Lily Oswald Crossman b. 10 Apr 1889 South Shields, Tyne and Wear d. 21 Jan 1961 South Shields, Tyne and Wear: The Craxford Family Genealogy Magazine

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Name	Lily Oswald Crossman
Relationship	with George William Craxford
Born	10 Apr 1889	South Shields, Tyne and Wear [1]
Gender	Female
Residence	1901	126, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2]
Residence	1911	2½, Trajan Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [3]
Occupation	1911
	Shop assistant, drapery store
Residence	1917	4, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Died	21 Jan 1961	South Shields, Tyne and Wear [4]
	Cause: Carcinoma of colon
Person ID	I13652	Extended Craxford Family
Last Modified	23 Sep 2013

Mother	Mary Ann Kay, b. 1852, Tynemouth, Tyne And Wear , d. 1917, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear (Age 65 years)
Family ID	F10801	Group Sheet, Family chart

Family	Thomas Liddell Simpson, b. 25 May 1889, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 30 Nov 1918, No 3 Clearing Station, Caudry, Nord, France (Age 29 years)
Married	7 Apr 1917	St Aiden's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [5]
Witnesses	7 Apr 1917
	Robert A and Mary A Simpson (his father and mother)
BMD Certificates		MC: Simpson, Thomas Liddell (1917) and Lily Oswald Crossman Of note is the declaration of Lily's father - she was the illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann Crossman
Last Modified	23 Sep 2013
Family ID	F9538	Group Sheet, Family chart

Event Map

	Born - 10 Apr 1889 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear
	Died - Cause: Carcinoma of colon - 21 Jan 1961 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear

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BMD Certificates		BC: Crossman, Lily Oswald (1889) Confirms her illegitimacy. She married Thomas Liddell Simpson in 1917
BMD Certificates		DC: Simpson, Lily Oswald (1961) Married Thomas Liddell Simpson in 1917 who was killed in 1918

Headstones

HS: Simpson Family
This obelisk commemorates the family of Robert Simpson, printer of South Shields.
South face:

(Plinth)
In
Loving Memory Of
ROBERT SIMPSON
Printer of
South Shields
Who Died May 23rd 1899
Aged 67 Years
And also of
HANNAH ELLIOTT
The beloved wife
Of the above
Who died November
21st 1898
Aged 67 Years
JOSEPH
Beloved husband of
DOROTHY SIMPSON
And son of the above
Died Nov 24th 1911
Aged 46 years
Peace, Perfect Peace
(Upper base)
In Loving Memory Of
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
Dearly beloved husband of
Mary Anne Simpson
And eldest son of the above
Died June 10th 1923 aged 62 years
(Lower base)
"Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning at the bar
When I put out to sea"

West face:

In Memory Of
DOROTHY
Beloved wife of
JOSEPH SIMPSON
Died Dec 22nd 1941
Aged 72 years

East face:

(Plinth)
In Affectionate Remembrance of
THOMAS LIDDELL SIMPSON
2nd Lieutenant, 15th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry
who died in France on November 30th 1918 
whilst on active service with His Majesty's Forces 
and is interred in the Extension Cemetery Chaudray 
near Cambrai France
aged 29 years
dearly loved husband of LILY OSWALD SIMPSON
and son of ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON and MARY ANN SIMPSON
and grandson of
ROBERT SIMPSON South Shields
In loving memory of
MARY ANN SIMPSON
beloved wife of 
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
died February 22nd 1947
aged 83 years

Plot: 13D plots 1429 and 1430

Sources

[S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields 10a 766 (AMJ 1889) (Reliability: 3).
[S19] 1901 England Census, South Shields RG13/4727 16 24 (Reliability: 3).
[S284] 1911 England Census, South Shields RG14PN30265 RG78PN1745A RD556 SD1 ED6 SN58 (Reliability: 3).
[S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Durham North East 1a 540 (JFM 1961) (Reliability: 3).
[S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields 10a 1191 (AMJ 1917) (Reliability: 3).

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