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CROSBY, William
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Name CROSBY, William Birth Between 1832 and 1833 Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I6969 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Family SPAFFORD, Sarah, b. 1833, Langford, Nottinghamshire, England
d. 1900, Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire
(Age 67 years) Marriage 1861 Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire
Family ID F1763 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
WILLIAM CROSBY
The marriage between Sarah Andrews SPAFFORD and William CROSBY was registered in 1861.
(GRO December Q 1861 Nottingham 7b 321)
NB: Sarah's paternal grandmother's surname was ANDREW.
From the 1871 census of Town Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire:
William CROSBY, head, aged 38, miller & baker, born at Beckingham, Lincolnshire;
*Sarah CROSBY, wife, aged 37, shopkeeper, born at Langford, Nottinghamshire;
William CROSBY, son, aged 8, at school, born at Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire;
Fred CROSBY, son, aged 7, at school, born at Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire;
Lizie [sic] CROSBY, daughter, aged 3, [illegible], born at Bingham, Nottinghamshire;
Minny CROSBY, daughter, aged 10 months, born at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire;
Emma ALLEN, servant, aged 15, servant, born at Edwinstow, Nottinghamshire.
(RG10/3465/12/17)
No trace after 1871 census of England+Wales.

