CROSWELL, Henry II (Grimwade p.480)

[MCB]

Born c1806.
No trace found of a christening record and the date of birth is deduced from ages given on Census documents. He appears to have been born after his father's death (see Henry Croswell I).
1841 UK Census for St Paul's Churchyard as of independent means aged 35 years.
1851 UK Census for 63 St Paul's Churchyard as a goldsmith and jeweller aged 45 years.
1861 UK Census for 42 Gerrard Street, Islington as a jeweller and shopkeeper aged 55 years.
1871 and 1881 UK Census for the same address as (1871) formerly jeweller, (1881) gentleman aged 65 and 75 yers respectively.
Died 1886.
National Probate Calendar for 1886 shows date of death as 16th July 1886 and "Henry Croswell formerly of Monkwell Street------". Estate valued at £11586.

[silverly]

4 October 1843 Henry Croswell son of Henry Croswell London Goldsmith admitted into the freedom of the City of London by patrimony. The elder Henry's freedom recorded in the book marked with the letter E and dated 2 November 1796. The younger Henry was born at Saint Alban Wood Street in 1805 per this record. (This freedom by patrimony paper was exceptionally complete; nothing was left blank.)