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CROSBY, Nora
1876 - 1936 (60 years) Has 5 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1839 - 1906 (67 years)-
Name CROSBY, Nora Birth 1876 Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death 27 Nov 1936 Greenock, Scotland Person ID I3470 Edgoose Last Modified 21 Mar 2026
Father CROSBY, George Pinch, b. 1839, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Aug 1906, King's Lynn, Norfolk (Age 67 years) Mother OLDMAN, Mary Jane, b. Between 1845 and 1847, Stibbard, Norfolk, England d. 1909, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 64 years) Marriage 11 Oct 1866 Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F340 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MITCHELL, Thomas Henry, b. 1875 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 8 Apr 1901 Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. MITCHELL, Nora Christina Whitcomb, b. 24 Sep 1903, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland d. 1985 (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. MITCHELL, George Crosby, b. 28 May 1909, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1117 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - NORA CROSBY (1876-1936)
The birth of Nora CROSBY was registered in 1876.
(GRO March Q 1876 [OLDMAN] Holbeach 7a 438)
The 1881 census of 23 Queen Street, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire:
George CROSBY, head, aged 41, general labourer, born at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire;
Mary Jane CROSBY, wife, aged 34, born at Sibboth, Norfolk;
Angelina CROSBY, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Sutton Bridge;
*Nora CROSBY, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Sutton Bridge.
(RG11/3208/40/15)
From the 1891 census of Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire:
George CROSBY, head, aged 51, deal porter, born at Sutton Bridge;
Mary J. P. CROSBY, wife, aged 44, born at Bintary (sic), Norfolk;
*Norah CROSBY, daughter, aged 15, born at Sutton Bridge.
(RG12/2567/58/20)
The 1901 census of 13 Withington Road, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire:
George CROSBY, head, aged 62, farm labourer, born at Sutton Bridge;
Mary J. CROSBY, wife, aged 55, born at Bintry (sic), Norfolk;
*Nora CROSBY, daughter, aged 25, hospital nurse, born at Sutton Bridge;
Rose A. SYKES, granddaughter, aged 12, born at St. Pancras, London.
(RG13/3037/32/17)
The 1901 census returns for the Nene Inn, 19 Nene Parade, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
Thomas STEEL, head, aged 24, publican on own account, born at Putney, London;
Angelina STEEL, wife, aged 30, born at Middlesborough (sic);
Ralph SYKES, son, aged 8, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Harry SYKES, son, aged 7, born at Wisbech;
Nora COTTRELL, daughter, aged 3, born at Wisbech;
Ivy COTTRELL, daughter, aged 2, born at Wisbech;
*Nora CROSBY, visitor, aged 24, born at Wisbech (see below);
Lucy DUFF, servant, aged 20, domestic servant, born at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. (RG13/1556/65/3)
Thomas Henry MITCHELL, a 26 year old bachelor, a schoolmaster from Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorkshire, and son of Thomas Mitchell, a draper, married Nora CROSBY, a 25 year old spinster from Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, and daughter of George CROSBY, labourer, at Sutton Bridge on 8 April 1901. Witnesses were James Black MITCHELL, Annie WRIGHT, Thomas Samuel STEEL, and Janet McKenzie DALLAS.
(GRO June Q 1901 Holbeach 7a 963)
(Marriage Certificate).
(PR)
Their daughter Nora Christina Whitcomb MITCHELL was born at Cockburn Cottage, Wellington, Penicuik, on 24 September 1903. Her mother Nora MITCHELL, maiden surname CROSBY, married at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, on 8 April 1901. Thomas H. MITCHELL, father, signed the register as Informant at Penicuik on 13 October.
(Birth Certificate via National Records of Scotland 1903 697/99)
Their son George Crosby MITCHELL was born at 11 Roxburgh Street, Greenock, on 28 May 1909. His father was Thomas Henry MITCHELL, fruit merchant. His mother Nora MITCHELL, maiden surname CROSBY, married at Sutton Bridge, England, on 8 April 1901.
(Birth in the East District of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, Page 175, via National Records of Scotland)
From the 1911 census of 11 Roxburgh Street, Greenock, Scotland;
Thomas MITCHELL, head, aged 66, married, draper on own account, born at Paisley, Renfreshire;
Sarah MITCHELL, wife, aged 65, married 36 years, 4 children all living, born in England;
Thomas H. MITCHELL, son, aged 36, married, teacher for Burgh School Board, worker, born at Greenock, Renfrewshire;
*Nora C. MTCHELL, daughter in law, aged 35, married 9 years, 3 children all living, born in England;
Thomas J. MITCHELL, grandson, aged 8, school, born in England;
Nora C. W. MITCHELL, granddaughter, aged 7, school, born in England;
George C. MITCHELL, grandson, aged 1, born at Greenock, Renfrewshire.
(National Records of Scotland, 1911 Census 564/1/9/21)
Nora MITCHELL of 5 Glen Street, Greenock, Scotland, died at the Royal Infirmary, Greenock, on 27 November 1936 aged 60.
Her father was George CROSBY deceased, a [unclear] overseer. Her mother was Mary Jane CROSBY deceased, maiden name left blank. Cause of death was Cerebral Haemorhage. The informant on 28 November 1936 was T. H. MITCHELL, widower, warehouse foreman, present at 5 Glen Street, Greenock.
(Scotland's People)
NOTES & QUERIES
A welcome addition from a grandson of Nora Crosby (1876-1936):
"It is with great delight that I came across your web site while looking for information about my grandmother. Recently my brother asked if either myself or my sister knew what our Nanny's (grandmother) mother's name was. Neither of us knew. I began searching the immigration records at the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island web site for information on my mother and grandparents. My grandmother was listed on the ship's manifest as Nora C.W. Logan (nee Mitchell). Neither I, nor my brother or sister knew what the "C. W." stood for. A search for "Nora C.W. Mitchell Penicuik, Scotland" led me to your web site and Nora Crosby, my great grandmother."
My maternal grandfather was John Diver Logan (1904-1998), son of Mary Logan (nee Diver, 1882-1948) and John F. Logan (dates unknown). He married Nora C.W. Mitchell (1903-1985) and together they had one child, my mother, Nora Diver Logan
(4/24/1928-12/17/2011. My grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1929 while my mother remained in Scotland until 1936. My grandparents lived in Brooklyn, NY until their passing. My mother, Nora, married Henry Paul Lenzxcki (orig. "Lenczycki")
(04/24/1925- 10/04/2013) and together they had four children [only one of whom can be mentioned] Donna Jean (Lenzycki) O'Reilly (1953-2013). I can not thank you enough for the work you have done and your willingness to share it. God bless - John Lenzycki."
John Lenzycki
Wetlab@aol.com
(revised 21.03.2026)
- NORA CROSBY (1876-1936)