Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Crank was born on 27 April 1717, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Arthur Crank, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Scowcroft, was 51. She married John Walmsley on 25 April 1738, in Bolton le Moors St Peter, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1756, at the age of 39.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- ...lice Crank, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Alice Crank, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Alice in entry for William Walmsley, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1717– Male
1717–1756 Female
Children (6)
1738– Female
about 1741–1824 Male
1749– Male
1751–1832 Male
1752– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1672–1736 Male
1666–1722 Female
Siblings (6)
1702– Male
1704– Female
1707– Male
1710– Female
1714–1714 Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): from Middle English cranke ‘lively, lusty, vigorous’, hence a nickname for a cheerful, boisterous, or merry person.
English: possibly in some cases, a nickname from cranuc, a diminutive of Middle English cran ‘crane’ (see Crane ).
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kranke: from Low German Kraneke ‘crane’, applied to someone thought to resemble the bird in some way, or a nickname for a poor physical specimen, from Middle High German kranc ‘sickly, ailing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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