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EDGOOSE, Adelaide Eliza (1851-1941), wife of Ernest CROSBY (1858-1930)
Adelaide Eliza EDGOOSE was born on 29 August 1851 at Northallerton, Yorkshire, daughter of Jesse and Mary EDGOOSE.
(GRO December Q 1851 [WHARRAM] Northallerton 24 523)
Jesse EDGOOSE had married Mary WHARRAM by licence on 7 August 1849.
The 1861 census for 13 Feasegate, St. Peter the Little, York:
Mary EDGOOSE, head, aged 40, widow, baby linen & hosiery repository, born at Naburn, Yorkshire;
Alfred J. EDGOOSE, son, aged 17, house carpenter, born at Leak, Staffordshire;
Agnes B. (sic) EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 15, milliner, born at Leak;
*Adelaide E. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Northallerton, Yorkshire;
Emily A. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire;
Lucilla F. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Naburn, Yorkshire;
Harriet ATKIN, servant, aged 14, house servant, born at Cottingwith, Yorkshire.
(RG9/3546/63/9)
The reference to Alfred E. EDGOOSE at the York School of Art Annual Meeting in 1861 may perhaps have been a reference to Adelaide E. EDGOOSE. Her half brother Alfred James (sic) EDGOOSE was seventeen years old and a house carpenter, whereas Adelaide Eliza was by 1871 a teacher of English and drawing.
"The chairman then addressed some suitable remarks to the pupils, urging that though much is due to talent, more is due to industry and perseverance and a determination to excel, if they wished to succeed. He afterwards distributed the prizes.........
The following had registration cards awarded to them.........Alfred E. EDGOOSE."
(The York Herald 29 June 1861)
The exact identity of the A. EDGOOSE whose name featured in the 1865 examination results for Holgate Seminary, York, remains uncertain. The reference could be to Adelaide or, less probably, to either of her half sisters Agnes Rowley or Augusta:
Second grammar and arithmetic 3. A. EDGOOSE
Second history and geography 1. A. EDGOOSE
(The York Herald, 23 December 1865)
The name of A. E. EDGOOSE is listed in the Holgate Seminary's examination results in June 1866:
Grammar and arithmetic (1st class) 2. A. E. EDGOOSE
Geography and history (1st class) 2. A. E. EDGOOSE
2nd French A. E. EDGOOSE
(The York Herald, 23 June 1866)
The name of A. E. EDGOOSE is listed for the last time in the examination results published in December 1866.
(The York Herald 22 December 1866)
At the time of the 1871 census she was 19 years old, working as an assistant at a school in Church Yard, Selby, Yorkshire. She taught English and Drawing. Her place of birth was Northallerton.
(RG10/4734/128/1)
At the time of the 1881 census she was visiting the SHAFTOE family at 66 Monkgate, York St. Maurice, Yorkshire:
Ann SHAFTOE, head, aged 72, widow, born at York;
Maria SHAFTOE, daughter, aged 39, born at York;
Elizabeth SHAFTOE, daughter, aged 32, born at York;
Emily SHAFTOE, daughter, aged 29, born at York;
*Adelaide EDGOOSE, visitor, aged 29, school teacher, born at Northallerton;
Emma TIPLADY, aged 18, unmarried, general domestic servant, born at Welburn, York.
(RG11/4722/88/23)
Her mother and sisters were at 57 Monkgate, York, with several school boarders.
(RG11/4722/100/10)
At the time of the 1891 census she was at Providence House, Naburn, at the home of her cousin Maria WHARRAM. She was said to be 36 years old and 'living on own means' (RG12/3896/8/9).
Also present were Maria WHARRAM, Head, Widow, aged 42, living on own means, born Escrick; her son Matthias WHARRAM, a 22 year old farmer, born at Naburn; her son Thomas B. WHARRAM, an 18 year old chemist's apprentice, born at Naburn; and a cook, a housemaid, and four farm servants.
Her future husband was at Adeline Villa, Fleetwood, with his sister Louisa CROSBY, their 16 year old cousin Gertrude HOLDIFORTH, and their servant, a 47 year old widow born in Dublin in Ireland named Elizabeth PURCELL.
