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8 Joseph CRANVILLE c1710-1773

 



m Dorothy c1735

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph CRANVILLE married Dorothy about 1735 probably at Meesden in Hertfordshire, as he spent the rest of his life in this parish.  Nothing is known of his origin however mainly because the parish registers of Meesden earlier than 1737 have not survived.  He was probably an agricultural labourer.

 

At least six children were born to Joseph and Dororthy at Meesden between 1737 and 1751.  They were both buried there in 1773 and 1779 respectively. 

 

 

C=Christened

 

           age

   DATE   JC

 

EVENT

?   c1710   

?   c1735 25

 6Jun1737 27

22Oct1738 28

21Sep1740 30

17Apr1742 32

 5Apr1747 37

14Apr1751 41

 2May1762 52

 5Feb1773 63

27Nov1779   

Joseph born

Joseph & Dorothy married - probably at Meesden

?dauDorothy buried at Meesden

son Joseph baptised at Meesden

son William baptised at Meesden

dau Dorothy baptised at Meesden

dau Ann baptised at Meesden

son Thomas baptised at Meesden

son William buried at Meesden

Joseph buried at Meesden

Dorothy buried at Meesden

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened        B=Buried

BIRTH

 

Joseph was married probably at Meesden about 1735, and was buried there in 1773, so a birth date of about 1710 is therefore probable.  Unfortunately the Meesden registers have not survived before 1737, and no suitable baptism for Joseph has been found.  Joseph CRANVILLE son of John was buried at nearby Brent Pelham in 1662; as the father was named, this was probably the burial of a child.  A later son named Joseph could be an ancestor of the Meesden family, but progress will be difficult in the absence of the Meesden registers.

 

MARRIAGE

 

Joseph-7 was baptised at Meesden in 1738, son of Joseph.  There are a few other baptisms to Joseph, but in 1747, the baptism was recorded of Ann daughter of Joseph & Dorothy CRANVILLE.  This suggests that Dorothy was the mother of the other children including Joseph junior, especially as Joseph baptised a daughter Dorothy in 1742.  The marriage of Joseph snr to Dorothy has not been found but probably took place about 1735.  Unfortunately, the Meesden registers earlier than 1737 have not survived.

 

DESCENDANTS

 

the following are the only CRANVILLE C before 1770 at Meesden:

 

C 18Jun1738 Hannah     d -      CRANVILLE

C 22Oct1738 Joseph     s Joseph CRANVILLE

C 21Sep1740 William    s Joseph CRANVILLE alias CRINKFIELD

C  5Apr1741 Sarah      d -      CRANVILLE

C 17Apr1742 Dorothy    d Joseph CRANVILLE  (IGI 17Apr1743)

C  5Apr1747 Ann        d Joseph  & Dorothy CRANVILL

C 14Apr1751 Thomas     s Joseph CRANVILL

 

the burial of Dorothy in 1737 suggests that this was their first child:

 

B  6Jun1737 Dorothy CRANVILLE

B  2May1762 William CRANVILE

 

close spacing of births suggests that Hannah and Sarah are probably not daughters of Joseph & Dorothy

 

DEATH

from Meesden register

 

B  5Feb1773 Joseph CRANVEL

B 27Nov1779 Dorothy CRANVILL

 

 

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