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Crosland or Crossland is a surname, and may refer to In arts and media * William Henry Crossland (1834-1909), British architect * Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1865-1924), British author * Alan Crosland (1894-1936), American film director * Philip Crosland (1918-2012) British journalist * Jalan Crossland (fl. from 2000), American bluegrass singer and musician * Jill Crossland (fl. from 2001), British pianist In business * Leonard Crossland (1914-1999), British automobile executive In government, military, and politics * Thomas Crosland MP, (1816-1868), English parliamentarian * Edward Crossland (1827-1881), Confederate officer in the American Civil War * Sir Joseph Crosland MP (1826-1904), English parliamentarian * Anthony Crosland (1918-1977), British politician In science and engineering * Charles Crossland (1844–1916), English mycologist * Cyril Crossland (1878-1943), English zoologist * Bernard Crossland (born 1923), British engineer * Ronald Crossland (1920-2006), Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Crossland
Charles Crossland (3 September 1844 – 9 December 1916) was an English mycologist. Background and career Charles Crossland was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. His parents ran a general store and Charles left school at 13 to help them run the business. He trained as a butcher and opened a shop in Wyke in 1864, the same year he married Mary Ann Cragg. The couple had four children, two dying in infancy, and Mary Ann herself died in 1869. Charles remarried in 1871 and had two children by his second wife, Clementina Foster. In 1873, the couple returned to Halifax, where they opened a butcher's shop which they continued to run till Charles largely retired from the trade (leaving the shop mostly in the hands of a managing partner) in 1890. He was treasurer of the Halifax Butchers' Association from 1881 to 1908 and often referred to himself as a "Knight of the Cleaver". He spoke and was interested in the local Halifax dialect, publishing a number of papers on local place-names and surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
