John Craxford

1793 - 1857  (63 years)

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• Name	John Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  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
  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)
  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
  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)
  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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Oct 1793 - London Married - 30 Dec 1817 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Residence - 1857 - Belle Vue Cottage, Folkestone, Kent Died - Cause: Disease of Kidney; Albuminous urine; Dropsy - 16 Jun 1857 - Folkestone, Kent  = 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, 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

  
  

  Personal Histories

  JOHN CRAXFORD, GENTLEMAN OF FOLKESTONE The will of John Craxford who died in 1857

  
  

  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)

  
  

• 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).