William
Stephen
Craston
Born in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Craston
and Margaret Harrison
Brother of
Mary Craston, Miles Craston, Margaret Craston, Jane Craston, John Craston and Edward Craston
Husband of
Ellen Sharp Craston
— married
11 Jun 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Sharp Craston, Thomas Sharp Craston, William Stephen Craston and Louisa Jane Craston
Died
at about age 56
in Toxeth Park, Lancashire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1830. He was the son of John Craston and Margaret Harrison. He passed away in 1886.
Carpenter. Church Organ Builder. Former Parish Clerk Kirkby Lonsdale
Sources
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3Y1-J42 : 18 September 2020), William Stephen Craston, 1830.
- "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-ZC59 : 13 December 2017), William S Craston, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 3651/18, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,057.
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBNX-DD5 : 24 April 2019), William C Cranston, 1871.
- "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3X1-JXL : 7 December 2017), Wm. Stephen Craston and Ellen Sharp Craston, 11 Jun 1854, Marriage; citing item 2 p 23, St Mary, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,104,176.
- Ancestry.co.uk
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Simon Walsh
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ8630927 [compare], yourDNAportal SIMb9ba70ec, Ancestry member Crastonus
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