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William Crago (1799 - 1877)

William Crago
Born in Liskeard, Cornwall, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 7 May 1832 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 78 in Yass, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

William Crago came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

William Crago was born to John Crago and Elizabeth Moon in 1799 and baptised on 17th May at Liskeard[1].

He married Elizabeth Tamblyn (1810-1892) on 7th May, 1832 in Stoke Dameral, Devon.

They had children[2]:

  1. 1833 Liskeard Petherick Tamblyn CRAGO William Elizabeth
  2. 1837 Liskeard Francies Julia CRAGO William Elizh (died 1845)
  3. 1841 Liskeard Elizabeth CRAGO William Elizabeth (died 1842)
  4. 1846 Liskeard John CRAGO William Elizabeth
  5. 1848 Neot, St. Francis CRAGOE William Elizabeth
  6. 1862 Neot, St. William Henry CRAGO William Elizabeth

William (aged 65) and Elizabeth (54) with sons John (18), Francis (16) and William (13) came to NSW in 1865 on the 'Hornet'[3] to join William's first-born son Petherick Tamblyn Crago in Yass, NSW.

William died in Yass in 1877[4] and is buried with his wife Elizabeth in Yass cemetery[5].

Sources

  1. https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms Day Month 17-May Year 1799 Parish Circuit Or Chapel Liskeard Forename William Surname CRAGO Sex Son Father Forename John Mother Forename Elizabeth Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Peter Walton
  2. https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/index.php?year_from=1832&year_to=1865&parish=&forename1=forename&surname1=crag&forename2=wil&forename3=eliz&t=baptisms&bf=Search
  3. https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4798&ship=Hornet
  4. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result? CRAGO WILLIAM 9710/1877 JOHNDIED YASSYASS
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154771853/william-crago William Crago BIRTH 1799 Liskeard, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England DEATH 11 Jun 1877 (aged 77–78) Yass, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia BURIAL Yass General Cemetery, Yass, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia




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