William Craxford

1827 - 1885  (58 years)

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• Name	William Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1827	Gretton, Northamptonshire
  Christened	27 Apr 1827	St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Gretton, Northamptonshire   [1]
  	He was a lodger with Joseph and Mary Fielding (his maternal grandparents)
  Residence	1848	12, York Street, Westminster, London
  Occupation	1848
  	Millwright
  Residence	1851	37, Mitre Street, St James Dukes Place, London   [2]
  Honours	Oct 1860  [3]
  	Freeman: City of London
  Residence	1861	5, Mitre Square, Aldgate, London   [4]
  Residence	1881	3, Duke Street, Westminster, London
  Residence	1885	10, Bartholomew Close, London
  Died	30 May 1885	City Infirmary, London   [5]
  	Cause: Paralysis
  Buried	7 Jun 1885	City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London
  Person ID	I170	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Craxford,   b. 1803, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 8 Oct 1834, Gretton, Northamptonshire  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Sarah Fielding,   b. Nov 1802, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 8 Jan 1839, Gretton, Northamptonshire  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1824	St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire
  	Reference:
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Hunt,   b. 1828, Middlesex ,   d. Mar 1893, London  (Age 65 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1848	St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London   [6]
  Children	1. William James Craxford,   b. 22 Sep 1849, Aldgate, London ,   d. 20 Nov 1881, Heydour, Lincolnshire  (Age 32 years)   2. Emma Jane Craxford,   b. 28 Jun 1851,   d. 1889, Edmonton, London  (Age 37 years)   3. Mary Ann Craxford,   b. 2 Dec 1853,   d. 8 May 1855, Mitre Square, London  (Age 1 years)   4. Alfred Craxford,   b. 1859, London ,   d. 1 Feb 1860, Mitre Square, London  (Age 1 years)   5. Maria Craxford,   b. Jan 1863, London ,   d. 24 Dec 1863, Mitre Square, London  (Age ~ 0 years)   6. Alice Evangeline Craxford,   b. 3 Oct 1866, Aldgate, London ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lizzie Beatrice Craxford,   b. 1868, Aldgate, London ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, William (1848) and Mary Ann Hunt His father, Thomas Craxford, lived in Gretton, Northampton
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1827 - Gretton, Northamptonshire Christened - 27 Apr 1827 - St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire Residence - 1841 - Gretton, Northamptonshire Residence - 1848 - 12, York Street, Westminster, London  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Application for Freeman of the City of London Dated October 22nd 1860, William declared his occupation as wheelwright

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  DC: Craxford, William (1885) Grandson of Robert Craxford and Sarah Briggs

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] 1841 England Census, HO107/797 11 Uppingham 14 23 (Reliability: 3). [S236] 1851 England Census, London City North East HO107/1532 401 2 (Reliability: 4). Indexed as Crafford [S434] London, Freeman of the City Admission Papers 1681-1925, October 22nd 1860 (Reliability: 4). [S26] 1861 England Census, RG9/228 London City North East 86 14 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Poplar 1c 447 (Jun 1885) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Westminster 1 402 (OND 1848) (Reliability: 4).