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William Miller Crook

Male 1854 - 1906  (52 years)


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  • Name William Miller Crook 
    Born 1854  Hoghton, nr Leyland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 13 Aug 1854  Holy Trinity, Hoghton Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Carpenter, boatbuilder Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Apr 1906  Exeter Road, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I15992  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 

    Father James Crook,   b. 1827, Hoghton, nr Leyland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1880, Factory Street, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Ann,   b. 1824, Hoghton, nr Leyland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, Walton, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Partners Abt 1852 
    Family ID F04789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Hayes,   b. 1855, Ince Blundell, Sefton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jan 1877  Barrow-in-Furness Register Office Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Miller Crook,   b. 1 Jul 1877, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Rachel Miller Crook,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Catherine Miller Crook,   b. 18 Nov 1880, Birkdale, Southport Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F04799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Miller,   b. 1855, Livesey, nr Feniscowles Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Sep 1899  St Andrew, Maghull Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Florence Margaret Miller Crook,   b. 1893, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1904, West Derby Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F04798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Separated from wife in 1878. Divorced 1887, co-respondent James Moody. Petition filed 19 4 1886, Decree Nisi 1 11 1886, Decree Absolute 10 5 1887. High Court, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, (Ancestry: UK Civil Divorce Records)
      DC gives cause of death as enteritis.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S307067] Probate record (Ancestry).

    3. [S010069] MC.



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