William John Craxford

1829 - 1874  (44 years)

 Set As Default Person

Click the small spyglass icon () at the end of any line to show you all people who have had events associated with that place.

• Name	William John Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	24 May 1829	St Pancras, London
  Residence	1830	Mecklenburg Square, Bloomsbury, London
  Christened	16 May 1830	St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	12, Sidmouth Street, St Pancras, London   [3]
  	Listed in the census as Crafford
  Occupation	1851
  	Barrister's clerk
  Residence	1859	188, High Street, Hoxton, London
  Occupation	1859
  	Comedian
  Residence	1871	117, Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London   [4]
  Occupation	1871	London   [5]
  	Comedian / Licensed victualler
  Died	14 Mar 1874	Hoxton, London   [6]
  	Cause: Disease of the liver; Dropsy
  Person ID	I308	Extended Craxford Family | The Craxfords of London - including Crauford - not yet attached to the main trunk
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Robert Craxford,   b. 1 Jun 1801,   d. 22 Aug 1854, Westminster, London  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mary Rawlings,   b. Abt 1802, Herefordshire ,   d. 4 Oct 1879, Islington, London  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1828	St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London
  	Reference:
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte Borrow,   b. 1838,   d. Feb 1865, London  (Age 27 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1855	St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London   [7]
  	Reference:
  Children	1. William Samuel Craxford,   b. 5 Jul 1856, St Pancras, London ,   d. 7 May 1914, West Dulwich, London  (Age 57 years)   2. Alfred Lane Craxford,   b. 28 Feb 1859, St Pancras, London ,   d. 7 Mar 1944, Bute Court Hotel, Torquay, Devon  (Age 85 years)   3. Charlotte Hope Craxford,   b. 28 May 1863, St Pancras, London ,   d. 2 Sep 1928, Eastbourne, Sussex  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2007
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Elizabeth Watson,   b. 1838,   d. 7 May 1873, Heath Mount, Hampstead, London  (Age 35 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1866	St Peter's Church, St Pancras, London
  	Reference:
  Census Returns		RG: Craxford, William (1871) and family A somewhat unusual handwritten page from the 1871 census for Hoxton which includes the Britannia Theatre. This includes William's second wife, Ellen as well as William and Sarah Borrow (parents of Charlotte, his first wife who died about 7 years before) Craxford William M Head 41 Comedian / Licenced Victualler St Pancras, Middx Craxford Ellen M Wife 32 Clerkenwell Hadnott Mary S Svnt 43 Domestic City of London Lee Charles S Svnt 20 Barman St Luke, Middx James Samuel S Svnt 17 Barman Whitechapel, Middx Taylor George S Svnt 20 Barman Southminster, Essex Hull Elizabeth S Svnt 16 Barmaid Poplar, Middx Borrow William M Head 73 Treasurer, Britannia Theatre City of London Borrow Sarah M Wife 72 Blackfriars, Middx Savill Thomas W Svnt 71 Check taker Bethnel Green Savill Betsy S Svnt 49 Domestic Bethnel Green
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 16 May 1830 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Married - 24 Jul 1855 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Occupation - Comedian / Licensed victualler - 1871 - London Died - Cause: Disease of the liver; Dropsy - 14 Mar 1874 - Hoxton, London  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Craxford At age 35. Husband of Charlotte Barrow and father of Alfred Lane Craxford. The family used the name Crauford during the 1800s and into the 1930s.
  		Britannia Theatre Playbill (3) A playbill from November 1857. Among the listed cast are William Craxford (WR Crauford) and Charlotte Borrow. Playbill image supplied by the Templeman Library, University of Kent
  		William John Craxford as 'Count D'Courcy' An illustration of one of the characters from the Britannia Theatre from about 1850

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  DC: Craxford, William John (1874) His death was recorded at the Britannia Theatre

  
  

  Wills & Probate		WILL: CRAXFORD, WILLIAM JOHN (1874) Written the same year, letters of administration were granted to Sarah Lane, the sister of his first wife and proprietor of the Britannia Theatre A transcript of this document will can be found at The Wills of the Craxfords of London
  		WILL: CRAXFORD, WILLIAM JOHN (1874) - PROBATE

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Pallot's Baptism Index 1730-1837. [S391] London, England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1906, (London Metropolitan Archives), Camden St Pancras Old Church 1830 Page 459 (Reliability: 4). [S236] 1851 England Census, St Pancras HO107/1495 169 8 (Reliability: 4). [S27] 1871 England Census, RG10/454 Shoreditch Hoxton Old Town 96 90 (Reliability: 3). [S27] 1871 England Census, Shoreditch Hoxton Old Town RG10/454 6 90 (Reliability: 4). [S176] England and Wales: Death Index 1984 - 2004, Shoreditch 1c 104 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, St Pancras 1b 164 (JAS 1855) (Reliability: 3).