Thomas Crowson (1864 - 1947)

Born 10 Mar 1864 in Helpston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Eady — married 4 Dec 1883 in Helpston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1947 at about age 82 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas Crowson was born in Northamptonshire, England.

Thomas was born on 10 March 1864 in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, England. His parents were Henry Crowson and Elizabeth Franklin, known as Betsey. He was baptised in Helpstone exactly a month after his birth.

Thomas was a general labourer and had a variety of jobs throughout his life. He married Sarah Eady in Helpstone on 4 Dec 1883. His older brother, Frederick Crowson had married Sarah's older sister, Mary Eady in Helpstone in 1880.

Between 1884 and 1886, Thomas and Sarah moved from Helpstone to Barleythorpe in Rutland. Between 1890 and 1894, they moved again, this time to Oakham, also in Rutland. In Barleythorpe, Thomas worked as a groom. In Oakham, he was a builder's labourer.

Thomas and Sarah had 11 children between 1882 and 1905. One (Thomas Henry born and died 1895) died in infancy. The remainder were all at home on the night the 1911 census was taken. The oldest ones were born in Helpstone, the middle ones in Barleythorpe and the younger ones in Oakham. The youngest child, James Edward Crowson, was born in Helpstone where the family had returned between 1901 and 1905. In the 1911 census, the two youngest male children were described as grandsons: son had been deleted and replaced by grandson in both cases. However, the birth records in the GRO show that both were registered as sons of Thomas and Mary. Similarly, the youngest daughter, Gracie's relationship to Thomas and Sarah had been altered to granddaughter.

The oldest child in the family was called Walter. He was born in 1882 before Thomas and Sarah were married. Therefore it is possible that Thomas was not Walter's father and that Walter was illegitimate. No mother's maiden surname is shown in his GRO birth record.

Thomas died in 1947. His death was recorded in the Peterborough area. His last address, at the time of the 1939 England Register was Peterborough Rd, Helpstone. At that time he was 75 and still working as a general labourer. It is not currently known where or when Sarah died.

Sources

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 13 Jun 2023), database entry for CROWSON, Thomas: GRO Reference: 1864 M Quarter in PETERBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 255 (mother's maiden name FRANKLIN).

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW69-74X : 4 February 2023), Thomas Crowson, 1864.

• Unclassified: "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912"
  Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 163P/5
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 9200 #99685 (accessed 13 June 2023)
  Name: Thomas Crowson; Age: 0; Birth Date: Abt 1864; Baptism Date: 10 Apr 1864; Baptism Place: Helpston, Northamptonshire, England; Father: Henry Crowson; Mother: Elisabeth Crowson.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFF9-17Z : 27 June 2022), Tom Crowson in entry for Henry Crowson, 1871.

• Marriage: "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912"
  Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 163P/8
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 9199 #720180 (accessed 13 June 2023)
  Thomas Crowson marriage to Sarah Eady on 4 Dec 1883 in Helpston, Northamptonshire, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4YBN-XT2 : 1 March 2021), Thomas Crowson, Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Rutland county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91D-XR8 : 16 August 2022), Thomas Crowson, Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GX-5TF : 18 July 2019), Thomas Crowson, Helpston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6298e
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 61596 #45474269 (accessed 13 June 2023)
  Thomas Crowson (born 10 Mar 1864), widowed, General Farm Labourer, at South St, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCQ-N61N : 4 September 2014), Thomas Crowson, 1947; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.