Bessie Mitchell b. 13 Jun 1904 Bradford, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Apr and Jun 1979 District Pontefract: The Maw family

1904 - 1979

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Name	Bessie Mitchell
Birth	13 Jun 1904	Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [1, 2]
	MITCHELL, BESSIE MAW GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in BRADFORD Volume 09B Page 109 First name(s)Bessie Last nameMitchell Birth quarter3 Birth year1904 Mother's maiden name- DistrictBradford CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9B Page109 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England Â© brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Bessie Last nameCrossley GenderFemale Birth day13 Birth month6 Birth year1904 Age- Death quarter2 Death year1979 DistrictPontefract CountyYorkshire Volume5 Page1162 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England (c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
Christening	12 Oct 1904	St Oswald, Chapel Green, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England
Gender	Female
Census	2 Apr 1911	47 Holme Top Steet Manchester Road, Manchester, , Lancashire, England [3]
	MITCHELL, Thomas Lister Head Married M 25 1886 Dyers Labourer Cotton Yorks Bradford MITCHELL, Emma Jane Wife Married 7 years F 25 1886 Wever Dreas Goods Yorks Ockenshaw MITCHELL, Bessie Daughter F 6 1905 Yorks Bradford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 26839 Reference: RG14PN26839 RG78PN1542 RD498 SD4 ED29 SN289 Registration District: Bradford Sub District: Horton Enumeration District: 29 Parish: Bradford Address: 47 Holme Top St Manchester Road Bradford County: Yorkshire (West riding)
		UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN26839 RG78PN1542 RD498 SD4 ED29 SN289 - (Bradford-Horton) UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN26839 RG78PN1542 RD498 SD4 ED29 SN289 - (Bradford-Horton).jpg
Census	19 Jun 1921	4 Holly Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [4]
	First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer Emma Jane Mitchell Head Female 1885 35 Yorkshire, England Superviser Buckle Crossloys Victoria Dye Works Bessie Mitchell Daughter Female 1904 17 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Burler And Mender Ce H Gates Providence Works Arthur Mitchell Son Male 1915 6 Bradford, Yorkshire, England - - Walter Kenningham Boarder Male 1903 17 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Machinist Buckle Grossley's Victoria Dye Works First name(s) Bessie Last name Mitchell Sex Female Birth year 1904 Census date 19 June 1921 Age in years 17 Age in months 0 Age as transcribed 17 y 0 m Relationship to head Daughter Marital status Single Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England Birth county Yorkshire Birth country England Transcribed birth place Bradford, Yorkshire Nationality British Born Occupation Burler And Mender Occupation code 379 Occupation code with suffix 379/6 Employer Ce H Gates Providence Works Employer code 272 Language used to complete form English Person making return Emma Jane Nutchall House number 4 Street Holly Street Address 4 Holly Street Full address as transcribed 4 Holly St, Gt Horle, Bradford Parish Bradford Registration district Bradford Registration district number 498 Sub-district Horton Sub-district number 4 Enumeration district number 18 County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Ward of borough or urban district Great Horton Borough, urban or rural district Bradford CB Parliamentary borough or division Bradford PB, South Div. Archive The National Archives Archive series RG 15 Piece number 21898 Schedule number 99 Schedule type code E District reference RD 498 RS 4 ED 18 Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries Other household member's first name(s) Emma Jane, Arthur, Walter Other household member's last name Mitchell, Kenningham Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_21898_0199 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_21898_0199
Occupation	19 Jun 1921	4 Holly Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [4]
	Burler And Mender at Ce H Gates Providence Works
	First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer Emma Jane Mitchell Head Female 1885 35 Yorkshire, England Superviser Buckle Crossloys Victoria Dye Works Bessie Mitchell Daughter Female 1904 17 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Burler And Mender Ce H Gates Providence Works Arthur Mitchell Son Male 1915 6 Bradford, Yorkshire, England - - Walter Kenningham Boarder Male 1903 17 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Machinist Buckle Grossley's Victoria Dye Works First name(s) Bessie Last name Mitchell Sex Female Birth year 1904 Census date 19 June 1921 Age in years 17 Age in months 0 Age as transcribed 17 y 0 m Relationship to head Daughter Marital status Single Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England Birth county Yorkshire Birth country England Transcribed birth place Bradford, Yorkshire Nationality British Born Occupation Burler And Mender Occupation code 379 Occupation code with suffix 379/6 Employer Ce H Gates Providence Works Employer code 272 Language used to complete form English Person making return Emma Jane Nutchall House number 4 Street Holly Street Address 4 Holly Street Full address as transcribed 4 Holly St, Gt Horle, Bradford Parish Bradford Registration district Bradford Registration district number 498 Sub-district Horton Sub-district number 4 Enumeration district number 18 County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Ward of borough or urban district Great Horton Borough, urban or rural district Bradford CB Parliamentary borough or division Bradford PB, South Div. Archive The National Archives Archive series RG 15 Piece number 21898 Schedule number 99 Schedule type code E District reference RD 498 RS 4 ED 18 Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries Other household member's first name(s) Emma Jane, Arthur, Walter Other household member's last name Mitchell, Kenningham Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_21898_0199 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_21898_0199
Census	29 Sep 1939	9 Bowker Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [5]
	First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Marital status Occupation Schedule Schedule sub number Norman Crossley 30 Jan 1898 Male Married Haulage Controller Own Account 98 1 Bessie Crossley 13 Jun 1904 Female Married Unpaid Domestic Duties 98 2 Walter Crossley 31 Jan 1921 Male Single Textile Manufactures Clerk 98 3 - - - - - - - - First name(s) Bessie Last name(s) Crossley Birth date 13 Jun 1904 Birth day 13 Birth month - Birth year 1904 Sex Female Marital status Married Occupation Unpaid Domestic Duties Address 9 Bowker Street, Bradford Place Bradford C.B. Borough / district Bradford C.B. County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England E. D. letter code KBAU Schedule 98 Schedule sub number 2 Archive reference RG101/3330E/008/37 Piece number 3330E Item number 8 Line number 37 Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3330_3330E_008 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3330_3330E_008
Occupation	29 Sep 1939	9 Bowker Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [5]
	Unpaid Domestic Duties
	First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Marital status Occupation Schedule Schedule sub number Norman Crossley 30 Jan 1898 Male Married Haulage Controller Own Account 98 1 Bessie Crossley 13 Jun 1904 Female Married Unpaid Domestic Duties 98 2 Walter Crossley 31 Jan 1921 Male Single Textile Manufactures Clerk 98 3 - - - - - - - - First name(s) Walter Last name(s) Crossley Birth date 31 Jan 1921 Birth day 31 Birth month - Birth year 1921 Sex Male Marital status Single Occupation Textile Manufactures Clerk Address 9 Bowker Street, Bradford Place Bradford C.B. Borough / district Bradford C.B. County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England E. D. letter code KBAU Schedule 98 Schedule sub number 3 Archive reference RG101/3330E/008/38 Piece number 3330E Item number 8 Line number 38 Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3330_3330E_008 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3330_3330E_008
_UID	5F6BD694AA1949C28527A988C172E116092D
Death	Between Apr and Jun 1979	District Pontefract [2]
	First name(s)Bessie Last nameCrossley GenderFemale Birth day13 Birth month6 Birth year1904 Age- Death quarter2 Death year1979 DistrictPontefract CountyYorkshire Volume5 Page1162 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England (c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
Person ID	I13518	The Maw Family Tree
Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

