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Charles Cragg (1829 - 1910)

Charles Cragg
Born in Knutsfordmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 17 May 1859 in Ingersoll, Canada, British North Americamap
Husband of — married 31 Jul 1873 in Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 81 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canadamap
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Charles Cragg was born in England.

Contents

Biography

This is an Historical (Extracted) profile

1828/9 Birth

Charles was born about late 1828 or early 1829 and baptised on the 31st May 1829[1]
Event Type Christening
Event Date 31 May 1829
Event Place St John the Baptist, Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Gender Male
Father's Name Peter Cragg
Mother's Name Mary Cragg

1851 Census

On the night of the census 1851 Charles was at home with his parents, Peter and Mary Cragg and 3 siblings in Nissouri East, Oxford County, Canada West, Canada[2]
Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age Sex Status
Peter Farmer England Unitarian 49 M M
Mary England Unitarian 52 F M
Mary A England Unitarian 21 F
Henry England Unitarian 27 M
Thomas England Unitarian 26 M
Charles England Unitarian 23 M
Cragg - Canadian 1851 Census

1859 Marriage

Charles married Eliza Jane Moran on the 17th of May, 1859[3]. She is the daughter of Edward Moran and Elizabeth.
The marriage registration shows his year of birth as 1833 and place Milford. This can safely be ignored as there is no such place as Milford in Cheshire, nor has been in the past, and no birth record for a Charles Crag born in 1833 exists online.

Children of Charles and Eliza

Mary Eliza Cragg b. 1862
Lucy Irene (Cragg) MacDonald b. 1864
Henry Herbert Cragg b. 1866
Charles James Cragg b. 1868
William Cragg b. 1870
Harriet Cragg b. 1871

1861 Census

The night of the 1861 census in Ingersoll, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada[4] finds Charles at home with Eliza Jane his wife.
Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age Sex Status
Charles Saddler England Church of England 29 M M
Eliza Jane U Canada Church of England 20 F M

1871 Census

The night of the 1871 Census in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada[5] finds Charles at home with his wife and family and Madina Moran, daughter of Edward Moran and sister of Eliza J.
Name Age Occupation Birth Place Status
Charles 40 Harness Maker England M
Eliza J. 30 Ontario M
Mary E. 8 Ontario S
Lucy E. 6 Ontario S
Henry H. 4 Ontario S
Charles J. 3 Ontario S
Harriett 1 mon. Ontario S (Born in March)
Madina Moran 16 Ontario S

1871 Death of 1st Wife

Charles's first wife Eliza Jane nee Moran passed away on the 15th of July, 1871 at Barnett Street, Ingersoll. (See reference on her page)

1873 Marriage

Charles married Jane Morran on the 31st of July, 1873[6]. She is the daughter of William Morran (or Moran) and Catherine.

Children of Charles and Jane

William Edward Cragg b. 1879
Arthur Cecil Cragg b. 1881

1881 Census

The 1881 census records Charles and Jane Cragg at home with four children. [7]
Surname Christian Name Sex Age Birthplace Origin Occupation Status Page
Cragg Charles M 52 England English Harness maker M 45
Cragg Jane F 39 Ireland Irish M 45
Cragg Lucy Irene F 17 Ontario English 45
Cragg Henry H M 15 Ontario English Harness maker 45
Cragg Chas James M 13 Ontario English 45
Cragg William E M 3 Ontario English 45

1901 Census

On the night of the 1901 census Charles was at home at Oxford (south/sud), Ontario, Canada, age 72, with his wife and his two sons by her.[8][9]
Household Role Gender Age BirthdayBirthplaceEmigration
Charles Cragg Head M 72 May 7 1828England1850
Jane Cragg Wife F 62 Nov 1 1838Ireland1850
Wm E Cragg Son M 22 May 30 1878 Ontario
Arthur C Cragg Son M 19 July 28 1881Ontario

1910 Death

Charles died on the 1st of June, 1910 at Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario.[10]

Sources

  1. "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3JR-Z9N : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, 31 May 1829, Christening; citing item 3 p 18, St John the Baptist, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,045,883.
  2. "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTX-QM4 : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, Nissouri East, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 47, line 14; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11745, Public Archives, Ontario.
  3. "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2G7-B4C : accessed 3 November 2015), Charles Cragg and Eliza Jane Moran, 17 May 1859; citing Oxford, Ontario, reference 2:3QFKQH6; FHL microfilm 1,030,062.
  4. "Canada Census, 1861," database, (http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391949_00314.jpg: accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, Ingersoll Township, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; Ennumeration District (ED) 2; citing p. 26, lines 27 and 28, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  5. "Canada Census, 1871," database, (http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396330_00398.jpg : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, Ingersoll Township, South Oxford, Ontario, Canada; Ennumeration District (ED) 13, Subd F, Div. 1, citing p. 47, lines 5 through 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  6. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMF1-JHS : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg and Jane Morran, 31 Jul 1873; citing registration , Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,700.
  7. "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDF-QL9 : accessed 11 April 2016), Charles Cragg, Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 45; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13267, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,903.
  8. "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGM-JZL : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, B, Oxford (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  9. http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z002/jpg/z000093122.jpg
  10. "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5F-MJ2 : accessed 10 April 2016), Charles Cragg, 01 Jun 1910; citing Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, yr 1910 cn 23396, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,628.




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