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Extract from History of Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland
CROSSLEY, OF SCAITCLIFFE.
ANTHONY CROSLEY, esq. of Scaytcliffe, married first, in 1664, Anne Eastwood; and, secondly, in, 1702, Grace, widow of Abel Whitaker, esq. of Broadhaugh, in the county of Lancaster; by the former, who died in 1697, he had issue:
*JOHN, his heir.
*Anthony, of Further, or North Skaitcliff, who married twice.
*Luke, of Chief House, in Eastwood, who married Mary Gibson, of Lower Ashes, in Stansfield, and died 13th July, 1766, aged eighty-two.
*Mary, baptized at Todmorden, 7th October, 1666, married John Fielden, esq. of Hartley Royd, in Yorkshire, and died 10th January, 1759, aged ninety-three.
*Anne, married first, to Robert Halstead, esq.of Hougham, in Erringden, and, secondly, to John Lockwood, of Ewood on Midgley, in Yorkshire.
*Judith, married to James Scholes, of Staykil.
**Susan, married to Abraham Nailer, and died in 1710.Anthony Crosley rebuilt the southfront of Scaytcliffe House in 1666, died in 1707, and was succeeded by his son, John CROSSLEY, esq. of Scaitcliff.
Scaitcliffe Hall is beautifully situated in a picturesque part of the Burnley valley. The south part was re-built in 1666 and the north part in 1738, but it was completely pulled down and re-erected in 1833. It is now a hotel and restaurant, but from medieval times it had been the home of the Crossley family.
THE PEOPLE OF SCAITCLIFFE
Anthony of Scaitcliffe, yeoman rebuilt part of Scaitcliffe House in 1666. He married twice. Firstly to Ann the daughter of Mary Eastwood who died in 1697, and secondly to Grace Ramsden, widow of Broadhaugh in Spotland. Anthony and Ann appear in the Quarter Sessions records as having been prosecuted and convicted of a criminal offence. Anthony was also the subject of Maintenance Order for the support of an illegitimate child by Elizabeth Lee of Burnley on 3 separate occasions between 1674 and 1679. He died at Scaitcliffe in 1707 and was buried in St. Marys Churchyard. His will reads:
""I give Scaitcliffe to John Crossley, my eldest son, in whose possession it now is. I also give to him Hollinrake and other estates, and a corn mill at Scaitcliffe".England, Select Births and Baptisms, 1538-1975
Anthony Crosley
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1640
Baptism Place: St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire,England
Father: John Crosley of Skatcliffe
FHL Film Number: 844794WWest Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Ann Eastwood of Lanyfield
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 31 May 1664
Marriage Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Spouse: Antony Crosley of TodmordenEngland, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Grace Whitaker
Grace widow of John Ramsden of Broadhalgh, and also of Abel Whitaker
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1702
Marriage Place: Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
Spouse: Anthony Crosly
FHL Film Number: 0438184, 0093623England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Anthony Crosly
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1702
Marriage Place: Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
Spouse: Grace Whitaker
FHL Film Number: 0438184, 0093623West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Anthoney Crosley gamer of Broadock
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 11 Apr 1707
Burial Place: Todmorden, Christ Church, Yorkshire, EnglandLancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858
Broadhalgh, Spotland, Rochdale, Formerly of Scatecliffe, Lancashire, England
Anthony Crossley
Archive reference 287B/23
Year 1707
Source Lancashire Archives Probate Index Archdeaconry of Chester (supra wills 1700-1799)
Date 29 May 1707
Occupation Yeoman
Record set Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858
Archdeaconry Chester
Grave transcription Scaitcliffe, Todmorden, Lancashire, England
1697
Here lyeth the body
Of Ann the wife to
Anthony Crosley
Of Skaitclife who
Departed this life the
3 day of May An Do
*****************
Also here lieth the Body
Of Luke Son of Anthony
Crossley of Scatecliffe who
Departed this life the Second
Day of January Anno Dom 1741Also John Crossley of Scatecliffe
Died August the 19th 1771
Mary, baptized at Todmorden, 7th October, 1666, married John Fielden, esq. of Hartley Royd, in Yorkshire, and died 10th January, 1759, aged ninety-three.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Mary Crosley
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1692
Marriage Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Spouse: John Fielding
Anne, married first, to Robert Halstead, esq.of Hougham, in Erringden, and, secondly, to John Lockwood, of Ewood on Midgley, in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Ann Crosley
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: Dec 1689
Marriage Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Spouse: Robt HalsteadEngland, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Robert Halstead
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 05 Dec 1689
Marriage Place: Heptonstall,York,England
Spouse: An Crosley
FHL Film Number: 0990610, 0990611
Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873
John Lockwood
Record Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1706
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1706
Burial Place: Yorkshire, England
Keyed Parish: York, All Saints, Pavement
Judith, married to James Scholes, of Staykil.
Baptism: 21 Aug 1681 St Mary, Todmorden, Lancashire, England
Judith Crosley - filia Anthonii Crosley
Abode: Scaitliffe
Register: Baptisms 1670 - 1769 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 4, Entry 5
Source: Bishop's Transcripts at Lancashire Archives PrestonCheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1564-1837
Judith Crossley
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1707
Marriage Place: Cheshire, England
Spouse: James ScholesBurial:
St Leonards Middleton, Lancashire
26 Oct 1733 Judith wife of James Scholes Yeoman of Stakehill
Luke, of Chief House, in Eastwood, who married Mary Gibson, of Lower Ashes, in Stansfield, and for his death see the grave stone for Luke and his mother Ann.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Luke Crosley
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 Oct 1683
Baptism Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Father: Anthony CrosleyLancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Luke Crosley of Scateliff
Burial Date: 6 Jan 1741
Parish: Todmorden, Lancashire, England
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/306Grave transcription Scaitcliffe, Todmorden, Lancashire, England
1697
Here lyeth the body
Of Ann the wife to
Anthony Crosley
Of Skaitclife who
Departed this life the
3 day of May An Do
*****************
Also here lieth the Body
Of Luke Son of Anthony
Crossley of Scatecliffe who
Departed this life the Second
Day of January Anno Dom 1741Also John Crossley of Scatecliffe
Died August the 19th 1771
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Grace Whitaker
Grace widow of John Ramsden of Broadhalgh, and also of Abel Whitaker
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1702
Marriage Place: Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
Spouse: Anthony Crosly
FHL Film Number: 0438184, 0093623England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Anthony Crosly
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1702
Marriage Place: Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
Spouse: Grace Whitaker
FHL Film Number: 0438184, 0093623England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Grace Crosley of Strangon
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1709
Burial Place: Rochdale, England
FHL Film Number: 1537566
Reference ID: it7 p30 1709
Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Luke Crosley of Scatcliff
Burial Date: 6 Jan 1741
Parish: Todmorden, Lancashire, England
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/306
Baptism: 7 Jul 1672 St Mary, Todmorden, Lancashire, England
James Crosley - Son of Luke Crosley
Abode: Scaitliffe
Register: Baptisms 1670 - 1769 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 2, Entry 4
Source: Bishop's Transcripts at Lancashire Archives Preston
