William James Craxford

1849 - 1881  (32 years)

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• Name	William James Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	22 Sep 1849	Aldgate, London   [1]
  Christened	2 Dec 1849	St Botolph Without Aldgate, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	37, Mitre Street, St James Dukes Place, London
  Residence	1861	Bramshott, Hampshire   [3]
  Residence	1871-1881	Heydour, Lincolnshire   [4]
  	He was resident with Gordon F Deedes, Vicar of Haydour, and family in 1871. Two doors away lived Rose Smith, schoolmistress, whom he subsequently married
  Occupation	1871-1881
  	Organist
  Died	20 Nov 1881	Heydour, Lincolnshire   [5]
  	Cause: Apoplexy (for three months)
  Buried	24 Nov 1881	St Michael's Church, Heydour, Lincolnshire
  Notes	(Medical):Blind following an accident
  Person ID	I254	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William Craxford,   b. 1827, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 30 May 1885, City Infirmary, London  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hunt,   b. 1828, Middlesex ,   d. Mar 1893, London  (Age 65 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1848	St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London   [6]
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, William (1848) and Mary Ann Hunt His father, Thomas Craxford, lived in Gretton, Northampton
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Margaret Smith,   b. 31 Jan 1847, Umballa, East Indies ,   d. 6 Nov 1943, Hertford, Hertfordshire  (Age 96 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1873	St Mary's Church, Islington, London   [7]
  	Banns were published on 26th January, 2nd and 9th February 1873
  Witnesses	25 Feb 1873
  	William (?his father) and Emma Jane Craxford (his sister)
  Children	1. Rose Emily Craxford,   b. 9 Aug 1874, Heydour, Lincolnshire ,   d. 28 Dec 1959, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire  (Age 85 years)   2. William James Craxford,   b. 11 Feb 1876, Heydour, Lincolnshire ,   d. 28 Mar 1955, Painswick, Gloucestershire  (Age 79 years)   3. Percy Edward Craxford,   b. 1 Sep 1877, Heydour, Lincolnshire ,   d. 21 Jan 1952, County Hospital, Hertford, Hertfordshire  (Age 74 years)   4. Agnes Elizabeth Craxford,   b. 1879, Heydour, Lincolnshire ,   d. 1958, Buckinghamshire  (Age 79 years)   5. Lionel George Craxford,   b. 1880, Heydour, Lincolnshire ,   d. 20 Apr 1956, Palmers Green, London  (Age 76 years)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, William James (1873) and Rose Margaret Smith Witnesses were (presumed) his father William and his sister Emma Jane Craxford
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 2 Dec 1849 - St Botolph Without Aldgate, London Residence - 1871-1881 - Heydour, Lincolnshire Died - Cause: Apoplexy (for three months) - 20 Nov 1881 - Heydour, Lincolnshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• BMD Certificates

  DC: Craxford, William James (1881) William James Craxford was an organist and blind following a childhood accidnt

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Islington 3 300 (AMJ 1849) (Reliability: 3). [S58] International Genealogical Index File, C025559 1836 - 1856 0380134 Film 6901255 (Reliability: 3). [S26] 1861 England Census, Farnborough Headley RG9/436 33 1 (Reliability: 3). [S27] 1871 England Census, Lincolnshire Grantham RG10/3363 21 1 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Grantham 7a 275 (OND 1881) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Westminster 1 402 (OND 1848) (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Islington 1b 334 (JFM 1873) (Reliability: 3).