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I’m looking for descendants of my great aunt Emma Easom believed to have farmed near Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire (1920 – 1950) with husband William.

Any information welcome

Welcome to the boards, David.

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ADDED:
What do you know definitely about her?

You say "BELIEVED to have farmed. . .". Do you have reason to think that?

Was Easom her married name or maiden name?

When did she marry?

When was she born?

Perhaps this is Emma in 1939 ???
Do the names of her children, Kathleen and Tom, mean anything to you?

Emma Eason
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name Emma Eason
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 29 Feb 1880
Residence Date 1939
Address Sunny Bank Farm
Residence Place Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
Occupation Unpaid Domestic Duties
Line Number 38
Schedule Number 116
Sub Schedule Number 2
Enumeration District Nwxa
Borough Rawtenstall
Registration district 471/2
Inferred Spouse
William Eason
Household Members (Name) Gender Birth Year
William Eason Male 1870
Emma Eason Female 1880
Kathleen Eason Female 1909
Tom Eason Male 1915

Yes, that's the right family.

The children's births:

EASOM, KATHLEEN mmn MOULD
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in BURTON UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 391

EASOM, TOM mmn MOULD
GRO Reference: 1915 D Quarter in HASLINGDEN Volume 08E Page 109


Emma's marriage:

Marriages Jun 1908 (>99%)
EASON William Burton 6b 693
MOULD Emma Burton 6b 693

Kathleen's death, unmarried;

Deaths 1993 (>99%)
EASOM KATHLEEN 4MY1909 HYNDBURN/R 5862 243


Tom's death:

Deaths Jun 1974 (>99%)
EASOM TOM 24AU1915 MANCHESTER 38 1298

A possible marriage ??:

Marriages Sep 1940 (>99%)
Easom Tom Edmondson Bolton 8c 1153
Edmondson Olive Easom Bolton 8c 1153

If that's your Tom's marriage above, he had a daughter, P*******, born in Bolton in 1944.
I can't post her details here, as she may still be living.:

She married in 1968 in Wharfedale registration district, and they were probably living in Northampton until at least 2016.


However, it appears they had no children.

You can find the birth and marriage yourself on FreeBMD:

https://www.freebmd.org.uk


For her birth, just enter her parents' surnames and the year.

Then when you know her name (including middle initial), enter her name , and the place and date to find the marriage.
Having found the marriage, search the Electoral Rolls under "Search" at top right of this page.
When you find the correct result, click on the document symbol to the right of the result to find her address in 2016.

From an online search for the address, it appears that the house has not been sold since then, so she may still be living there, if she has opted out of the online Electoral Roll.

But if attempting to make contact, be tactful, as I can't guarantee she's the right person!

Have you done any research?

Family in 1921 - Clive Mary is Olive Mary !!

1921 Census Of England & Wales
Great Clough Farm, Crawshawbooth, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
William Easom Head Male 1880 41 Leicestershire, England Farmer -
Emma Easom Wife Female 1871 49 Stone, Staffordshire, England Housework -
Kathleen Easom Daughter Female 1909 12 Etwall, Derbyshire, England - -
Clive Mary Easom Daughter Female 1911 10 Etwall, Derbyshire, England - -
William Easom Son Male 1911 9 Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England - -
Tom Easom Son Male 1915 5 Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England - -

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
EASOM, OLIVE MARY MOULD
GRO Reference: 1911 J Quarter in BURTON UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 383


The 1911 census was taken on 2nd April, when Olive was said to be under 1 month old, so William can't have been born in the same year and be aged 9.

Here he is with a birth reg. in Q4 1913, so he would have been 7 at the time if the 1921 census on 19th June. Looking at the original it does show aged 7 years and 8 months - it's his Father's way of writing a 7!!

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1913 (>99%)
Easom William Mould Haslingden 8e 151



1911 - William and Emma said to have been married for 3 years with 2 children born and still living

1911 Census For England & Wales
Egginton Road Etwall, Etwall, Derbyshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Eason Head Married Male 31 1880 Grazier Leicester Grimston
Emma Eason Wife Married Female 36 1875 - Stafford Stone
Kathleen Eason Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Derbys Etwall
Olive Mary Eason Daughter - Female 0 1911 - Derbys Etwall

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1947 (>99%)
Easom Olive M Peel Haslingden 10c 655
Peel John Easom Haslingden 10c 655

No apparant births

Deaths Jun 1975 (>99%)
Peel Olive Mary 11MR1911 Bury 38 467

Would fit with an age of under 1 month in 1911 census

1939 Register
46 Regent Street, Haslingden, Haslingden M.B., Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
David A Aneurin-Evans (Evans) 09 Jan 1889 Male Registered Medical Practitioner Married 104 1
Doris L Aneurin-Evans (Evans) 06 Dec 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 104 2
Aled B A Evans 26 Sep 1920 Male Medical Student Single 104 3
Mary I Bohen (Heager) 17 Dec 1918 Female Domestic Servant Single 104 4
Phyllis Smith (Platt) 23 Oct 1927 Female At School Single 104 5
Gladys Thurm (Howetts) 02 Dec 1928 Female At School Single 104 6
Olive M Easom 04 Mar 1912 Female Domestic Servant Single 104 7

Olive's DOB not quite the same as that on the death record - her birth certificate would confirm..

She is also noted as being a member of the WVS - Women's Voluntary Service

Possible marriage for William

Surname First name(s) Spouse/Age District Vol Page

Marriages Jun 1938 (>99%)
Easom William Parkinson Haslingden 8e 221
Parkinson Nellie Easom Haslingden 8e 221

and them in 1939 -

1939 Register
Middle Gate Hum, Rawtenstall, Rawtenstall M.B., Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
William Eason 02 Oct 1913 Male Dairy Farmer Own Account Married 219 1
Nellie Eason 10 Jan 1913 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 219 2

William's death -

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Preston & South Ribble, Lancashire, England

First name(s) William
District number 5881C
Last name Easom
Register number C63C
Sex Male
Entry number 183
Birth day 2
Date of registration mm/yy 1102
Birth month 10
County Lancashire
Birth year 1913
Country England
Death quarter 4
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Registration month 11
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death year 2002
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
District Preston & South Ribble
Collections from Great Britain, England

Nellie died 2002 same Reg. district - DOB 10..1.1913

One child - Frank born 1940 Haslingden RD - find on freebmd

? his death -

Deaths 1986 (>99%)
EASOM FRANK 31OC1940 PRESTON/S R 40 1954

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) Frank
Last name Easom
Death year 1986
Death date 17 Dec 1986
Probate year 1987
Probate date 06 May 1987
Probate registry Liverpool
Residence town Preston
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
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Of Welch House Farm, Hothersal, Preston.

Administration only via Liverpool Registry

???
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

Marriages Mar 1968 (>99%)
EASOM FRANK SHIELDS DARWEN 10C 378
SHIELDS IRENE EASOM DARWEN 10C 378


Probate possibly for Irene -
Last name First name Date of death Date of probate Probate number Document type Registry office
EASOM IRENE 30 March 2002 29 April 2002 942019 PROBATE Liverpool

But that would go with a lady born 1926 -
Name: Year of Birth:
EASOM, IRENE 1926
GRO Reference: DOR Q2/2002 in PRESTON AND SOUTH RIBBLE (5881C) Reg C62C Entry Number 23

No obvious births to an Easom/Shields marriage, Irene would have been c 42

Sunny Bank Farm nowadays - obviously modernised since 1939:

https://tinyurl.com/39ch8dyx

This is spot on!

So, if it’s ’spot on’ can we assume that you already had all the info?

Not quite all of it but many thanks to everyone.