Tonbridge and Maidstone burials

[kenny2018]

Hi all ..  I am trying to find the family of a William and Alicia Crisp.
  I am confident I have recorded the 6  children correctly, but for some reason, except for a son, I cannot seem to find them on any Census after 1851 ! .
William and Alicia Crispe are recorded as dying in Maidstone (1855) and Tonbridge (1874) respectively..  and apart from their death certificates, I was hoping that the local papers my have printed an obit that lists the children.
Ken in Oz.

[bearkat]

Maidstone Cemetery didn't open until 1858 so you would be looking at a parish burial.

There is a burial for a William CRISPE at Linton 17th February 1855.

There are no MIs for Linton or Tonbridge on the Kent Archaeological Society website.

https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm#T

[kenny2018]

Thank you bearkat... do you think there would be a mention in the local papers..re..his death ?

[bearkat]

You can search the Findmypast newspaper index for free and I can't see any mention for William who was a notable farmer in the area.

The gravestones at Linton are in a poor state 

[rosie99]

Not what you are asking for but in case you don't have it

London Evening Standard 05 December 1860
To Mary Elizabeth Crispe widow of George James Crispe, late of Linton in the County of Kent, Civil Engineer deceased, now supposed to be residing in Australia.
Take notice that a citation has been issued under the seal of Her Majesty's Court of Probate and dated 16 November 1860 whereby you the said M.E.C  are commanded, after 30 days service thereof, to cause an APPEARANCE to be entered for you in the Principal registry of the said Court of Probate, and accept or refuse Letters of Administration of the Personal Estate and Effects of the deceased, or show cause why the same should not be granted to Alicia Crispe, the natural and lawful mother of the deceased -------------------

[kenny2018]

Thank's  rosie99... I was not aware of GJC...Interesting as my interest in the Crispe family points toward Australia.. and Alicia.... I thought my Alicia was the only one !

[bearkat]

Here is William's marriage to Alicia, 16th June 1807 at St Nicholas, Rochester

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lwz/

He had been married before.

[rosie99]

The George James Crispe mentioned in the newspaper article was 36 when he died in 1859 in England (born c1823).  He married Mary Elizabeth Wyatt in Marylebone in 1849, his father named as William Crispe occ Farmer.

They don't appear to have had any children in England.