'Crossley1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Crossley of Lisburn, Crossley (Crosleye) of Scaitcliffe, Crossley of Todmordern Hall

                               
Adam del Croslegh of Todmareden (Todmorden in Honerresfeld (Hundersfield)), Lancashire
m. Marilda
1. John del Croslegh (a 1365)
  m. Johanna
  A. William del Croslegh (a 1411)
  BLG1886 identifies William as ancestor of Anthony of Skatecliff (shown below as d 1624) and jumps to that Anthony.
  i. Thomas del Croslegh (a 1411)
  a. Richard del Croslegh (a 1411)
Commoners identifies Richard as progenitor of Richard of Cartecliff (grandfather of Anthony) and jumps to that Richard. Foster shows this Richard as father of that Richard. We follow Commoners in presuming that there was at least one intervening generation between them. Provisionally, we presume to show 2 intervening generations.
  (1) ?? Crosleye
  (A) John Crosleye or Crosseley of Stansfield in Rochdale (b 1474, a 1524) the first mentioned by BP1934
  (i) Richard Crosleye of Cairecliffe or Cartecliff (d 1548)
  m. Alice named by BP1934
  (a) John Crosleye of Skatelyff (sic), Lancashire (d 1586?)
  Shown by Foster, Commoners & BLG1886 as father of Anthony. Not mentioned by BP1934.
  (b) Richard Crossley of Scaitcliffe (d 1588)
  Not mentioned by Commoners & BLG1886. Identified by BP1934 as 2nd son of Richard and father of Anthony by ...
  m. Alice
  ((1)) Anthony Crosleye of Skatecliff (a 1586, d 1624) - continued below
  m. Mary named by BP1934

 

 

