Hannah (Cross) Crimlisk (1870 - 1947)

Born 1870 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Matthew Crimlisk — married 10 Feb 1894 in Filey, Yorkshire, England

Died 6 Jul 1947 at about age 77 in 13 Hope St., Filey, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Hannah Cross was born in 1870 at Flamborough in Yorkshire, daughter of fisherman, Robert Cross, and his wife, Elizabeth Colley. ^[1]

In 1893 she married fisherman, Matthew Crimlis (or Crimlisk) of Filey, ^[2] son of Thomas Crimlisk and his wife, Elizabeth Jenkinson. When the 1901 Census was taken, Hannah was at home at 17 Queen Street in Filey with their three children, Grace, George and Wilfred, ^[3] but Matthew was at sea.

The great gale of the 5th of February 1909 cost the life of her brother, John, and his two eldest sons, Robert and Richard, when their coble was swamped in the entrance to North Landing. Some time thereafter Hannah took her two youngest children and returned to Flamborough to be with her mother ^[4] and, no doubt, to offer support to her sister-in-law, Mary Elizabeth. Elizabeth Cross died in 1913. ^[5]

Events in far away Serbia in June 1914 led in August to Britain demanding that German troops be withdrawn from nearby Belgium. When the demand was ignored Britain found herself at war with Germany. ^[6] It was a new kind of warfare with the British Imperial fleet under threat from submarines and from minefields around the coast. The big trawlers were drafted into service as minesweepers while, inevitably, the price of fish rocketed. Earning a living as a fisherman was easier than ever provided you forgot about the minefields. ^[7] But then there was the sadness; Matthew's nephew, Harold Crimlisk, was killed in Belgium on the 20th of September 1917, just twenty years old. ^[8]

Matthew was skipper of his own boat, "Emulator" by 1919. The mine that took Emulator on the 15th of April (nearly six months after the war's end) also took their sons, 20 year old Wilfred, 17 year old Thomas, ^{[9][10][11][12]} and four more fishermen.

Hannah died on the 6th of July 1947 at 13 Hope Street in Filey. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Census of England Harrington's Lane, Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Robert	Cross	Head	Married	Male	44	Fisherman	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth	Cross	Wife	Married	Female	33	Fisherman's wife	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   John	Cross	Son	-	Male	7	Scholar	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Grace	Cross	Daughter	-	Female	4	Scholar	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Hannah	Cross	Daughter	-	Female	1	-	Flamborough, Yorkshire

2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (Registered Scarborough 1893 4th qu Vol 9d Page 712 Matthew Crimlis, Crymlys or Crimlais married Hannah Cross)
3. ↑ 1901 Census of England 17 Queen St., Filey, Yorkshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Hannah	Crimlisk	Head	married	Female	30	Fisherman's wife crossed out	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Grace E	Crimlisk	Daughter	Single	Female	6	-	Filey, Yorkshire
   George M	Crimlisk	Son	Single	Male	5	-	Filey, Yorkshire
   Wilfred	Crimlisk	Son	Single	Male	1	-	Filey, Yorkshire

4. ↑ 1911 Census of England Mere Side, Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Elizabeth	Cross	Head	Widow	Female	72	-	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Hannah	Crimlisk	Daughter	married 15 years 4 children 1 deceased	Female	40	-	Flamborough, Yorkshire
   Syliva Mary	Crimlisk	Granddaughter	-	Female	4	-	Filey, Yorkshire
   K Margaret	Crimklisk	Granddaughter	-	Female	2	-	Filey, Yorkshire

   NB The 4 children 1 dead had been entered for Elizabeth then crossed out and given to Hannah, but Hannah had more children than that
5. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 (Registered Bridlington 1913 4th qu Vol 9d Page 422 Elizabeth Cross aged 76)
6. ↑ Wikipedia: World War I
7. ↑ Fishing News: Fishermen in WWI--Sweeping All Before
8. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission: PRIVATE HAROLD CRIMLISK Service Number: 41738 Yorkshire Regiment "C" Coy. 6th Bn. Died 27 September 1917 Age 20 years Buried or commemorated at CEMENT HOUSE CEMETERY IV. C. 16. Belgium Son of Thomas and Margaret Crimlisk, of 21, Victoria Avenue, Filey, Yorks
9. ↑ UK, Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea, 1891-1922 (15 April 1919 Emulator of Scarborough Crimlish Matthew 47 skipper, Thomas Robert 17, fisherman and Wilfred, engineman)
10. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission: SKIPPER MATTHEW CRIMLISK Mercantile Marine Fishing Vessel "Emulator" (Scarborough) Died 15 April 1919 commemorated at TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Body not found
11. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ENGINEMAN WILFRED CRIMLISK Mercantile Marine Fishing Vessel "Emulator" (Scarborough). Died 15 April 1919 Age 20 Commemorated at TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Body not found Son of Hannah Crimlisk, of 4, Queen St., Filey)
12. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission (FISHERMAN THOMAS ROBERT CRIMLISK Mercantile Marine Fishing Vessel "Emulator" (Scarborough) Died 15 April 1919 Age 17 years Commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial. Body not found Son of Hannah Crimlisk, of 4, Queen St., Filey)
13. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (9 Dec 1947 Crimlisk Hannah of 33 Church St., Filey died 6 July 1947 at 13 Hope St., Filey)