His birth is listed as Dec.qtr.1848 Dudley, Staffordshire - GRO index shows mothers maiden name is Lane.
Found his marriage to Comfort in 1869 and his father is shown as Joseph Crowther, engineer.
Joseph Crowther 20 married Mary Lane 7/10/1838 St. Peter, Wolverhampton - he is shown as an Engineer and his father as Jeremiah Crowther, carpenter.
However, although I can find Joseph and Mary on 1841/1851/1861 census son Jeremiah is definitely not with the family in 51/61, nor can I find him anywhere else so heaven knows where he was.
Siblings per census/births index are:
Ann - June quarter 1840 Wolverhampton
Emma - Mar.qtr.1842 Wolverhampton (can't find her on census either nor a death entry)
Harriet - Mar.qtr.1844 Dudley
Esther - Dec.qtr.1846 Wolverhampton
Jeremiah - Dec.qtr.1848 Dudley
Benjamin - Mar.qtr.1850 Dudley
Wife Mary died Mar.qtr.1853 Dudley aged 32 - Joseph then remarried to another Mary: Joseph Crowther, 32 (knocked few years off age), widower, engine worker son of 'deceased' married Mary Russell 21 (obviously why he said he was younger) on 18/2/1854 St. John, Wolverhampton
Half-siblings:
Joseph - b.June qtr. 1855 Kings Norton (census states born Selly Oak, Worcs.) - mmn Russell
Edward - b.Mar.qtr.1860 Wolverhampton - mmn Russell
Thomas - b.Mar.qtr.1863 Walsall - mmn Russell
Mary - b.Sept.qtr.1865 Dudley - ditto
Maria - b.Mar.qtr.1868 Dudley - ditto
Clara - b.Mar.qtr.1870 West Bromwich - mmn Russell
Joseph's birthplace changes slightly on the various census albeit all in Staffordshire. One states Bilston and indeed this does appear to be the right place:
Joseph Crowther bp.27/2/1818 Wesleyan Methodist, Bilston, son of Jeremiah (carpenter) and Mary.
Just found Jeremiah and Mary on 1851 census - he shown bc.1781 Worcestershire - and with them are aforementioned grandchildren Emma and Jeremiah who were not with their parents in 1851 - reason I hadn't previously located them are because surname mistranscribed on Ancestry as 'Crowder.
Annette