Thomas Gerrard Crane (1808 - 1859)

Born 1808 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Kearsley — married 6 Jun 1839 in St John, Chester, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died Jul 1859 at about age 51 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas Crane is Notable.

Thomas Gerrard Crane was born in Chester, Cheshire in 1808^[1] and baptised at St Oswald’s Church, Cheshire on 6 January 1809. His parents were Henrietta and Thomas Crane. ^[2]

Thomas Crane married Marie Kearsley on 6 June 1839 at St John the Baptist Church, Chester. He was 21 years old. His father was Thomas Crane and hers is given as John Kearsley.^{[3] [4]}

He was the father of Sir Walter Crane.

Thomas Crane is listed in the 1851 census as a 42 year old Portrait Painter & C, born in Chester, Cheshire. He is living at Upton, Tormoham, Devon and is the head of the household which includes his wife (Mary, 41) and 5 children; Lucy (9), Thomas (7), Walter (5), Mary E (4) and Arthur (2) as well as his sister in law Helen Keansley plus a servant. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Crane, Walter (1907). An Artist's Reminiscences. New York: Macmillan. pp. 1–5.
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ7Y-X1M : 7 December 2017), Thomas Gerrard Crane, 06 Jan 1809, Christening; citing item 4 p 25, St Oswald, Chester, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,068,353.
3. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3F6-WTL : 7 December 2017), Thomas Crane and Mary Kearsley, 06 Jun 1839, Marriage; citing item 1 p 83, St John, Chester, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,045,952.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHX-C4H : 13 December 2014), Thomas Crane, 1839; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1839, quarter 2, vol. 19, p. 21, Great Boughton, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJM-1R6 : 9 November 2017), Thomas Crane, Tormoham, Devon, England; citing Tormoham, Devon, England, p. 56, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   Name: Thomas Crane
   Event Type: Census
   Event Date: 1851
   Event Place: Tormoham, Devon, England
   Registration District: Newton Abbot
   Residence Note: Upton
   Gender: Male
   Age: 42
   Marital Status: Married
   Occupation: Portrait Painter & C
   Relationship to Head of Household: Head
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1809
   Birthplace: Chester, Cheshire
   Page Number: 56
   Registration Number: HO107
   Piece/Folio: 1872 / 474
   Affiliate Record Type: Household
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   Thomas Crane Head Male 42 Chester, Cheshire
   Mary Crane Wife Female 41 Chester, Cheshire
   Lucy Crane Daughter Female 9 Liverpool, Lancashire
   Thomas Crane Son Male 7 Liverpool, Lancashire
   Walter Crane Son Male 5 Liverpool, Lancashire
   Mary E Crane Daughter Female 4 Tor, Devonshire
   Arthur Crane Son Male 2 Tor, Devonshire
   Helen Keansley Sister-In-Law Female 19 Chester, Cheshire
   Elizabeth A Drew Servant Female 17 Paington, Devonshire