George CRASE of Gwithian
(1714-1797)
Margaret BOTSON
(-1805)
Henry BENNETTS
(1732-1805)
Hannah HARRIS
(-1800)
James CRASE of Camborne
(1744-1805)
Hannah BENNETTS
(Abt 1763-1840)
George CRASE of Brea
(1798-1883)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth HARRIS

2. Wilmot OPPY

George CRASE of Brea

  • Born: 1798, Camborne, Cornwall
  • Christened: 29 Sep 1798, Camborne, Cornwall 7
  • Married (1): 10 Sep 1818, St. Gluvias, Cornwall 1
  • Married (2): 11 May 1864, Wesleyan Chapel, Redruth District, Cornwall 2 3
  • Died: 23 May 1883, Bray, Illogan, Cornwall 4
  • Buried: 23 May 1883, Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall 5

   Orthographic variation: CRAZE

  General Notes:

compiler's 3 x great grandfather

  Research Notes:

In 1830, George Craze, butcher, was operating on High St., Penryn, Cornwall (Pigot's Directory, 1830).

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In 1841, George Crase (40), butcher, was living in Gojegoes, Camborne, Cornwall. Present were wife Elizabeth (45), children: James (20), butcher, Henrey (15), Elizabeth (13), Tho. (11)

Occupation (1847): butcher

In 1851, George Craze (52) of Camborne, butcher, was living in Crane, Camborne, Cornwall. Present were wife Elizth. (57) of Penryn, son Thomas (20) of Penryn, assists his father. Resident also was widow Mary Dunn (51) of Crowan, house servant.

In 1856 Post Office Directory for Cornwall, George Crase is listed as a butcher in Tucking Mill.

In 1861, George Crase (64) of Camborne, butcher, was living in Tucking Mill, Camborne, Cornwall. Present was wife Elizabeth (67) of Penryn

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"Whereas a Petition of George Crase of Suckingmill [Tuckingmill] in the parish of Camborne, in the Cornwall, Butcher, an insolvent debtor, having been filed in the County Court of Cornwall, at the Townhall, Redruth, and an interim order for protection from process having been given to the said George Crase, under the provisions of the Statutes and that case made and provided, the said George Crase is hereby required to appear before the said Court, on the 7th day of August next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for his first examination touching his debts, estate, and effects, and to be further dealt with according to the provisions of the said Statutes; and the choice of the creditors' assignees is to take place at the time so appointed. All persons indebted to the said George Crase, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to Mr. John L. Peter, Registrar of the said Court, at his office, at Townhall, Redruth, the Official Assignee of the estate and effects of the said insolvent." 6

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In 1871, George Craze (74) of Camborne, retired butcher and farmer of 4 acres, was living in Carnkie, Illogan, Cornwall. Present was [2nd] wife Willmot (57) of Wendron.

In 1881, George Craze (84) of Camborne, retired butcher, was living in Carnkie, Illogan, Cornwall. Present was wife Welmot (66) of Crowan [sic]

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George Craze of Bray, butcher, died of old age, 89 years. Informant Edward Pascoe, son-in-law, in attendance. 4

George Craze of Tuckingmill (Brea) died aged 89 years (burial record).

  Marriage Information:

George married Elizabeth HARRIS, daughter of Francis HARRIS and Ann DUNSTONE, on 10 Sep 1818 in St. Gluvias, Cornwall 1. (Elizabeth HARRIS was born in Sep 1793 in Penryn, Cornwall, christened on 10 Nov 1793 in St. Gluvias, Cornwall, died on 20 Jan 1864 in Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall and was buried on 22 Jan 1864 in Tuckingmill All Saints, Camborne, Cornwall, aged 70 years.

  Marriage Notes:

George Crase of Penryn within this Parish and Elizabeth Harris of Penryn within this Parish

Married by Banns

John Francis Howell, vicar

Witnesses: William Perrow [brother-in-law of the bride], Ann B. Mallet

  Marriage Information:

George also married Wilmot OPPY, daughter of John OPPY of Carnbonhillis and Wilmot UREN, on 11 May 1864 in Wesleyan Chapel, Redruth District, Cornwall 2 3. (Wilmot OPPY was born in 1814 in Wendron, Cornwall, christened on 16 Apr 1814 in Wendron, Cornwall and was buried on 14 Feb 1895 in Tuckingmill All Saints, Camborne, Cornwall.

  Marriage Notes:

George Crase, 61, widower, butcher, of Tucking Mill Camborne, son of James Crase (deceased), farmer, and
Wilmot Williams, 50, widow, of Troon Camborne, daughter of John Opey (deceased), farmer

William Rosewarne, registrar

Witnesses: Peter Blamey, Susan Blamey

Sources


1 St. Gluvias Parish Registers, marriages, p. 58, no. 173.

2 England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, 2nd Quarter, vol. 5c, p. 448.

3 Marriage Certificate, 1864, no. 148 (a copy of the certificate held by the compiler).

4 General Register Office, Redruth district, 2nd Quarter, vol. 5c, p. 177, entry 93 (a copy of the death certificate held by the compiler).

5 Tuckingmill Parish Registers, burials, p. 206, no. 1645.

6 The London Gazette, July 23, 1861, p. 3028.

7 Camborne Parish Registers, baptisms.


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