 18.10.1819

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 17:47

In Easington area - perhaps Ralph was with them when he died??

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
4, Back Terrace, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Crowder Head Married Male 41 1820 Shoe Maker West Auckland, Durham, England
Mary J Crowder Wife Married Female 35 1826 - Durham, England
William Sidgwick Son Unmarried Male 16 1845 Shoemaker Durham, England
Elizabeth Crowden Daughter - Female 11 1850 Scholar West Auckland, Durham, England
Ralph Crowden Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar West Auckland, Durham, England
John Crowden Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar Dawdon, Durham, England
George Crowden Son - Male 4 1857 Scholar Dawdon, Durham, England
Mary E Crowden Daughter - Female 2 1859 - Dawdon, Durham, England


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CROWDER, RALPH SIDGWICK
GRO Reference: 1851 D Quarter in AUCKLAND UNION Volume 24 Page 30

alviegal

alviegal Report 2 Apr 2021 17:52

>>1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census<<

West Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Ralph Cowther Head Married Male 64 1787 Smith & Farrier Raby Moor, Durham, England
Mary Cowther Wife Married Female 68 1783 Raby Moor, Durham, England
Mary Cowther Granddaughter - Female 11 1840 - West Auckland, Durham, England
Thomas Cowther Nephew Unmarried Male 25 1826 Smith Worshall, Yorkshire, England


and Richard mistranscribed, should also be Cowther. Elizabeth should be Crowther.


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census

West Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Lowther Head Married Male 31 1820 Cordwainer West Auckland, Durham, England
Mary Lowther Wife Married Female 26 1825 - Eggleston, Durham, England
William Wilkinson Wife's Son Unmarried Male 5 1846 Scholar Durham, England
Elizabeth Lowther Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1849 - West Auckland, Durham, England




England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

First name(s) Richard
Last name Crowder
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1848

Richard Crowder married one of these people

>>Mary Wilkinson<<, Jane Turner, Mary Maria Byers, Jane Halton
District Auckland
District number -
County Durham
Country England
Volume 24
Volume as transcribed 24
Page number 5

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 17:59

?? Death - so should be around 1841

CROWDER, WILLIAM 26
GRO Reference: 1842 M Quarter in AUCKLAND UNION Volume 24 Page 17

???? -
none showing b Durham, this one no place of birth

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Royal Regiment of Artillery, Woolwich, Greenwich, London & Kent, England

First name(s) William
Last name Crowder
Sex Male
Age 25
Birth year 1816
Occupation -
Birth county -
Institution name Royal Regiment Of Artillery
Street Royal Regiment Of Artillery
Full address
Royal Regiment of Artillery, Woolwich, Greenwich, London & Kent, England
Parish or township Woolwich
City or borough Greenwich
Sub District Woolwich Dockyard
Registration district Greenwich
County London, Kent
Country England
Family member first name(s) James, Robert, Thomas, Edmund, John, Timothy, William, David, George, Alexander, Henry
Family member last name Griffiths, Shepard, Moore, McCallum, Jesse, Roberts, Fripp, Ryan, Old, Mason, Jennings, Mitchell, Robinson, Robertson, Cavanagh, Ashby, Ewen, Tuohy, Reynolds, O'sullivan, Doran, Roche, Keay, Phillips, Ni
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 493
Book number 7
Folio number 20
Page number 11
Schedule 1229
Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 18:38

Presuming that William Sidgwick(1861) and William Wilkinson (1851) are the same person -

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1846 (>99%)
Bell Mary Darlington 24 29
HUTCHINSON James Darlington 24 29
Lockey Dorothy Darlington 24 29
MUNBY Elizabeth Darlington 24 29
Robinson Adamson Darlington 24 29
Robinson Frances William Darlington 24 29
Robinson Francis William Darlington 24 29
Sedgewick Mary Darlington 24 29 99%)
Wilkinson Robert Darlington 24 29

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1848 (>99%
BYERS Mary Maria Auckland 24 5
Crowder Richard Auckland 24 5 <<<<<<<<
Gibbon Robert Auckland 24 5
HALTON Jane Auckland 24 5
Medcalf Thomas Bartholomew Hodgson Auckland 24 5
OLDFIELD Robert Auckland 24 5
Turner Jane Auckland 24 5
Wilkinson Mary Auckland 24 5 <<<<<<<


So William born pre Mary Sidgwick's marriage to Robert Wilkinson (no mmn showing)
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SIDGWICK, WILLIAM WILKINSON -
GRO Reference: 1845 D Quarter in DARLINGTON UNION Volume 24 Page 49

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 19:13

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Back of Railway Street, North, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Crowder Head - Male 51 1820 - Durham, England
Mary Crowder Wife - Female 49 1822 - Durham, England
Ralph Crowder Son - Male 19 1852 - Durham, England
John Crowder Son - Male 16 1855 - Durham, England
Mary Emma Crowder Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Durham, England
Jane Maria Crowder Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Durham, England
Ann Crowder Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, William Street, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Crowder Head Married Male 61 1820 Shoemaker St Helens, Durham, England
Mary Crowder Wife Married Female 53 1828 - Durham, England
Ann Crowder Daughter Single Female 17 1864 - Durham, England

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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
William Street, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England
.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Elizabeth Sparks Head Widow Female 40 1851 Plain Sewing West Auckland, Durham, England
Sarah J Sparks Daughter Single Female 9 1882 Scholar Sherburn Hill, Durham, England
Mary Crowder Mother Widow Female 64 1827 Plain Sewing .

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, William Street, Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Crowther Widow Widow Female 76 1825 - Durham, England
Sarah J Sparks Grand Daughter Single Female 18 1883 - Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

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?? mis spelt surname

Deaths Dec 1889 (>99%)
Crowther Richard 70 Easington 10a 233

and
Deaths Jun 1905 (>99%)
Crowder Mary 77 Easington 10a 259



greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Apr 2021 19:13

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Back of Railway Street, North, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Crowder Head - Male 51 1820 - Durham, England
Mary Crowder Wife - Female 49 1822 - Durham, England
Ralph Crowder Son - Male 19 1852 - Durham, England
John Crowder Son - Male 16 1855 - Durham, England
Mary Emma Crowder Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Durham, England
Jane Maria Crowder Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Durham, England
Ann Crowder Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, William Street, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Crowder Head Married Male 61 1820 Shoemaker St Helens, Durham, England
Mary Crowder Wife Married Female 53 1828 - Durham, England
Ann Crowder Daughter Single Female 17 1864 - Durham, England

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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
William Street, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England
.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Elizabeth Sparks Head Widow Female 40 1851 Plain Sewing West Auckland, Durham, England
Sarah J Sparks Daughter Single Female 9 1882 Scholar Sherburn Hill, Durham, England
Mary Crowder Mother Widow Female 64 1827 Plain Sewing .

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, William Street, Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, Easington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Crowther Widow Widow Female 76 1825 - Durham, England
Sarah J Sparks Grand Daughter Single Female 18 1883 - Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

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?? mis spelt surname

Deaths Dec 1889 (>99%)
Crowther Richard 70 Easington 10a 233

and
Deaths Jun 1905 (>99%)
Crowder Mary 77 Easington 10a 259



Terence

Terence Report 3 Apr 2021 12:50

Once again a huge thank you to all you researchers. Obviously my mistake with Richard instead of Ralph. Getting old!!
Thanks to you all, Terry L.