John CRASE

   Another name for John was John CRAZE.

   Research Notes:

John's age is somewhat erratic through the Censuses. The age he gave in 1851 is the closest to correct.

In 1841, John Craze (40) [sic], copper miner, and wife Precelia (35), were living in Condurrow, Camborne. Present were children: Mary (20), mine girl, Elizabeth (15), mine girl, Jemima (10), mine girl, Precella (8), Jane (6), Ann (5), Richard (4), Hanna (2), Caroline (1m).

In 1851, Jno. Craze (59) of Illogan, tin miner, and wife Pricilia (58) [sic] of Camborne, were living in Condurrow, Camborne. Present were children (born in Camborne): Elizth. (27), mining girl, Jemima (21), mining girl, Lava [forename abbreviated] (19), mining girl, Ann (16), mining girl, Jane (15), mining girl, Anne (10), mining girl, Caroline (9), Eliza (7), Charles (5m)

In 1861, John Craze (63) of Camborne, widower, copper miner, was living in Condurrow, Camborne. Present were daughter Jemima (31) of Camborne, house keeper, grandson Charles Glasson* (10) of Illogan, copper mine boy.

* Is this the same as 'son' Charles Craze, aged 5 months in 1851?

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John Craze died either 4th QTR 1861, 1st QTR 1862 or 2nd QTR 1865.

   Marriage Information:

John married Priscilla GLASSON, daughter of Charles GLASSON and Joanna WILLIAMS, on 10 Feb 1820 in Camborne, Cornwall. (Priscilla GLASSON was born in Camborne, Cornwall, christened on 17 Oct 1802 in Camborne, Cornwall and died between Jan 1859 and Mar 1859 in Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall.)

   Marriage Notes:

John Craze and Priscilla Glasson

Witnesses: Arundell Murley, Thomas Harry