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I am trying to find some details of my great great grandparents death, I can't find anything on here or on GRO, or FREE Reg.org. can anyone recommend/help?

what is his name and where did he live

We can't help without some info

Names, years of birth ,area etc

What records of when last seen . I.e. Census . 1939 reg maybe. etc

Welcome to the boards Abigail.

If you'd like to give us some details we may be able to help - "we" are other GR members.

What were their names.
Their ages when you last have them sighted.
Where were they last living that you know of.
The more you can tell us the better.

If you have them on a census and you can copy and paste that to this thread that would help.

My gg grands were born early 1800's, yours could be more than 100 years later. Records change in that time.

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/record/allrelated?recordid=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f20606%2f0245%2f4

Hi it’s the first time I’ve used the board sorry I didn’t put any info on. I was looking for hints to do it myself. But any help would be great. I am mainly struggling with Fanny Cresswell (nee Potter)

More details please as per previous post

This one per chance as the only other coming up post 1837 is in Colchester 1959. Can't see any info on the link you give.

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

First name(s) HENRY
Last name CRESSWELL
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1880
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ HENRY CRESSWELL married one of these people
Harriett Taylor, Fanny Potter
District Nottingham
District number -
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Volume 7B
Volume as transcribed 7B
Page number 377

If the above marriage from the GRO indexes is correct, this comes from Notts marriages on the Find My Past website - need to be a member

Nottinghamshire marriages index 1528-1929 Transcription

First name(s) Henry
Last name Cresswell
Marriage year 1880
Marriage date 15 May 1880
Marriage place Nottingham
Church St Mary
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Fanny
Spouse's last name Potter
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Record set Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
Nottinghamshire Family History Society

Marriage certificates would give their ages at time of marriage and the names and occupations of Fathers.

Again, if correct marriage, this would be them on the 1881 census.

Is this your family?

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
26, Pleasant Row, Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Henry Cresswell Head Married Male 25 1856 Radford, Nottinghamshire, England Lace Maker
Fanny Cresswell Wife Married Female 28 1853 Beeston, Cheshire, England Lace Mender
Betsy Potter Niece Single Female 9 1872 Radford, Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
Annie Potter Niece Single Female 6 1875 Radford, Nottinghamshire, England Scholar

Fanny's birth place is listed as Beeston, there is no County shown on the original. Beeston is Nottingham (Notts)

Still alive 1911

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
31 Lambert Street Hyson Green Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Henry Cresswell Head Married Male 55 1856 Hyson Green Nottingham Lacemaker
Fanny Cresswell Wife Married Female 59 1852 Beeston Notts House Wife
Lucy Cresswell Daughter Single Female 29 1882 Hyson Green Nottinghm Lace Pattern Girl
Elizabeth Cresswell Daughter Single Female 21 1890 Hyson Green Nottinghm Blouse Machinest
Priscilla Cresswell Daughter Single Female 18 1893 Hyson Green Nottinghm Box Maker Tobacco Factory
Evelyn Cresswell Daughter Single Female 15 1896 Hyson Green Nottinghm Cigarette Maker
Minnie Towson Niece Single Female 17 1894 Rochdale Lancshire Short Girl Swiss Lace
Fanny Allsebrook Granddaughter - Female 2 1909 Hyson Green Nottinghm -

Married 31 years. 8 children born alive to marriage, 1 has since died

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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
CRESSWELL, PRISCILLA POTTER Order
GRO Reference: 1892 D Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 294

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
31, Lambert Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Henry B Cresswell Head Married Male 45 1856 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Lace Maker Transcription
Fanny Cresswell Wife Married Female 48 1853 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England - Transcription
Lucy Cresswell Daughter Single Female 19 1882 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Pattern Girl (Lace) Transcription
Clara Cresswell Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Plague Artistic Work Transcription
Florrie Cresswell Daughter Single Female 16 1885 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Lace Curtain Maker Transcription
Emily Cresswell Daughter - Female 14 1887 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Pantagrapher (Swiss Lace) Transcription
Elizabeth Cresswell Daughter - Female 11 1890 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England - Transcription
Priscilla Cresswell Daughter - Female 8 1893 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England - Transcription
Evelyn Cresswell Daughter - Female 5 1896 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England - Transcription
Minnie Towson Niece - Female 6 1895 Rochdale, Lancashire, England - Transcription

He's consistent with his year of birth on those 2 posted census, so this may well be his birth, although he didn't use the initial at marriage

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CRESSWELL, HENRY BOYER BOYER Order
GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in RADFORD Volume 07B Page 173