(RG12/3457/35/24)
She married Ernest CROSBY, a 30 year old solicitor of Adeline Villas, Fleetwood, on 22 April 1891 at the New Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, York. Ernest CROSBY was the bachelor son of John CROSBY, a merchant. George Thompson OLDHAM and LUCILLA Frances EDGOOSE were witnesses.
(GRO June Q 1891 York 9d 83)
MARRIAGES
"CROSBY --- EDGOOSE. --- April 22nd, at the New-street Wesleyan Chapel, York, by the Rev. T. F. RAWLINGS, Ernest CROSBY, solicitor, of Fleetwood, to Adelaide Eliza, third daughter of the late Rev. Jesse EDGOOSE, and granddaughter of the late Matthias WHARRAM, of Naburn."
(Yorkshire Gazette, Saturday, April 25th,1891.)
"CROSBY---EDGOOSE.---April 22nd, at the New-street Wesleyan Chapel, York, by the Rev. Thomsas WILDE, Ernest CROSBY, of Fleetwood, to Adelaide Eliza, third daughter of the late Rev. Jesse EDGOOSE, and grand-daughter of the late Matthias WHARRAM of Naburn. At home 7th and 8th May.
(Blackpool Herald, Friday, April 24th, 1891)
She and her husband laid the foundation stones of the New Fleetwood Wesleyan Church inaugurated in 1899.
There is no trace of an Adelaide Eliza CROSBY as such in the 1901 census. Her husband Ernest CROSBY, aged 40, a solicitor, born in Hull, Yorkshire, is listed at 5 Mount Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, (RG13/3976/64/24). At the same address were a visitor, Bridjet CROW, aged 39, living on own means, born at Fleetwood; and Annie DUTTON, a 24 year old domestic servant born at Northwich, Cheshire. However, at the house of Robert KNAPTON in Beverley, Yorkshire, was an Adelaide E. (KNAPTON) aged 49, born Northallerton. She was married but nevertheless said to be the niece of the head of the household. The ditto marks for the surname indicate that all members of the household had the same surname KNAPTON, even the servant, indicating a possible error (RG13/4462/13). Further research has shown that Robert KNAPTON married Mary WHARRAM's sister Ann at Naburn, Yorkshire, on 12 July 1853 (IGI), so he was in fact Adelaide Eliza CROSBY's uncle by marriage.
The 1911 census of Westaella, Fleetwood, Lancashire:
Ernest CROSBY, head, aged 50, married, solicitor, employer, born at Hull, Yorkshire;
*Adelaide Eliza CROSBY, wife, aged 53, married 19 years, no children, born at Northallerton, Yorkshire;
Isabel LAMB, servant, aged 21, single, general servant domestic, born at Fleetwood, Lancashire.
(RG14/25457)
Her husband, Ernest CROSBY, practised alone at Fleetwood from 1883-1909. From 1909-1912 he was a partner in Crosby and Hodson of Blackpool and Thornton-le-Fylde. From 1912 he practised alone at Manchester until his death. His last address was 20 St. Ann's Square, Manchester. He died on 27 November 1930 aged 72 and was buried in Manchester Southern Cemetery. His address at the time was 2 Amherst Road, Withington, Manchester.
Adelaide Eliza CROSBY, widow, of 3 Sandy Lane, Eccles Old Road, Pendleton, Salford, was granted probate of the will of Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE on 25 October 1933.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE (1845-1933), spinster, made on 23 February 1931. Probate was granted at Manchester on 25 October 1933
01*Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE, the Testatrix.
02*Adelaide Eliza CROSBY formerly EDGOOSE, only living sister of the Testatrix.
03 M. Henry BEDFORD, clerk with H. L. F. BERRY & Co., solicitors.
04 S. IRWIN, solicitor, Manchester.
05 Harry E. KAY, Commissioner for Oaths.
(District Probate Registry, Manchester, 1933)
From the 1939 Register of 33 Galloway Road, Fleetwood M.B., Lancashire:
John W. HODSON, born 6 May 1883, solicitor, married;
Sarah L. HODSON, born 8 January 1881, unpaid domestic duties, married;
Catherine M. FRYER (CARTMELL), born 21 October 1921, domestic servant, single;
1 CLOSED RECORD
*Adelaide E. CROSBY, born 29 August 1851, oap incapacitated, widowed.
