1793 - 1857 (63 years)
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Name |
John Craxford |
Relationship | with George William Craxford
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Born |
7 Oct 1793 |
London |
Christened |
25 Oct 1793 |
St Luke's Church, Old Street, Finsbury, London [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
1802 |
Apprenticeship |
- He was apprenticed to carpenter and lath renderer Joseph Jones
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Residence |
1827 |
Leonards Timber Yard, Pedlars Lane, Lambeth, London |
Occupation |
1827 |
Lath Renderer |
Occupation |
1841 |
18, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London [2] |
Lath renderer |
Residence |
1857 |
Belle Vue Cottage, Folkestone, Kent [3] |
Occupation |
1857 |
Timber Merchant |
Died |
16 Jun 1857 |
Folkestone, Kent [4] |
Cause: Disease of Kidney; Albuminous urine; Dropsy |
Notes |
- (Medical):In modern parlance:
Chronic renal failure (presumably with high blood pressure) and oedema (swelling of legs and body)
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Person ID |
I836 |
Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford), The Craxfords of London - including Crauford - not yet attached to the main trunk |
Last Modified |
20 May 2016 |
Father |
William Craxford, b. Abt 1768, Gretton, Northamptonshire , d. 25 Apr 1847, Islington, London (Age ~ 79 years) |
Mother |
Ann Easthop, b. Abt 1769, Gloucester, Gloucestershire , d. 21 Nov 1853, Islington, London (Age ~ 84 years) |
Married |
March 5th 1791 |
St Thomas Church, Southwark, London [5] |
- Banns were published 13th, 20th and 27th February 1791
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BMD Certificates |
 | MC: Craxford, William (1791) and Ann Easthop Noted is the witness, Nathaniel Harris, who was also present at the marriage of John Craxford to Frances Gill in the same church eight years later.
London, England Marriages and Banns 1754 - 1921
Southwark St Thomas 1791 Page 95 |
Family ID |
F94 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
Family |
Harriott Absalom, b. 1798, Wandsworth, London , d. 1 Mar 1862, Folkestone, Kent (Age 64 years) |
Married |
30 Dec 1817 |
St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London [6] |
Witnesses |
30 Dec 1817 |
William and Anne Craxford (his parents) |
Children |
| 1. Edwin Frederick Craxford, b. 1818, St Pancras, London , d. 5 Mar 1893, Tonbridge, Kent (Age 75 years) |
| 2. Emma Ann Craxford, b. 1822, Lambeth, London , d. Bef 1861, Bethnal Green, London (Age 38 years) |
| 3. Harriett Ann Craxford, b. 1824, Lambeth, London , d. 13 Feb 1886, Folkestone, Kent (Age 62 years) |
| 4. Ann Craxford, b. Abt 1828, Lambeth, London , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Jane Craxford, b. 6 Nov 1828, London , d. 1886, Lewisham, London (Age 57 years) |
| 6. John Craxford, b. 1831, Lambeth, London , d. 19 Dec 1891, Brighton, Sussex (Age 60 years) |
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Photos |
 | Folkestone, Kent The central area of Folkestone. Shown is the site of The Battery and Belle Vue Cottage, the latter the home of John and Harriett Craxford in the 1850s. From: Old Ordnance Survey Maps: Folkestone 1906
"The Godfrey Edition": Alan Godfrey Maps |
BMD Certificates |
 | MC: Craxford, John (1817) and Harriett Absalom Witnessed by his parents
London, England Marriages and Banns 1754 - 1921
Camden St Pancras Parish Church 1817 Page 235 |
Census Returns |
 | RG: Craxford, Harriett (1861) and family After the death of her husband, John, Harriett continued to live at Belle Vue Cottage, Folkestone. Harriet and Mary Ann were the daughters of her daughter, Emma , and husband James Copeland Jones.
Craxford Harriett W Head 62 Independent Wandsworth, London Craxford Frederick S Son 41 Timber Merchant St Pancras, Middx Craxford John S Son 27 Independent Lambeth, Surrey Jones Harriett S GDau 12 Scholar Bromley Middx Jones Mary Ann S GDau 6 Scholar Lambeth, Surrey Salace Eliza S Serv 18 Domestic Servant Margate, Kent England Census: RG9/551 Elham Folkestone 146 44 |
 | RG: Craxford, Harriett (1851) and family Before moving to Folkestone, in Kent, the family lived in Lambeth, London. There is no record of husband, John, in the census return.
Craxford Harriett W Head 54 Wife to timber merchant Wandsworth, Surrey Craxford Frederick S Son 33 Lambeth, Surrey Craxford Anne S Dau 23 Lambeth, Surrey Craxford Jane S Dau 21 Lambeth, Surrey Craxford John S Son 20 St Pancras, Middx Mansall Louisa S Svnt 15 Domestic Lambeth, Surrey England Census HO107/1569 Lambeth Waterloo Road First 18 28 |
Last Modified |
19 Sep 2010 |
Family ID |
F221 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 7 Oct 1793 - London |
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 | Married - 30 Dec 1817 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London |
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 | Residence - 1857 - Belle Vue Cottage, Folkestone, Kent |
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 | Died - Cause: Disease of Kidney; Albuminous urine; Dropsy - 16 Jun 1857 - Folkestone, Kent |
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BMD Certificates |
 | DC: Craxford, John (1857) Lived in Folkestone. He died on June 16th 1857 of renal failure (the listed cause of death was Disease of Kidney and Dropsy - for four months) |
 | DC: Craxford, John (1853) His wife, Jane, has died eighteen months previously |
Newspaper Cuttings |
 | River Boat Drowning Accident John Craxford was involved in the rescue of passengers from a boating accident on the river Thames
- The Era: May 30th 1841 (Issue: 140) |
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Sources |
- [S58] International Genealogical Index File, C020692 1776 - 1803 0585440 Film 6903658 (Reliability: 3).
- [S307] P.O. London Directory, 1841 Part 1 Street, Commercial and Trade Directory page 18 (Reliability: 3).
- [S42] Will, John Craxford, Prob 11/2256 Image 60 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Elham 2a 395 (Reliability: 4).
- [S364] London, England, Marriages and Banns 1754-1921, (London Metropolitan Archives), South St Thomas 1791 Page 95 (Reliability: 3).
- [S364] London, England, Marriages and Banns 1754-1921, (London Metropolitan Archives), Camden St Pancras Church 1817 Page 235 (Reliability: 3).
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