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Completed William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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Thanks to rocky for the marriage look up

Private William Crowshaw 1891 -25th January 1917 (??) KIA Iraq

DOB 1891 Dudley 6c 101
BAPTISM

FATHER Joseph Crowshaw
MOTHER Eliza Turner

1901 20 Bishop St Dudley
Joseph Crowshaw 55 Safe Maker Wolverhampton
Eliza “ 51 wife Wolverhampton
Alice “ 20 Daug Brickmaker
James “ 14 son
Willie “ 10 son

1911 8 Court, 7 High St, Kates Hill, Dudley
Joseph Crowshaw 66 head Coal Miner below ground
Elizabeth “ 64 wife
James “ 24 Son Coal Miner below ground
William “ 20 Son Coal Miner below ground

Marriage 1915 Dudley St Luke 223/004/150
Dudley 6b 1180
William Crowshaw 24 B Miner Dock Lane Father Joseph Crowshaw Safe Maker
Annie Hollies 20 S Dock Lane Father William Hollies Labourer
After Banns Both Signed
Wit: John Smith/Lily Allen

Spouse Annie Hollies

WW1 RECORDS
William Crowshaw
Service Number: 21105
Rank: Private
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Infantry
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th Battalion
Former Units: None
Date of Death: 25th January 1917
Age At Death: ??
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial:
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq, Grave XVIII. A. 11.
Place of Birth:
Born and enlisted Dudley, Worcestershire
Home Town:
3 Court, St James Terrace, Dudley
Casualty’s Relatives: Unknown

DOD 25th January 1917 (??)

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... -crowshaw/

BURIAL
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq, Grave XVIII. A. 11

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56324569/w-crowshaw

COMMEMORATED
Dudley St James’s Church
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial
Dudley War Memorial

https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... w-william/

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... ry/1040830
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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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Parents Marriage

17 May 1868 St Luke Wolverhampton Staffordshire
Joseph Crowshaw 21 abt 1847 Father Joseph Crawshaw
Eliza Turner 20  abt 1848 Father John Turner
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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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Please verify & I'll add to bcc
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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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17 May 1868 | CROWSHAW Joseph | 21, Bachelor, Safe maker of Dudley Road. Father John Crowshaw, Fire iron maker | TURNER Eliza | 19, Spinster, of Dudley Road. Father John Turner, Miner | Banns, Witnesses: Thomas Day & George Hill

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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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1861 1 Stevens Gate Wolverhampton
John Crowshaw Head Married 40 1821 White smith Ryton, Shropshire, England
Jane Crowshaw Wife Married 48 1813 - Baschurch, Shropshire, England
Joseph Crowshaw Son Unmarried 1847 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
James Crowshaw Son Unmarried 11 1850 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Crowshaw Daughter Unmarried 7 1854 Scholar Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Crowshaw Daughter Unmarried 4 1857 Scholar Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

1881 5 Earl Street Dudley
Joseph Crowshaw Head Married 34 1847 Safe worker Stafford, Staffordshire
Eliza Crowshaw Wife Married 32 1849 Safe worker wife Stafford, Staffordshire
Joseph Crowshaw Son Single 14 1867 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
Ann Crowshaw Daughter Single 10 1871 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
Fanny Crowshaw Daughter Single 7 1874 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
John Crowshaw Son Single 5 1876 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire,
Ellen Crowshaw Daughter Single 2 1879 - Stafford, Staffordshire
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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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Looks like son
Joseph Crowshaw Son Single 14 1867 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire was born before parents marriage


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Re: William Crowshaw 1891-1917

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Shall I archive for you?
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