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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Yorkshire (West Riding) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests => Topic started by: erica236 on Saturday 03 October 15 22:51 BST (UK)
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Can anyone find details for Ralph Crann, probably born in Leeds sometime in the mid - late 1800s. Apparently he is connected to my Gr gr grandfather Edwin Crann (1821-1871) and his daughter Elizabeth (born 1850) who married William Croisdale in 1870 in Leeds.
It seems Ralph was a musician in the Army and played for Queen Victoria and at her funeral. The information came from a diary written by Elizabeth and William's son, also named William Croisdale, so I assume there must be some truth in it!
I found this information in an old post that I have come across on another site, dated 2001, posted by a descendant of William Croisdale who had emigrated to Canada. Unfortunately I have been unable to make any contact after all this time!
I have been unable to find any Ralph Crann at all and wonder if this was possibly a nickname? The person who posted seemed to think Ralph was Edwin's son but this does seem unlikely to me.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Erica.
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Hi there,
Had a look for you. Boy was it hard to find a Ralph.
Just wonder if he was illegitimate and maybe had the nickname of Ralph.
I could only find one Ralph born from a Father called Ralph but they were in Durham.
His name might be Richard as Edwin certainly had a son called Richard in 1846.
I have noticed that the surname Crann became Cran, Crane, Crain, Craun, so could be a hard
find. So hope you have better luck than I did. Take care
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Hi, thanks for looking for me - I had given up!
Have you found evidence that Edwin had a son called Richard? Please let me know what you did find as I can't find anything! However, he did have a son called Joseph in 1846.
There is a Richard Crann born in 1846 to Richard Crann (Edwin's cousin) and Maria Spencer. I wonder if this might be "Ralph".
The Cranns are a very complicated family!
Best wishes.