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Angelica ANGELIQUE Basil¹ was born c. 1824.¹ She married Joseph CROOK on 11 Nov 1839 in The Old Church, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.¹

Joseph CROOK, son of Joseph CROOK (c. 1760-1828) and Elizabeth J BRIDGENS (c. 1769-1841), was born on 18 May 1794 in St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England.¹ He was baptised on 20 Sep 1797 in Parish: St Marylebone Middlesex Westminster.¹ He married Jane WILLIAMS on 10 Apr 1818 in St. John's, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.¹ He died on 10 Jul 1847 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India..^{2 1} He was buried on 11 Jul 1847 in Chandernagore, West Bengal, India.³ He married Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

FULL FAMILY HISTORY IN SOURCE 345and 418. See "Individual Report for Joseph Crook b.1794 PDF"

"In 1811 he left Australia as a servant or employee of a Mr. Brookes and headed to Calcutta, India aboard the ship "Argo." [the 'Argo' left Sydney after 23rd Nov 1811 according to the Sydney Gazette of Nov 1811] He later Joined The Bengal Pilot Service in 1813. He married in 1818 to Jane Williams, having four known children, and after her death married again in 1839 to Angelica Basil. "

(In Australia) "I do not know exactly what happened after their arrival but I believe that they had a bit of money, descendants of the IKINS feel that Alexander and Elizabeth Margaret were set up originally with it, also young Joseph Jr did have work as a cleaner of Leather goods and dirty clothing it was his own business, also he had two shops in Hunter St Sydney and advertised many goods for sale for a Mr Brooks, but for some reason he gave up that work and left for India to work for Mr Brooks who was wealthy and owned the ship 'India" although Joseph was to travel aboard the 'India' he did not go I feel to not having clearance to do so and he left some months later, I feel fortune did not prevail as when he arrived it was the time of a depression in Calcutta, I have noted that a Joseph Crook joined the Army and married in 1818 to a Jane Williams. [Gary Crook]. ^1,3,4"