John Crook (1797–1828)
John Crook arrived in Sydney aboard the Young William in 1807. He was joining his father who had been sent out as a convict the same year.
He married Mary Ruse in 1815 and Elizabeth Hubbard in 1820.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- ad taken by John Crook advising that he will not be responsible for his wife's debts, Sydney Gazette, 18 August 1821, p 4, column 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Crook, John
- Kennedy, Mary (wife)
- Crook, Elizabeth (wife)
- Ruse, Elizabeth (mother-in-law)
- Hubbard, Mary (mother-in-law)
- Ruse, James (father-in-law)
- Hubbard, William (father-in-law)
- Ruse, Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Armfield, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- English, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Wells, John (brother-in-law)
- Harrigan, Patrick (brother-in-law)
- Reid, Daniel (brother-in-law)
- Armfield, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Ruse, James (brother-in-law)
- Chapman, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Levy, Ann (niece by marriage)
- Kelly, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Goodger, Eleanor (niece by marriage)
- Harrigan, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Williamson, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Chapman, Emma (niece by marriage)
- Izzard, Sarah Jane (niece by marriage)
- Harrigan, James (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, George (nephew by marriage)
- Harrigan, Charles (nephew by marriage)
- Harrigan, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, James (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, Edward (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, William (nephew by marriage)
- English, Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Armfield, John David (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Crook, John (1797–1828)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/crook-john-25245/text33686, accessed 25 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
25 October,
1797
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
25 August,
1828
(aged 30)
Liverpool, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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