From - https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

which gives mmn pre 1912 when other sites don't show it

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So this could be the death

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) HENRY B
Last name CRESSWELL
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1856
Age 85
Death quarter 3
Death year 1941
District Nottingham
County Nottinghamshire
Volume 7B
Page 517

If Fanny was Frances E then this could be her death

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) FRANCES E
Last name CRESSWELL
Gender Unknown
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1853
Age 66
Death quarter 1
Death year 1919
District Nottingham
County Nottinghamshire
Volume 7B

He is henry b on the 1901 census

So

Deaths Sep 1941
Cresswell Henry B 85 Nottingham 7b 517

Henry Boyer Cresswell was buried 16 August 1941 in Nottinghamshire with 3 other people.

4 days earlier Abigail and I still had full access to the records on the Deceasedonline website.

however if he died in Nottingham this burial is likely to be at Nottingham General Cemetery, Nottingham Rock or Church Cemetery, Southern Cemetery @ Wilford Hill or the Northern Cemetery at Bulwell.

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There is a burial for a Frances Fanny Cresswell on 3 March 1919 in Nottinghamshire also with 3 other burials.

I can't say for sure obviously, but would take a guess they are together ? with 2 other family members.

You can get £5 worth of credit to look at the full details. It would use £1.50 to look at the 3 other names and £2 to look at a scan of the burial register which may give an address.

Abigail has Lucy Cresswell 1882 on her tree so posted info should be correct family.

County Nottinghamshire
Place Nottingham
Church name (with link) St Mary
Register type (with link) Transcript
Marriage date 15 May 1880
Groom forename Henry
Groom surname CRESSWELL
Groom age 26
Bride forename Fanny
Bride surname POTTER
Bride age 27
Groom father forename Henry
Groom father surname CRESWELL
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname POTTER
Notes Bride signed X.
Transcribed by John Turton
Credit John Mellors

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

(from above link)

Chris :)

EDIT - doesn't look to be correct one looking at Chris Ho's post from free reg which gives Father as William.

I would think this is Fanny in 1861 as Frances C (original looks like a C, but later on C and E could well have been confused.

Trowell is about 5 miles from Beeston

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Trowell, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Potter Head Married Male 42 1819 Farmer Of 40 Acres Employing 5 Men And Six Boys Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen Potter Wife Married Female 35 1826 - Nottinghamshire, England
Frances C Potter Daughter Unmarried Female 9 1852 Scholar Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen H Potter Daughter Unmarried Female 6 1855 - Nottinghamshire, England
Tom Potter Son Unmarried Male 4 1857 - Trowell, Nottinghamshire, England
William Dunnicliffe Pupil Unmarried Male 17 1844 Farm Pupil Nottinghamshire, England
Henry Lowe Servant Unmarried Male 22 1839 Carter Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
William Cross Servant Unmarried Male 19 1842 Under Carter Leicestershire, England
Samuel Clarke Servant Unmarried Male 14 1847 Cookes Boy Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
John Barker Servant Unmarried Male 15 1846 Groom Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
John Bardle Servant Unmarried Male 14 1847 Cow Boy Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen Hacket Servant Unmarried Female 20 1841 Kitchen Girl Aston, Derbyshire, England
Thirza Chamber Servant Unmarried Female 19 1842 Housemaid Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England

So this one?

Original says born Carrington (not Beeston) for her place of birth - they are about 7 miles apart.
Carrington is next door to Hyson Green and Radford next door to Hyson Green the other way. About 2 miles in it.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
King Street, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Potter Head - Male 52 1819 - Leicestershire, England
Martha Potter Wife - Female 40 1831 - Nottinghamshire, England
Fanny Potter Daughter - Female 18 1853 - Nottinghamshire, England
William Potter Son - Male 19 1852 - Lancashire, England
Sarah Potter Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Nottinghamshire, England
John Potter Son Of Daughter - Male 0 1871 - Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Jane Potter Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Nottinghamshire, England

Below...

Chris :)

14 August 1941 - Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Death
CRESSWELL - August 12th, 1941 at 31 Lambert-street, Henry (Harry), aged 85, dearly loved father of Lucy, Clara, Pem, Lizzie, sons in-law and grandchildren. Resting where no shadows fall. Re-united. Service, St. Stephen's 10 o'clock, Basford 10.45.


18 November 1918 - Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

IN MEMORIAM
CRESSWELL - In loving memory of Priscilla, the dearly beloved daughter of Harry and Fanny Cresswell, 31 lambert street, who died November 17th, 1914 Never to be forgotten. father, mother, and family.