I cannot find William in the 1891 England Census. From The Cheshire Observer of 16 September 1893: "ACTION AGAINST A 'LOVING BROTHER-IN-LAW' Annie Elizabeth Crimes, of Duddon, near Tarporley, sued her husband's brother, William Crimes, for £4 16s. 10d., balance of money lent. Mr. Ernest Brassey, for the plaintiff, stated that on the 12th November, 1891, his client, then a Miss Jones, whose name would be familiar as the schoolmistress at Duddon, lived with her mother. The latter died early in the following year, and defendant and his wife gave her considerable assistance in connection with the funeral. They subsequently went to live a Boughton, Chester, where they started a business. Defendant at that time wrote asking plaintiff to advance him money, and the letter contained this significant sentence, 'Please destroy this letter after you have read it.' It was signed 'your loving sister and brother, William and Ann Crimes', with six crosses at the end of it. Miss Jones forwarded £10 and had never been able to recover the balance now sued for. - HIs Honour said there was unfortunate conflict between the parties, but on the whiole he thought plaintiff's case was the right one. He accordingly gave judgement in her favour." The following notice from The Northwich Guardian of 9 October 1909 applies either to this William, or to his father William: "SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY AT DUDDON, NEAR TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE. MESSRS. W.H. NIGHTINGALE & SON will offer for SALE BY AUCTION, at The Headless Woman Inn, Duddon, on Wednesday, October 13th, 1909, at six o'clock p.m. prompt and subject to conditions, the undermentioned Freehold DWELLING-HOUSE and LAND. All that dwelling-house, with outbuildings, garden, three orchards and land, containing in the whole 1a, 1r, or thereabouts, situate at Duddon, seven miiles from Chester, with frontage to the highway leading from the Chester and Tarporley main road to Willington, in the occupation of Mr. William Crimes. The house contains kitchen, back kitchen and three bedrooms. The outbuildings comprise tying for four cows, barn, granary, stable and two wooden erections...." From The Cheshire Observer of 28 March 1914: "On THURSDAY 2nd April, 1914 THE GRANGE, LEDSHAM, half a mile from Ledsham Station and seven miles from Chester (providing the Foot and Mouth restrictions are revoked). MESSRS. W.H. NIGHTINGALE & SON have received instructions from Mr. William Crimes to SELL BY AUCTION the whole of his Live and Dead FARMING STOCK... IMPLEMENTS.. kitchen fender, square of carpet, flat of cabbage plants..." |