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John Crawford born 1842 Bethnal Green, parents ?

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G007

G007 Report 9 Mar 2013 15:26

John Crawford born 1842 Bethnal Green, I know his father was also called John Crawford, mother Mary, but can't work out her maiden surname on his birth C, looks like: Clessick ? Can anyone help ?

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 9 Mar 2013 15:33

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about John Crawford
Name: John Crawford
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Sep 1842
Father's Name: John Crawford
Mother's name: Mary Crawford
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

So this is his birth is that right?

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Mar 2013 15:33

Family for ref only

John Snr is a Shoemaker. From ages marriage could be anytime from c1820

1851 England Census
about John Crawford
Name: John Crawford
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Crawford
Mother's name: Mary Crawford
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Hackney Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 38
Piece: 1539
Folio: 301
Page Number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
John Crawford 51
Mary Crawford 56
John Crawford 8
Louisa Crawford 15
Mary Ann Crawford 13


Andy

Maddie

Maddie Report 9 Mar 2013 15:54

his sister

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Mary Ann Crawford
Name: Mary Ann Crawford
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Sep 1842
Father's Name: John Crawford
Mother's name: Mary Crawford
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers


she was born 1839

father was a cordwinder

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Mar 2013 16:03

1841

I can't baptisms for the older children. I wonder if its a secon marriage for one of them?

1841 England Census
about John Crawford
Name: John Crawford
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Bethnal Green
Hundred: Ossulstone (Tower Division)
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Hackney Road
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 693
Book: 4
Folio: 5
Page Number: 2
Household Members: Name Age
John Crawford 40
Marry Crawford 40
Jane Crawford 10
Leususa Crawford 5
Maryan Crawford 1


Andy

G007

G007 Report 9 Mar 2013 17:45

Thanks very much for all this info. Very helpful, still need to find out Mary's maiden surname ?

K

K Report 9 Mar 2013 18:22

Can you scan the birth certificate with the difficult to read mother's maiden name?

If you can send it to me or anyone else willing to try and decipher the mother's maiden name by a pm (private message).

You can do this my clicking on my name above and attaching the scanned file to a message

Kay

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 9 Mar 2013 18:37

Clessick, Crawford, Lewis
Mary Clessick, b. abt 1795 in Wickford, Essex co. She marr. John Crawford, b, Shoreditch. In the 1841 Bethnal Green census John was listed as a shoemaker, children are Jane, Louisa who marr. George Lewis, John, Mary Ann who marr. James Lewis. Children all born in Bethnal Green

(above from google)

http://www.curiousfox.com/history/essex_91.html

Chris :)

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Mar 2013 18:41

Louisa Classick baptised St Leonards Shoreditch 14 Apr 1836, mother Mary

also

Jane Classick 21 Jan 1831

William and Sarah Classick 11 Apr 1829

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Mar 2013 18:51

London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980
about Sarah Classick
Name: Sarah Classick
Record Type: Burial
Estimated Death Date: abt 1830
Burial Date: 4 Jan 1830
Age: 9 Months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Parish or Poor Law Union: Shoreditch St Leonard
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Register

Andy

G007

G007 Report 9 Mar 2013 23:14

Thanks very much to ALL of you who helped, great! Got a lot of good info, ideas, very useful! Well pleased! :-D