Ann Craven

1765–
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

The Life Summary of Ann

When Ann Craven was born in 1765, in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Craven, was 44 and her mother, Hannah Clarke, was 49. She married Richard Dobson on 4 November 1793, in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Richard Dobson
1753–
Ann Craven
1765–
Marriage: 4 November 1793
Mary Dobson
1779–
William Dobson
1781–
Elisabeth Dobson
1786–
Thomas Dobson
1790–
Joseph Dobson
1795–1869
John Dobson
1796–1798
Anne Dobson
1798–1798
Jacob Dobson
1801–
Frances Dobson
1801–
Richard Dobson
1804–1809

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 November 1793Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1815
    Age 50
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
    Age 56
    The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
    1830
    Age 65
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Crabháin (County Galway) or Mac Crabháin (Louth, County Monaghan) ‘descendant (or ‘son’) of Crabhán’.English (northern): habitational name from the district of Craven in Yorkshire, which is probably ‘garlic place’, from a British word, the ancestor of Welsh craf ‘garlic’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Cravens

    Sources (16)

    • Ann in entry for Joseph Dobson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Legacy NFS Source: Anne - Government record: death: 11 July 1836; Rothwell, York, England, United Kingdom
    • Anne in entry for John Dobson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

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