William James Crooks

William James Crooks
(1864-1931)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Caroline Hackett

William James Crooks

Born: 1864, Amherst, , Victoria, Australia ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Margaret Caroline Hackett in 1894 in Victoria, Australia ¹ ²
Died: 2 Oct 1931, Talbot, , Victoria, Australia at age 67 ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Obituary: The Age, 3 Oct 1931, Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia. ⁹

CROOKS - On the 2nd October, at "Blairock,"
Camp-street, Talbot, William James, the
dearly beloved husband of Margaret Crooks,
and loving father of Rita, Dorothy, Robert,
Alan, Keith, Jean (Mrs. McClusky) and
Mollie, aged 67 years.

• Cemetery: Amherst Cemetery: Amherst, , Victoria, Australia. ¹⁰

William married Margaret Caroline Hackett, daughter of William Hacket and Margaret Smith, in 1894 in Victoria, Australia.¹ ² (Margaret Caroline Hackett was born in 1867 in Amherst, , Victoria, Australia ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ and died on 8 Mar 1938 in Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia ¹² ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶.)

1 "Australia Marriage Index 1788-1950," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Wm Jas Crooks
Spouse Name: ?? Margt Hackett
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1894
Registration number: 4560

2 database, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj : accessed 19 Jan 2018);

Record information
Event: Marriage
Event registration number: 4560
Registration year: 1894

Personal information
Family name: CROOKS
Given names: Wm Jas
Sex: Male
Spouse's family name: HACKETT
Spouse's given names: Margt Carol

3 "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: William James Crooks
Father's Name: Robert Crooks
Mother's Name: Agnes Forrest
Birth Place: Amherst, Victoria
Registration Year: 1864
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 75

4 "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Wm Jas Crooks
Death Place: Talbot, Victoria
Age: 67
Father's Name: Robert Crooks
Registration Year: 1931
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 16702
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864

5 database, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj : accessed 19 Jan 2018);

Record information
Event: Birth
Event registration number: 75
Registration year: 1864

Personal information
Family name: CROOKS
Given names: William James
Sex: Unknown
Father's name: Robert
Mother's name: Agnes (Forrest)
Place of birth: AMHE

6 "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/).

7 database, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj : accessed 19 Jan 2018);

Record information
Event: Death
Event registration number: 16702
Registration year: 1931

Personal information
Family name: CROOKS
Given names: William James
Sex: Male
Father's name: CROOKS Robert
Mother's name: Unknown (Unknown)
Place of birth:
Place of death: TALBOT
Age: 67
Spouse's family name:
Spouse's given names:

8 "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 20 Jan 2018);

Name: William J Crooks
Also Known As Name:
Titles and Terms:
Occupation: Storekeeper
Death Date: 02 Oct 1931
Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence City: Talbot
Residence State:
Event Date: 17 Dec 1931
Series Number: 245
Record Number: 820
Note:
Digital Folder Number: 004104679
Image Number: 00324

10 "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: William J Crooks
Death Date: 2 Oct 1931
Cemetery: Amherst/talbot
Cemetery Location: Amherst, Victoria; Talbot, Victoria
Remarks: additional information available from AIGS

11 "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Margaret Caroline Hackett
Father's Name: William Hackett
Mother's Name: Margaret Smith
Birth Place: Amherst, Victoria
Registration Year: 1867
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 5773

12 "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Margt Carol Crooks
Death Place: Burwood, Victoria
Age: 70
Father's Name: Hackett
Mother's Name: Margt Smith
Registration Year: 1938
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 1897
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868

13 database, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj : accessed 19 Jan 2018);

Record information
Event: Birth
Event registration number: 5773
Registration year: 1867

Personal information
Family name: HACKETT
Given names: Margaret Caroline
Sex: Unknown
Father's name: William
Mother's name: Margaret (Smith)
Place of birth: AMHERST

14 "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Margaret Crooks
Death Date: 8 Mar 1938
Cemetery: Amherst/talbot
Cemetery Location: Amherst, Victoria; Talbot, Victoria
Remarks: additional information available from AIGS

15 database, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj : accessed 19 Jan 2018);

Record information
Event: Death
Event registration number: 1897
Registration year: 1938

Personal information
Family name: CROOKS
Given names: Margaret Caroline
Sex: Female
Father's name: HACKETT Unknown
Mother's name: Margaret (Smith)
Place of birth: TALBOT
Place of death: BURWOOD
Age: 70
Spouse's family name:
Spouse's given names:

16 "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 20 Jan 2018);

Name: Margaret C Crooks
Also Known As Name:
Titles and Terms:
Occupation: Widow
Death Date: 08 Mar 1938
Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence City: Talbot
Residence State:
Event Date: 09 Aug 1938
Series Number: 299
Record Number: 005
Note:
Digital Folder Number: 004104679
Image Number: 00323

William James Crooks

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