Thread: Searching for Mary Jane Crook (Nee Miller) circa 1901

Hi

I am hoping you can help trace the death of Mary Jane Crook, born June 1856 in Gateshead, Co Durham, to William & Mary Miller.



I have located the following data:

1865 birth registration in Gateshead

1871 census listing in Newcastle upon Tyne with parents

1884 marriage at Monk Heseldon to Arthur Crook of Lewisham Kent

1891 census listing in Heagly St. Lee. Lewisham, Kent with husband Arthur and 3 children



Other info secured-

Arthur Crook dies in Lee Union Infirmary in 1896

3 of 4 children are admitted to Lewisham workhouse infirmary and subsequently sent to Anerley School then onto service.



I am unable to locate the whereabouts of Mary Jane Crook in the late 1890's or the 1901 census or her death



Hoping you can help & Thank you in anticipation

Have you looked for a second marriage?

Hi Helen

Your suggestion is a good one and one I have not looked into but will now undertake.



I am aware that her eldest 3 children were sent onto "service" after a spell each at Anerley School, Penge, and that they youngest child, William James Crook, (my Grandfather) was taken North to live in Newcastle by his Aunt (on his fathers side) and at that point Mary Jane just dropped off the radar.



Would a widow generally be remarried under her maiden name of her married name?



Thanks Gerry

Thank You Welshlady

My original thoughts were also that she had died but no matter how many checks and methods of checking I use I come up with onlythe proverbial brickwall



Thank you Gerry

Thank you most kindly for your efforts

Hi, I have just done a search on the NBI and the only Mary Jane Crook that I can find is Burial Date: 1 May 1914, Age 66, County: Lincs, Cleethorpes, Cemetery.



Christine

Thanks Christine & Welshlady for your kind assistance



I dont think the MJ Crook buried in Lincs will be the one I am researching.

I know from past searches that I have carried out that there was/is a large contingent of Crook families in that area as well as a large contingent in Lancs. However the family I am researching belong originally in Gloucestershire, then their ancestors moved from Glos. to Lee, Lewisham, Kent. ( Greater London today). With Mary Jane Crook (nee Miller) originating from Gateshead, County Durham. She married Arthur Crook in Monk Heselden, Durham before moving south to Lewisham



To date I have identified another Mary Jane Crook buried in Guildford in 1898, but a purchase of the death cert shows a different husband to Arthur. In fact once I had this data I was able to identify this incorrect Mary Jane and husband in a 1891 census and I could also identify, in the same census, my MJ Crook with husband Arthur and 3 of their 4 children.( the 4th child William James Crook (my Grandfather) was born in Jan 1892) .

I have identified othe deaths of a Mary Jane Crook at Bicester, Chorley, Blackburn, Kings North,Leeds and Whithaven from 1901 to 1909 but have discounted each for one reason or another



I have further identified a Mary Crook who was in the Lewisham Union Workhouse in 1901. However documents secured from the archive staff show this Mary Crook was put into the workhouse by her mother Mrs Cobb of 22 Dalmain Road, Lewisham. My Mary Jane Crook's(nee Miller) living mother in law was Henrietta Crook residing at 12 High Road, Lee, Lewisham in 1901 census, so therefore assume this Mary Crook is not correct for my search.



I have also checked with records from Lewisham crematorium for burials from 1901 to 1954 to no avail



Other than these two above, and despite a rigorous search, I have been unsuccessful in identifying any other likely candidates.



Again many thanks for your efforts

Gerry