James Ernest Craxford

1872 - 1949  (77 years)

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• Name	James Ernest Craxford  [1]
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	25 Jul 1872	Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	(138), Water Lane, Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [3]
  Residence	1891	Barrowash, Spondon, Derbyshire
  Occupation	1891
  	Farm servant
  	Working for John and Mary Keetley, farmers
  Occupation	1897
  	Caller off on railway
  	He was a member of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants based in Leicester. A cdaller off, assisted by porters, rolls goods out of a waggon and shouts the address details to the package checker.
  Residence	1901	42, Flint Street, Leicester, Leicestershire   [4]
  	Boarder with John and Lizzie Scott (he was a tailor). As Elizabeth Crane, she was the niece of Henry Crane who was committed to Broadmoor for the murder of James' half brother, Thomas Christopher Claypole.
  Occupation	1901
  	Railway labourer
  Residence	1905	50, Southampton Street, Leicester, Leicestershire   [5]
  Occupation	1905
  	Porter
  Occupation	1914
  	Railway goods checker
  Residence	1911-1939	24, Samuel Street, Leicester, Leicestershire   [6, 7]
  Residence	1948-1949	358, Fosse Road North, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Died	6 Dec 1949	Leicester, Leicestershire   [8]
  	Cause: Cerebral haemorrhage (stroke)
  Buried	9 Dec 1949	Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium, Leicester, Leicestershire
  	Sector B plot 89
  Person ID	I5	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John Craxford,   b. 18 Mar 1834, Middleton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 15 Jul 1898, Northampton County Asylum, Berrywood, Northampton, Northamptonshire  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Anne Claypole,   b. 9 Feb 1844, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. 9 Apr 1930, Cottingham, Northamptonshire  (Age 86 years)
  Witnesses	7 Apr 1871  [9]
  	John Claypole (her brother), Alice (Baker) Claypole (her bother Thomas' wife)
  Married	7 Aug 1871	St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [10]
  	Reference:
  Photos		Water Lane, Cottingham (about 1920) The Craxford family lived at Water Lane when James Ernest was a boy. Reproduced with permission
  		Water Lane, Cottingham (present day) The Craxford family lived in Water Lane prior to 1900. Reproduced with permission
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, John (1871) and Sarah Anne Claypole Newfloridian's great grandfather
  Census Returns		RG: Craxford, John (1881) and family Almost ten years after their marrige, John and Sarah Ann (Claypole) are living in Water Lane with their oldest four children. Craxford John M Head 46 Agricultural Labourer Northampton, Middleton Craxford Sarah Ann M Wife 37 Northampton, Cottingham Craxford James E S Son 8 Scholar Northampton, Cottingham Craxford Henrietta S Dau 6 Scholar Northampton, Cottingham Craxford Louisa S Dau 3 Northampton, Cottingham Craxford Sarah A S Dau 1 Northampton, Cottingham English Census RG11/1579 Kettering Corby 36 3
  		RG: Craxford, John (1891) and family The family continue to live in Water Lane. James Ernest has moved away. Close neighbours are John and Ann Claypole, Sarah Ann's parents Craxford John M Head 57 Agricultural Labourer Northampton Middleton Craxford Sarah Ann M Wife 47 Northampton Cottingham Craxford Louisa S Dau 13 Northampton Cottingham Craxford Sarah Ann S Dau 11 Scholar Northampton Cottingham Craxford William S Son 5 Scholar Northampton Cottingham English Census RG12/1219 Kettering Cottingham 22 9
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Mary Burlton,   b. 7 Jan 1881, Stoke Prior, Herefordshire ,   d. 6 Jan 1946, Hillcrest Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 64 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1905	Bromyard, Herefordshire   [11]
  Children	1. George William Craxford,   b. 10 Nov 1914, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 6 Feb 2001, Whitley Bay, Tyne And Wear  (Age 86 years)
  Photos		James and Esther Craxford with son George
  		James Ernest Craxford with his wife Sarah Burlton and son George Craxford A beach scene
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, James Ernest (1905) and Esther Burlton Newfloridian's paternal grandparents
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jul 1872 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Residence - 1891 - Barrowash, Spondon, Derbyshire Residence - 1905 - 50, Southampton Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Married - 7 Aug 1905 - Bromyard, Herefordshire Residence - 1911-1939 - 24, Samuel Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1948-1949 - 358, Fosse Road North, Leicester, Leicestershire Died - Cause: Cerebral haemorrhage (stroke) - 6 Dec 1949 - Leicester, Leicestershire  = 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		James Ernest Craxford Father of George William; Newfloridian's Grandfather
  		James Ernest Craxford George William Craxford's father
  		Cottingham village A map drawn about 1887. James Ernest Craxford lived at 6 Water Lane as a child Reproduced with permission
  		Water Lane, Cottingham (about 1920) The Craxford family lived at Water Lane when James Ernest was a boy. Reproduced with permission
  		Water Lane, Cottingham (present day) The Craxford family lived in Water Lane prior to 1900. Reproduced with permission
  		National Identity Card (1915) for James Ernest Craxford Note the code number for his occupation. It would be interesting to see the whole coding system
  		National Identity Card (front view) Britain's first identity scheme launched in 1915 to aid conscription during the first world war
  		National Identity Card (rear view) The rear of the identity card from 1915

  
  

  BMD Certificates		BC: Craxford, James Ernest (1872) A cautionary tail this one: He is listed as James Ernest Croxford in the indexes in spite of the quite clear handwriting.
  		DC: Craxford, James Ernest (1949) He was living with his son and wife in Leicester

  
  

  Census Returns		RG: Craxford, James (1891) Working as a servant for the Keeley family, farmers of Barrowash, Spondon Ref: England Census RG12/2726 Shardlow Spondon 128 34
  		RG: Craxford, James (1901) Employed as a railway worker he was lodging in Leicester with John and Lizzie Scott Ref: England Census RG13/2999 Leicester North East 148 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Personal contact: Brenda Eldridge (nee Craxford). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 183 (JAS 1872) (Reliability: 3). [S34] 1881 English Census. [S19] 1901 England Census, Leicester RG13/2999 148 12 (Reliability: 3). [S24] Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage. [S44] Indenture of Apprenticeship: George William Craxford, Joseph Johnson and Company Ltd., Leicester. [S284] 1911 England Census, Leicester North East Leicester RG14PN19218 RG78PN1151 RD407 SD2 ED1 SN104 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leicester 3a 680 (OND 1949) (Reliability: 3). [S289] Steve Mann at www.elizabethsmith.org. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3B 267 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Bromyard 6a 1173 (JAS 1905) (Reliability: 3).