Thank you so much for everyones interest and input. Sorry I took a while answering but I'm on a different time zone and I wanted to look up my notes.
In my research on the Crossleys I actually looked into the Thomas and Ann Crosland who live on St Lukes Terrace in 1861. However I had believed that this was Thomas Crosland bapt. 20 may 1804 at Beeston, parents Joseph and Maria Crosland...but, I don't have him in any other censuses so I could very easily be wrong, and I can't find a marriage for him. But obviously the death in 1870 fits.
On Thomas's marriage to Ann Giles nee Harrison, his father's name is down as Samuel, stuff presser and the abodes on the baptisms of his elder children (Ebenezer Street) coincide with the abodes on the burial records of Samuel Crosley (16 jul 1820, St Peters) and Mary (nee Lonsdale)(27 Jul 1835, St Peters) whom I 'supposed' to be his parents. Also Samuel is a very prominent name in the family all the way down to my father...and there are no Josephs.
It looks like I have to get back to the drawing board

There are relevant gaps in both Thomas's which could very well mean they are one and the same.
The only thing that seems odd is that they were in Cannon Street in 1856 and 1857, then moved back to Beeston in 1861, and then in 1865 are back in Cannon Street when Ann dies.
Jomot: Yes, I looked at the transcript for the trial and it is actually spelt 'Cannon Street'. Thank you.
Thank you everyone for giving me a new outlook on this and for all your time.