Father	Private Thomas Lister Mitchell, b. Between Jul and Sep 1885, 483 Little Horton Lane, Horton in Bradford, , Yorkshire, England d. 3 May 1917, France and Flanders
Mother	Emma Jane Maw, b. 24 Aug 1885, Oakenshaw, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Jan and Mar 1928, District Bradford
Marriage	Dec 1903	St Oswald, Chapel Green, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [6, 7]
	Clifford Alfred Bradford 9b 155 MAW Emma Jane Bradford 9b 155 Mitchell Thomas Lister Bradford 9b 155 Moulson Edith Bradford 9b 155 Name: Emma Jane Maw Marriage or Bann Date: 1 Dec 1903 Parish: Bradford, St Oswald, Chapel Green Father's Name: Thomas Maw Spouse's Name: Thomas Lister Mitchell Spouse's Father's Name: Isaac Mitchell First name(s)Thomas Lister Last nameMitchell Marriage quarter4 Marriage year1903 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Thomas Lister Mitchell married one of these people Emma Jane Maw, Edith Moulson DistrictBradford District number- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9B Volume as transcribed9B Page number155 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
		M3223 - West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1922 Record for Thomas Lister Mitchell - Emma Jane Maw
Family ID	F3223	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Norman Crossley, b. 30 Jan 1898, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Oct and Dec 1972, District Bradford

Marriage 5 Nov 1921 Bradford, , Yorkshire, England [8]

First name(s)Bessie
Last nameMitchell
Marriage quarter4
Marriage year1921
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™Bessie Mitchell married
Norman Crossley
Spouse's last nameCrossley
DistrictBradford
District number-
CountyYorkshire
CountryEngland
Volume9B
Volume as transcribed9B
Page number567
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England
© brightsolid online publishing ltd

Children

	1. Walter Crossley, b. 31 Jan 1922, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Oct and Dec 1982, District Bradford
	2. Living

Family ID F9129 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Nov 2025

Event Map

	Census - 19 Jun 1921 - 4 Holly Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England
	Occupation - Burler And Mender at Ce H Gates Providence Works - 19 Jun 1921 - 4 Holly Street, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England

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Sources

[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Bradford - Volume 9b Page 109 (Reliability: 3).
[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Pontefract - Volume 5 Page 1162 (Reliability: 3).
[S114] 1911 England Census (2 April 1911), UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN26839 RG78PN1542 RD498 SD4 ED29 SN289 - (Bradford-Horton) (Reliability: 3).
[S830] The National Archives, 1921 England Census (19 June 1921), (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1921-census), GBC_1921_RG15_21898_0199 (Reliability: 3).
[S471] www.findmypast.co.uk, 1939 UK Register Transcription (29 September 1939), (1939 UK Register Transcription), TNA_R39_3330_3330E_008 (Reliability: 3).
[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Bradford - Volume 9b Page 155 (Reliability: 3).
[S298] West Yorkshire Archive Service: Leeds, England., West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, Source Citation: West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records. (Reliability: 3).
[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Bradford - Volume 9b Page 567 (Reliability: 3).

The Maw Family

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Bessie Mitchell