Fanny Elizabeth Crowson (1884 - 1956)

Born 7 Mar 1884 in Helpston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 1956 at about age 71 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth Crowson was born in Northamptonshire, England.

Elizabeth was born in 1884 in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter and eldest child of Thomas Crowson and Sarah Eady.

By the age of 16, Elizabeth was already working as a shoe machinist. At the time of the 1911 census, she still lived at home with her parents in Helpstone. She was working as a domestic servant. A year later on 21st May, Elizabeth married Alfred Henson at All Saints Church in Cotgrave near Bingham, Nottinghamshire. Alfred was the son of George Henson from Cotgrave, an agricultural labourer, and Fanny Rose Whitby from Burton upon Trent. In the year before their marriage, Alfred worked as a groom at The Kennels in Gedling. By 1921, Alfred's occupation was the same but he had a new employer, J W Hall, a local farmer. By then, the family included at least six children, five daughters and one son.

When the 1939 England census was taken, Alfred was working as a foreman at Grange Farm, Plumtree near Bingham. Two further children were included, a son, Alfred George, born in 1915 but not at home when the 1921 census was conducted, and a daughter, Margaret, born in 1922.

Elizabeth passed away in 1956. Her death was registered in Basford, Nottinghamshire. Alfred lived for another nine years.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XL4-4PZ : 1 October 2014), Fanny Elizabeth Crowson, 1884; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91D-XR6 : 16 August 2022), Elizabeth Crowson in household of 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-5TV : 18 July 2019), Elizabeth Crowson in household of 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.

• Marriage: "Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
  Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Pr9625; Reference: Pr9625
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61840 #90972196 (accessed 3 May 2024)
  Fanny Elizabeth Gowson (26) marriage to Alfred Henson on 21 May 1912 in Cotgrave, All Saints, Nottinghamshire, England.

• 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
  Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 16183; District reference: RD 433 RS 1 ED 22, 23
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 May 2024)
  Fanny Elizabeth Henson (37), wife, Home Duties, in household of Alfred Henson (30) in Clipstone, Plumtree, Plumtree in Bingham registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Employed by At Home.

• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6258G; Line Number: 24; Schedule Number: 272; Sub Schedule Number: 2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #37798515 (accessed 3 May 2024)
  Fanny E Henson (born 7 Mar 1883), married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, in Grange Farm Planetree, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 03 May 2024), database entry for HENSON, Fanny Elizabeth. GRO Reference: 1956 D Quarter in BASFORD Volume 03C Page 51 (age 73).