Anthony Crosleye of Skatecliff (a 1586, d 1624) - continued above the first mentioned by FMG
m. Mary
1. John Crosleye of Scaytecliffe
  m. (1615) Dorothy Lord (dau of Richard Lord of Godpleye (Godley) in Hundersfield)
  A. John Crosleye of Scaytecliffe (b 1620, dvp 1646)
  m. (1640) Mary Jackson (dau of Caesar Jackson of Worsthorn)
  i. Anthony Crossley of Scaytcliffe (bur 11.04.1707, 2nd son?)
  m1. (1664) Ann (d 1697, dau of Mary Eastwood, widow of _ Ouldroyd)
  a. John Crossley of Scaitcliffe (d 05.02.1745)
  m1. Sarah Sutcliffe (dsp 03.02.1696, dau of William Sutcliffe of Higher Ashes)
  m2. (1700) Mary Halstead of Burnley-Bridgend (b 1679-80, d 05.05.1743)
  (1) Anthony Crossley of Scaitcliffe (b 11.04.1702, d 20.02.1779)
  m. (1735) Elizabeth Gibson (d 14.01.1769, dau of James Gibson of Lower Ashes in Stansfield)
(A) John Crossley (d young)
  (B) John Crossley of Scaitcliffe & Walsden (b 14.06.1737, d 29.09.1799)
  m. (10.07.1759) Mary Foster (b 1737, d 1804, dau of Thomas Foster of Foster Mill)
  (i) Anthony Crossley of Todmordern Hall (b 11.04.1762, d 01.06.1810)
  m. (19.08.1783) Betty (Elizabeth) Gibson (dau of Abraham Gibson of Briggroyd)
  (a) Anne Crossley of Todmordern Hall (b 30.05.1784, d 21.11.1848)
  m. (17.09.1801) James Joseph Hague Taylor of Whitworth (d 08.01.1810, son of George of Whitworth son of James of Whitworth)
  Todmordern Hall passed into the Taylor family.
  (ii) John Crossley of Scaitcliffe (b 23.05.1778, d 11.12.1830, Captain)
  m. (20.05.1800) Sarah Lockwood (dau/heir of John Lockwood of Ewood)
  (a) John Crossley of Scaitcliffe (b 20.03.1807, d(sp) 04.06.1864)
  m. (27.09.1834) _ Rambotham (dau of Thomas Rambotham of Centre Vale)
  (b) Mary Crossley (d 23.02.1864)
  m. (18.08.1827) William Hepworth of Pontefract (d 20.02.1860)
  (c) Matilda Crossley (b 09.05.1805)
  m. (09.05.1832) Christopher Edward Dampier (d 09.11.1871, son of Edward by Elizabeth Norris)
  Their son Croslegh inherited Scaitcliffe and assumed the name Dampier-Crossley.
  (d)+ other issue (d young) - John, Lockwood, Miranda
  (iii) Elizabeth Crossley (d 01.03.1826)
  m. (15.05.1792) John Sutcliffe of Stansfield Hall (son/heir of John of Stansfield Hall)
  (iv)+ other issue - John (b/d 28.04.1765), Sally/Sarah (b 1760, d 12.02.1780), Grace (b 1765-6, d 21.08.1846) Mary (b c1769, d 24.11.1584), Elizabeth (d young), Anne
(C) Anthony Crossley of Lower Ashes (d 04.12.1790)
  m. (1759) Mary Utley (d 12.11.1810, dau of William Utley or Otley of Lane)
  (2) John Crossley
  m. Anne Britliffe
  (3) Luke Crossley of Henshaw (bpt 22.05.1712, dsp 11.09.1764)
  m. (17.06.1733) Alice Schofield (dau of Radclyffe Schofield of Henshaw)
  (4) Anne Crossley (b c1700, d 15.12.1765)
  m. (24.12.1715) James Gibson of Briggroyd
  (5) Elizabeth Crossley (b 1708)
  m. George Halstead or Halsted of Heptonstal & Hougham
  (6) Ellin/Ellen Crossley (b 1723)
  m. John Walker of Old House
  (7)+ other issue - Ellen (d 1710), Ellen (b 1717, d 1766)
  b. Anthony Crossley of Further or North Scaitcliffe & Dromore in Ireland (d 08.1757) this line followed by BP1934 only
  Foster & Commoners mention that Anthony married twice but say no more on his family. FMG shows a possible wife as "Tamar." but does not follow this line.
  (1) Anthony Crossley
  m. _ Brown
  (A) William Crossley of Lisburn (bpt 07.0.1745) had issue
  m. Margaret Johnston
  (B) John Crossley of Lisburn (bpt 28.01.1746, d before 08.04.1830)
  m. Elizabeth Alcott
  (i) John Crossley (bpt 27.11.1773, d unm)
  (ii) Francis Crossley of Glenburn, Dunmurry, co. Antrim, (b 1787, d 17.09.1846, Major) had issue
  m1. _ Stewart of Lisburn
  m2. (20.04.1837) Elizabeth Helen Irwin (d 09.02.1891, dau of William Irwin of Mount Irwin)
  (iii) Margaret Crossley (bpt 05.01.1772, d 1861)
  m. (23.04.1810) Drummond Anderson of Belfast
  (iv) Dorothy Crossley (bpt 22.12.1774)
  m. _ Taggert
  (v) Elizabeth Crossley (bpt 29.03.1779)
  m. (09.07.1795) Thomas Parkinson of Belfast
  c. Luke Crossley of Chief House in Eastwood (b 1683-4, d 13.07.1766)
  m. Mary Gibson of Lower Ashes in Stansfield
  d. Mary Crossley
  m. John Fielden of Hartley Royd
  e. Anne Crossley
  m1. Robert Halstead of Hougham in Erringden
  m2. John Lockwood of Ewoodon Medgeley (Ewood in Midgley)
  f. Judith Crossley
  m. James Scholes of Staykil (Stay-hill)
  g. Susan Crossley (bur 19.07.1710)
  m. Abraham Nailer or Naylor
  m2. (1702) Grace (widow of Abel Whitaker of Broadhaugh, Spotland)
ii.+ other issue - John (d young), Abraham, Luke, Ann
  B. Anthony Crosleye
  m. Elizabeth (d 09.04.1701)
  C. Abraham Crosleye
  i. Aaron Crossley
  m. (Abigail) Perscheau ('dau of Pierre Andre Perscheau (or Peracheau) of Saumur by Gabrielle, sister of Zacharie Fonnereau')
  a. Frances Crossley (d 04.1700)
  m. John Seymour
  b. Susanna Crossley
  Susanna is mentioned in a note to BLG1846-7 ('Seymour of Castletown'), being identified as "the other dau. and co-heir of Aaron Crossley", with her husband being identified as Chetwood Eustace "who succeeded to the dignity of Lord Portlester, of Harristown" and was succeeded "in the barony of Portlester" by his son William. That would imply that he was of the family shown on Eustace01. However, TCP ('Portlester') reports that the original Lord Portlester dspml in 1496 "when the Barony became extinct" and that his heir male was Thomas, 1st Viscount Baltinglass.
  m. Chetwood Eustace
  (1) William Eustace (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Dalton
  (2)+ other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth, Abigail
  D.+ other issue - Luke, Anne
2. Abraham Crosleye (d 1643)
  m. (1615) Mary Taylor of Stansfield (d 1643)
3. Luke Crosleye
4. Samuel Crosleye (d 24.03.1674/5)
  m. Anne (d 12.12.1682)
5. Susannah Crosleye
  m. _ Kershaw

Main source(s): 'Pedigrees of the County Families of England' (Joseph Foster, vol 1 (1873), Lancashire, 'Pedigree of Crossley of Crossley, otherwise Scaitcliffe'), Commoners (vol 2, 'Crossley of Scaitcliffe', p536+), BLG1886 ('Crossley of Scaitcliffe'), BP1934 ('Crossley') with some support from FMG (vol 2, MS224, 'Crossley-Gibson', p538+)