Oh Terrific Trish, if you EVER need any lookups in Pennsylvania (or the U.S. at all), please drop me a line -- I owe you!
I don’t subscribe to Ancestry, but can access it at a public library 15 miles away (when a computer station is open!). So it’s taking me a bit longer to locate the info I need ... you’re always one step ahead of me
Been trawling through freereg, too -- which is an eye-popping gold mine for Lincolnshire stuff! -- and will post some additions to the “master tree” later.
First, I did indeed have all the 1841 census results you listed. Even had a printout tucked in my files, and went to double-check something when I noticed the WHELPTONs were living in the midst of our CRAWFORDs! Which led me to find their kids whom you mentioned. You’re probably correct about Lucy being John’s sister; making her a sister-in-law-to-be when she witnessed those CRAWFORD marriages.
Speaking of witnesses, Noah TODD’s name does seem to appear a lot, but primarily on CRAWFORD-related marriages as far as I’ve noticed. Perhaps a coincidence, perhaps not. When/if you have a chance, would you please check for him in the 1841 census to see what his profession was? If he’s a parish clerk, we can put him aside.
Verifying my George CRAWFORD Jr. b. 1830 is what’s been causing the biggest holdup. Why wasn’t he with his parents in 1841? Who was the Ann living with him and Robert & Jane then? If Ann were George’s sister (as I first assumed, due to their ages), then Jane (SHARP) couldn’t be her mum, too. With the multiple possibilities for George Seniors added to the mix, I’ve been afraid to go off track. But by Jove, I think I’ve got him now! In one census, anyway -- what do y’all think about these CROWFORDs?
1841 Lincolnshire, Civil parish: Waddingham
Registration district: Caistor, Sub-registration district: Market Rasen
George Crowford: 31
Jane Crowford: 28
Robert Crowford: 8
Daniel Crowford: 6
Sarah Crowford: 4
Waddingham is where another son, Tom, was baptized and buried. (The SHARPS were apparently from nearby Messingham.) Robert’s age matches with freereg’s baptism to George & Jane. Don’t know about wee Sarah; she’s not on freereg or freebmd. There’s also an 1835 Redbourne baptism for a Daniel
Cooper to George &
Sarah, which I put aside at first. But since George Jr. named his eldest daughter Sarah Jane Sharp CRAWFORD, I wonder if “Sarah Jane” was the mum’s full name. If so, hopefully the Cooper middle name is another clue! Meanwhile, it seems my Geo Jr. must’ve been living with his old grandparents to help out.
I won't have access to the library for the next several days, so if you could PM me a little detail on that descendant of Fanny Crawford MOODY, I would really, really appreciate it!
Crikey, this is fun!
~JL
PS: Good point about this being in the Lookup Requests area -- I’ll start a new thread next week.
