Samuel Crookes^{[1, 2]}

1838 - 1906  (67 years)

• Name	Samuel Crookes
  Born	6/12 Dec 1838	Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England
  Christened	13 Jan 1839	Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Abt 1860	South Africa
  	Came with the Byrne settlers
  Occupation	Aft 1860	South Africa
  	The family was/is a succesful sugar farming family and founded a company that is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, & goes by the name of Crookes Brothers Limited. A book has also been written & printed on the family history - try the following Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Renishaw-Crookes-Brothers-Anthony-Hocking
  Died	09 Mar 1906	Cypress Hill, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  Buried	Renishaw Private Cemetery, Park Rynie, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  Person ID	I54078	Red1st
  Last Modified	13 May 2010

  
  

  Father	George Crookes,   b. 07 Oct 1807, Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 31 Aug 1886, Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Pell,   b. 16 Mar 1808, Beltoft, Belton in Axholme, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 10 Mar 1883, Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1830	Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England
  Family ID	F30589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny Landers,   b. 11 Aug 1842, Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 27 Feb 1886, Cypress Hill, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  (Age 43 years)
  Married	01 Aug 1866	Amahlongwa Mission Station, Amahlongwa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  Children	+ 1. ClaraMarietta Crookes,   b. 15 Sep 1867, South Africa ,   d. 26 Aug 1905, South Africa  (Age 37 years) + 2. George Joseph Crookes,   b. 19 Mar 1870, South Africa ,   d. 28 Jun 1948, The Cedars, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  (Age 78 years)   3. Fanny Helena Crookes,   b. 04 Oct 1872,   d. 14 May 1966  (Age 93 years) + 4. Samuel Frederic Crookes,   b. 20 Feb 1876, South Africa ,   d. 07 Jan 1936, Ellingham, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  (Age 59 years) + 5. John Joshua Crookes,   b. 11 Mar 1879, South Africa ,   d. 18 Dec 1962, Finningley, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  (Age 83 years)   6. Emily Elizabeth Crookes,   b. 15 Jan 1884,   d. 01 Mar 1971  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1389331794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6/12 Dec 1838 - Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England Christened - 13 Jan 1839 - Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England Emigration - Abt 1860 - South Africa Occupation - Aft 1860 - South Africa Married - 01 Aug 1866 - Amahlongwa Mission Station, Amahlongwa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Died - 09 Mar 1906 - Cypress Hill, Renishaw, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Buried - - Renishaw Private Cemetery, Park Rynie, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Samuel Crookes Crookes Memorial

  
  

• Sources

  [S62843843816] . [S58451366429] Bryan Biggs.