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John Crook

John was born in March 1739 in Darcy Lever and his baptism took place on March 16th, 1739 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

Birth Notes
- We are looking for a John Crook from close to Tong (where all his children were born). There are at least two possible John Crooks.
  
  1) John Crook, Bap. 4-Jun-1740, Harwood
      Son of John Crook, Farmer and Hannah
      About 2.5 miles N of Tong Fold, 2.7 of Darcey Lever
  
  2) John Crook, Bap. 13-Mar-1739, Darcey Lever
       Son of John Crook, Weaver and Margaret
       I also have a DNA match to this John.
  
  Name:    John Crooke
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    16 Mar 1739
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Father:    John Crooke
  Mother:    Margaret Crooke
  Reference Number:    L243/1/1/3
  Archive Roll:    853
  
  John S. John Crooke W'r (i.e. Weaver) & of Margaret his W: of D.L.

John's father was John Crook and his mother was Margaret Sharples. His paternal grandparents were Jonathan Crook and Alice Lomax. He had four brothers and a sister, named James, Joshua, Samuel, William and Betty. He was the second oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 81 in December 1820 in Bolton. His burial was on December 21st, 1820 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²

Death Notes
- Name:    John Crook
  Age:    82
  Birth Date:    abt 1738
  Burial Date:    21 Dec 1820
  Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/5/3

General Notes
- Which John Crook married Rachel? John was a carpenter, so a likely the son of Mordici, also a carpenter, but the other John named his children Mordai. Also, both Johns are Whitesmiths, so something's crossed!
  
  John was 18 when he married Elizabeth at Leyland. For his first two marriages, he signed his name and his witness was William Crook.
  
  John was 26 when he married Rachel. He may have been marrid before to Martha, in which case he was a Weaver like his father before he became a carpenter.
  
  John was at Tonge (Middleton Parish) when their oldest son James was born. After Rachel died in 1791, John needed another wife to look after the children. "Jn'o Crook of Middleton Parish & Alice Entwistle of This Parish" were married at Deane on 16 Oct 1792.
  
  There was already a John and Alice Cook family in Bpolton, and thay had Jane in 1787, so the Ann born in 1792 in L.B. was probably also theirs. Our John was from Tonge, Middleton.

Occupation Details
- From 1766 John's occupation was Carpenter in Tonge-with-Haulgh.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Carpinter of Bolton, but living in Tonge after marriage

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John and John Crook worked with each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Which John Crook married Rachel? John was a carpenter, so a likely the son of Mordici, also a carpenter, but the other John named his children Mordai. Also, both Johns families (John father) are Whitesmiths, so something's crossed!

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Crook
  - b.~  1650 in Little Bolton d.22 Dec 1696 in Bolton
  
  Samuel Crook
  - b.Apr 1676 in Little Bolton d.1741 in Bolton
  
  Esther Thornley
  - b.1646 in Bolton d.1691 in Bolton
  
  Jonathan Crook
  - b.~  1698 in Darcy Lever d.Mar 1755 in Bolton
  
  John Crook
  - b.31 May 1719 in Darcy Lever d.Jun 1769 in Bolton
  
  Alice Lomax
  - b.~  1698 in Darcy Lever d.15 Sep 1784 in Turton
  
  John Crook
  - b.Mar 1739 in Darcy Lever d.Dec 1820 in Bolton
  
  Margaret Sharples
  - b.~  1718 d.Jan 1760 in Darcy Lever

Personal Timeline

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¹ England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
² Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
Source/Citation Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812