William Henry Crase of Grass Valley
- Born: 1849, Camborne, Cornwall 2
- Married: 3 Mar 1875, Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA 1
- Died: 14 Nov 1920, Stockton, San Joaquin, CA, USA 3
- Buried: 15 Nov 1920, Old Elm Ridge Cemetery, Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA 4
 Orthographic variation: CRAZE
Research Notes:
1851 U.K. Census:
Age given: 2 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: College St., Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: Scholar
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1861 U.K. Census:
Age given: 12 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: Worker in the Tin Mine
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William Crase emigrated to Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA in 1869 from England. More than likely the same William (born c.1849 according to the 1910 U.S. Federal Census), noting that his cousins - children of James & Ann Crase, children of Thomas & Jane Jane, and children of Hannah (née Crase) & Francis Trevillian - all emigrated from Cornwall to Grass Valley.
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1900 U.S. Federal Census (called William H.):
Age given: 46 years [sic]
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Occupation: Miner
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1910 U.S. Federal Census:
Age given: 61 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
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1920 U.S. Federal Census:
Age given: 70 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
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William Crase, miner, born in England, died aged 70 years.
Marriage Information:
William married Emma Truscott, daughter of William Truscott and Ann Hancock, on 3 Mar 1875 in Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA 1. (Emma Truscott was born on 30 Jan 1852 in Wrestling Downs, St. Austell, Cornwall 5, christened on 22 May 1853 in St. Austell, Cornwall 6, died on 1 Apr 1942 in Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA and was buried in Old Elm Ridge Cemetery, Grass Valley, Nevada, CA, USA 7.)
Marriage Notes:
William Crase, 25, and Emma Trescott, 22
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