Louisa Sarah (Brunton) Craven (1785 - 1860)

Born Feb 1785 in Bath, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Craven — married 12 Dec 1807 in St George's, Hanover Square, London

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1860 at age 75 in Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Louisa (Brunton) Craven is Notable.

Louisa Sarah Brunton, the daughter of John Brunton and Elizabeth Friend, was born in 1785.

She was an actress who "left the stage in December 1807 when she married, 30 December 1807, William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven. After the death of her husband, 30 July 1825, she lived in privacy, and died, almost forgotten, 27 August 1860." ^[1]

Louisa Sarah (née Brunton) Countess Dowager of Craven died in 1860.^[2]

She was buried in the Craven family vault at St Bartholomew Churchyard, Binley, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa,_Countess_of_Craven "Wikipedia: 'Louisa, Countess of Craven'"
2. ↑ Deaths Sep 1860 Craven Louisa District Newbury [Newbury spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Hampshire] Vol 2c Page 117 Note: [Name in burial record is Louisa Countess Dowager of Craven] Likely burial in Binley parish: Sep 4 1860. Abode: Hampstead Park. Age: 78. Source - Warwickshire Parish Records https://www.freebmd.org.uk
3. ↑ Find a Grave, (no image) database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174969440/louisa-craven: accessed 24 February 2024), memorial page for Louisa Brunton Craven (1782–27 Aug 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174969440, citing St Bartholomew Churchyard, Binley, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520)
4. ↑ For more information about the Craven family vault see 'St Bartholomew, Binley' http://www.stbartholomew-binley.org.uk/History.aspx

See also:

• "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 13: 'Craven, Louisa', by John Joseph Knight, Sir Leslie Stephen, Ed.; Macmillan; New York, USA; 1885, p. 43."