John Crabtree

Brief Life History of John

When John Crabtree was born on 16 November 1819, in Nine Elms, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joshua Crabtree, was 35 and his mother, Louisa 'Lucy' Crabtree, was 31. He married Rebecca Coartley on 28 November 1840, in Shadwell St Paul, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ipswich St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Monkwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1871. In 1851, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as engineer.

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Family Time Line

John Crabtree
1819–
Rebecca Coartley
1822–1880
Marriage: 28 November 1840
John Joshua Crabtree
1841–1891
Lucy Lockett Crabtree
1843–
Edward Charles Crabtree
1846–
Rebecca Mary Crabtree
1849–1909
Emily Crabtree
1851–1901
Jane Crabtree
1854–1920
Charles Crabtree
1856–1916
Elizabeth Ann Crabtree
1860–

Sources (13)

  • John Crabtree, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • John Crabtree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • MARRIAGE : December Q 1840 Stepney, Middlesex 2 414 . John Crabtree m Rebecca Coartley

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1831 · Old London Bridge Opens

"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."

1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected 

George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use. 

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from a lost place in Sowerbyshire, Yorkshire named Crabtree, named from Middle English crabbetre ‘crab-apple tree’. In some instances possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a crab-apple tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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