(RG101/4763H/011/17 NURM)
Adelaide Eliza CROSBY, widow of Ernest CROSBY solicitor, of Grasmere Bungalow, Fleetwood, Lancashire, died on 4 March 1941 at Melville Nursing Home, Fleetwood aged 89. Cause of death was Senile Decay. The informant was Fred FOREST, causing the body to be buried, of 47 Victoria Street, Fleetwood.
(GRO March Q 1941 Fylde 8e 1723)
(Death Certificate)
No. 2 Grasmere Bungalow, Beach Road, Fleetwood, was occupied by a Miss Mabel POPE and her friend Miss HUDSON, a sister-in-law of W. WARD the trawler owner. After Miss HUDSON died, Mabel POPE looked after Adelaide Eliza CROSBY.
(Letter from Mrs. Ingela Shaw 10.3.1970)
She is buried in grave L489 in the nonconformist section of Manchester Southern Cemetery, Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. There is no mention of her on the headstone.
A Consolidated Index to the Will of Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE (1845-1933), spinster, made on 23 February 1931.
01*Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE (1845-1933), the Testatrix
02 Adelaide Eliza CROSBY formerly EDGOOSE (1851-1941), only surviving sister and sole beneficiary.
03 Samuel IRWIN
04 M...... Henry BEDFORD, clerk to H. L. F. Berry & Co., solicitors
05 Harry E. KAY
06 H. L. F. Berry & Co., 40 King Street, Manchester
(District Probate Registry, Manchester, 1933)
An Index of the Will of Adelaide Eliza CROSBY formerly EDGOOSE (1851-1941), made on 7 November 1933. Probate was granted at Manchester on 7 April 1941.
01*Adelaide Eliza CROSBY, the Testatrix.
02 Samuel IRWIN, Solictor, sole beneficiary and executor.
03 Harry E. KAY, solicitor, Manchester, witness.
04 Charles WILSON, his clerk, witness.
05 C. H. TREVOR-ROPER, a Commissioner for Oaths.
(District Probate Registry, Manchester, 1941)
An Index of an extract of Probate of the Will of Adelaide Eliza CROSBY.
01*Adelaide Eliza CROSBY, the Testatrix.
02 Samuel IRWIN, Solicitor, executor, beneficiary.
03 H. L. F. BERRY & Co.
(District Probate Registry, Manchester, 1941)
She left her real and personal estate to Samuel IRWIN of 40 King Street, Manchester, the solicitor who had drawn up the will of her sister Agnes Rowley EDGOOSE. She made her own will on 7 November 1933.
"THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me Adelaide Eliza CROSBY of 3 Sandy Lane Eccles Old Road in the City of Salford Widow
1. I HEREBY REVOKE all former wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me
2. I GIVE devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever to SAMUEL IRWIN of 40 King Street Manchester Solicitor absolutely and I appoint him SOLE EXECUTOR of this my Will
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Seventh day of November one thousand nine hundred and thirty three
(signed) Adelaide Eliza CROSBY
SIGNED by the Testatrix Adelaide Eliza CROSBY as and for her last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:
Harry E. KAY, Solicitor, Manchester
Charles WILSON, his Clerk"
"CROSBY Adelaide Eliza of Grasmere Bungalow, Beach-road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, widow, died 4 March 1941 at Melville Nursing Home, Fleetwood. Probate Manchester 7 April to Samuel Irwin solicitor. Effects £ 360 18s. 4d."
(National Probate Calendar 1941)
Monumental Inscription:
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
ERNEST CROSBY
DIED NOV 27 1930 AGED 72
ALSO AGNES ROWLEY EDGOOSE
DIED FEB 26 1933 AGED 89
(According to the Cemetery superintendant, Adelaide Eliza CROSBY was buried in the same grave on 7 March 1941. There is no inscription).
(revised 02.08.2026)
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