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Hi - yes I thought it could be Crispin but I'm not sure. It looks as though his father, John was a weaver so possibly Crispin was a weaver. I have a death cert written as  "Cris Christopher Crawshaw, died 3 July 1848 - weaver, living Ovenden. " I think this is Crispin Crawshaws death cert - age 67 in 1848, so ties in with birth date. However on Joseph's marriage cert father's occupation is joiner. As you say Joseph's birth is not noted anywhere. I am not 100% convinced that Crispin is Christopher. Also Christopher was sentenced to death, then changed to transportation but is not listed on convict ship although his partner in crime is. I suspect he could have died in prison awaiting transportation. York Gaol have no record though. I don't think he would have been alive in 1848, when Crispin died. Mystery - I think Joseph's birth has to be found somewhere, probably not transcribed on line yet. What relation are you to Christopher?

Many thanks for the info on Mary Ann Crawshaw. First time I have come across another link with Christopher. However the only birth I can find for a Mary Ann Crawshaw is 1815 and her father is Crispin. I am wondering if Christopher was a Crispin but can find no link to Joseph! However on the death cert 1848 of Christopher Crawshaw it is written 'Cris Christopher Crawshaw. The mystery deepens! Very grateful for your interest. 

I have that death cert but it shows him as a weaver and I dont think it is my Christopher. He is shown as a joined on his sons marriage cert . Thank you so much for your interest.

Hi - lovely to hear from you. Joseph and his father Christopher are proving very difficult! I do have a death cert for Joseph - he died 15 Jan 1869. He is on 1861 census, living Ramsden Row, Thurgoland and his wife Mary is shown as living with her mother Ann Wragg (she must have remarried) Spring Row, Thurgoland - new baby aged 9 wks. I cannot trace his birth nor that of his father Christopher. There is a Christopher Crawshaw shown in the York Assizes - he was sentenced to death but later reprieved and ordered for transportation. However there is no record of him on the convict ships although there is of his partner in crime. I am guessing he died in gaol. Of course I have no proof it is the same Christopher Crawshaw as Joseph's father, but the crime happened in the right area and he was about the right age. This brick wall is driving me mad! Where do you fit in the family tree?
Thanks for your interest.
Regards Wendy

Many thanks for your reply - I too have found variations of the spelling of the name Crawshaw - in fact Joseph is shown as Crowshaw on his marriage cert but Crawshaw on all the census'.

best wishes
Wendy