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John Crossland was likely christened on 21 September 1810, in Barnsley. A baptism is recorded in Barnsley on 24 September 1811. If this is the same person John's parents were Joseph and Ann Crossland. Joseph was a cordwainer (which is someone who makes shoes). Unfortunately it is impossible to prove this is the same John Crossland. In fact, an early census records John's birthplace as Sunderland, Durham, which is where his granddaughter Ann Robinson later settled and another records it as outside of Yorkshire. However, all other censuses record his birthplace as Barnsley, Yorkshire! In 1834 he marries Ann Townend and they go on to have fifteen children though mainly as a result of T.B. they outlived many of them. Their first child, Charles only lives to the age of 55 before dying of T.B. in 1890. Their second child, Robert, died at the age of 21 in 1858. Their third child Harriet lived to one week short of her 87th birthday before dying in 1925. However, her husband died prematurely, sometime around 1880. Their fourth child, Hannah, was the longest living, finally dying at the age of 100 in June 1940. However, their seventh child, Emma, and twelfth child, Ann, both died before reaching their first birthdays. All censuses records John as a Linen Warehouseman. Baines's Directory and Gazzetteer Directory of 1822 and Pigot's Directories of 1829 and 1834 (which describes all the known tradesmen and professions) states that William Bayldon owned a Linen Manufacturers in George Yard, Barnsley. This is where John and his family lived from at least 1838 onwards as it was where his daughter Harriet was born. It is therefore highly likely he worked for Mr Bayldon. John always appears to be living with his large family, often including his children's wives and husbands and grandchildren. In the 1881 census he is recorded as living with his wife (Ann Crossland b.1816), his daughter (Harriet Crossland b.1838), his son and his wife (Sam and Eliza Crossland), and his grandchildren (Jane Robinson, Ann Robinson, Harriet Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson and Andrew Crossland). On 25 March 1887 John Crossland dies closely followed by his wife, 14 months later. They are both buried in Barnsley Cemetary in Grave No. R567 19.8.1888. |
 The baptism of a John Crossland on September 24th 1811 in Barnsley. |
 An image of the Crossland family bible which shows John's family. |
 Another image of the Crossland family bible, showing John's family. |
 Two recent pictures of George Yard, Barnsley, where John lived in 1841. |
 Another picture of George Yard, Barnsley. |
 All Saints Church, Silkstone, Barnsley, where John and Ann married in 1834. |
 John Crossland in the 1881 census. |
 A picture of John and Ann Crossland estimated to have been taken in the early 1880's. |
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1810 – KING GEORGE III IS PROCLAIMED INSANE. His eldest son, the Prince of Wales (the later George IV) acts as Prince Regent. 1812 – SPENCER PERCEVAL, the Prime Minister, is assassinated. 1812 – ROBERT BANKS, EARL OF LIVERPOOL (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1820 – GEORGE IV ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of his father, George III. 1827 – GEORGE CANNING (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1827 – FREDERICK JOHN ROBINSON, VISCOUNT GODERICH and the later Earl of Ripon (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1828 – ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUKE OF WELLINGTON (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1830 – WILLIAM IV ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of his brother, George IV. William is the third son of George III. 1830 – EARL CHARLES GREY (Whig) becomes Prime Minister. 1830 – SIR ROBERT PEEL DEVELOPES THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY which succeeds the Tory Party. 1832 – REFORM BILL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BECOMES LAW, extending the vote to more people and redistributing the constituencies to secure more equitable distribution of representation. 1834 – WILLIAM LAMB, VISCOUNT MELBOURNE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1834 – SIR ROBERT PEEL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1835 - WILLIAM LAMB, VISCOUNT MELBOURNE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1837 – QUEEN VICTORIA ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of her uncle, William IV. Victoria was the daughter of George III’s fourth son, Edward (Duke of Kent). 1837 – COMPULSORY RECORDING OF ALL BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES INITIATED. 1841 - SIR ROBERT PEEL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1843 – THE POLICE FORCE FOUNDED. Policeman were often called ‘Bobbies’ and ‘Peelers’ in reference to the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel. 1846 – REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS, thus enabling a greater amount of trade. 1846 – EARL JOHN RUSSELL (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1852 – EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1852 – GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, EARL OF ABERDEEN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister in a coalition cabinet. 1854 – BRITAIN JOINS WITH FRANCE IN THE CRIMEAN WAR aimed at blocking Russia’s access to the Mediterranean. The war lasts until 1856. 1855 – HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1858 - EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1859 - HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1859 – CHARLES DARWIN PUBLISHES HIS GREAT WORK, “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION” to diverse public opinion. In it he puts forth the view that animals are not created individually, but rather, that they evolve through a process he calls natural selection. 1861 – OUTBREAK OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. Though having no direct affect on Britain since America had severed colonial ties, the lack of raw cotton shipped from North America to Northern England sent many into unemployment. 1865 - EARL JOHN RUSSELL (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1866 - EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the third time. 1867 – SECOND REFORM BILL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS gave the vote to most urban male workers. 1868 – BENJAMIN DISRAELI, EARL OF BEACONSFIELD (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1868 – WILLIAM GLADSTONE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1870 – EDUCATION ACT IS PASSED providing the establishment of government schools and for compulsory education. 1874 - BENJAMIN DISRAELI, EARL OF BEACONSFIELD (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1876 – ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL SENDS A VOICE MESSAGE AND THE TELEPHONE IS INVENTED. The first words that were clearly heard by the recipient were, “Watson, come here, I want you”, heard by his assistant, Mr Watson in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. 1880 - WILLIAM GLADSTONE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1884 – FURTHER REFORMS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS gives the vote to almost all adult males. 1885 – ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNE-CECIL, MARQUIS OF SALISBURY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1886 - WILLIAM GLADSTONE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the third time. 1886 - ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNE-CECIL, MARQUIS OF SALISBURY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. |