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Im trying to find info on my grt grt grandad , he was from ireland his name we think was walker then changed it to crossley, where would i start to try to find out about him .??? sorry if its in the wrong place .

maybe start with marriage cert to grt grt grandma

Hi Lauren

Do you want to post the details on here as some people have access to Irish records......it might just get you started

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You are in the right place Lauren but we just need a bit more info from you so we can see if we can help.

Dea x

Hello , sorry for the late reply, all i have on this paper work that came from my grandad who is no longer heer to ask , is Benjamin henry fredrick crossley ( formerly Walker from ireland) Sgt.s.bah R.H.A, wellington lincs.
He married Alice mary green , then they had my great grandmother dorris walker crossley 27th nov 1091. any help would be great as i have not got a clue as to what im doing . :-S :-S

1911 census transcription details for: 1 Aldhelm Villas Dorchester
National Archive Reference:
RG14PN12386 RG78PN705 RD264 SD1 ED9 SN132

Reg. District: Dorchester Sub District: Dorchester
Parish: Dorchester St Peter Enum. District: 9
Address: 1 Aldhelm Villas Dorchester
County: Dorsetshire

Name Relation Condition/Yrs married Sex Age BirthYear Occupation Where Born
CROSSLEY, Benjamin F Head Married M 47 1864 Army Pensioner Enginers Carpenter Omah Fyrone Resident
CROSSLEY, Alice M Wife Married 25 years F 49 1862 Stafford Hope Essex
CROSSLEY, Alice Daughter Single F 16 1895 Pupil Teacher Sandaur Missoria India Resident
CROSSLEY, Colin Son Single M 15 1896 Under Gardener Meerut India Resident
CROSSLEY, Jessie Daughter F 13 1898 School Aldershot Hampshire
CROSSLEY, Doris Daughter F 9 1902 School Aldershot Hampshire

7 children born alive, 5 still living, 2 have died

1901 census transcription details for: 2, Lower Farnham Road Spencer Place, Aldershot (Hants)
National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13 Piece: 611 Folio: 123 Page: 22

Reg. District: Farnham Sub District: Aldershot
Parish: Aldershot (Hants) Enum. District: 11
Ecclesiastical District: St Michaels City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 2, Lower Farnham Road Spencer Place, Aldershot (Hants)
County: Surrey

Name Relation Condition Sex Age BirthYear Occupation ,Disability Where Born
CROSSLEY, Alice M Wife Married F 39 1862 Wife Of Corporal Crossley R H A Stunford Le HopeEssex
CROSSLEY, Alice Daughter Single F 6 1895 ScholarIndia
CROSSLEY, Colin Son Single M 5 1896 ScholarIndia
CROSSLEY, Jessie Daughter Single F 3 1898 Baby Aldersho tHampshire

Hi Lauren - You seem to have a typo up there - can you please come back and give us the correct date of birth for Dorris ??

Dea x

Well, judging by the 1901 - you seem to have found the correct one then Stuart.

Dea x

Thank you so much, i am so great full for the help .
What does the head mean after the benjamin f bit ??? does it mean he was head of the house hold ???

Armed Forces BMD details
Registration event: Birth

Name: CROSSLEY, Colin
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Place: Meerut
Country: Indian Subcontinent
Year: 1896
Volume: 381
Page: 278
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

Also recorded Volume/Page 400/17 409/3 413/21 and in
GRO Army Birth Indices (1881-1965) Page 147

on the second one down, are they both of my family as the second one does not say about doris ? really sorry but it does confuse me :-D

Armed Forces BMD details
Registration event: Birth

Name: CROSSLEY, Alice
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Place: Meerut
Country: Indian Subcontinent
Year: 1894
Volume: 413
Page: 21
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

This looks like your Bens marriage

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Henry Frederick Walker Crossley
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Spouse Name: Alice Mary Green
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 5 Oct 1885
Parish: Shoreditch St Leonard
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Samuel Walker Crossley <<Carpenter
Spouse Father Name: John Green <<Labourer
Register Type: Parish Register

He's listed as a soldier here and it does say Henry and not Benjamin. Strange as this is the year they give in the 1911 census for their marriage

Armed Forces BMD details
Registration event: Birth

Name: CROSSLEY, Jessie
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Place: Aldershot
Country: England
Year: 1898
Volume: 400
Page: 17
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

Name: CROSSLEY, Doris
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Place: Aldershot
Country: England
Year: 1901
Volume: 413
Page: 21
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

I have john green as mary alice green dad so think that might be the one but cant get my head round the rest .

Some of the posts are births and there are two censuses 1901 and 1911, Doris is not on the 1901 as she was not born until 29th Nov 1901 (after the census was taken)

Heres his death

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Benjamin H F Crossley
Name: Benjamin H F Crossley
Birth Date: abt 1864
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Age at Death: 58
Registration district: Dorchester
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume: 5a
Page: 451

And most likely his wifes death

gland & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Alice M Crossley
Name: Alice M Crossley
Birth Date: abt 1861
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1947
Age at Death: 86
Registration district: Dorchester
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume: 6a
Page: 468

His service records are online, if you want them sending to you, PM me your email address

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Benjamin Fred Crossley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Age at enlistment: 49
Document Year: 1914
Regiment Name: R Y A
Number of images: 12

There are 12 pages about Benjamin Fred Crossley on Ancestry's military records. Having had a quick trawl through it looks as though he served ? 35 years and then re-enlisted at age 49 in 1914. The writing and imagery is not great and it will take some time to work through, but at some stage his wife was given special leave to join him abroad. If we can work out where he was in what years and when she joined him, we may find the other children not on the census as there are a number of Crossley births in the GRO Army birth indices.
I may not be able to come back today as I have things to do.


EDIT THat marriage posted by Gins is recorded in his army papers and he re-enlists from the 1911 census address