'Craster1'
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Families covered: Craster of Craster
| BLG1952 reports that "Albert, living 1166, received Craucestre (Craster) from John, son of Orford, for half a knight's fee of ancient feoffment. He m. Christina, sister of William de Argenton." Bateson provides some 12th-14th century ancestors but does not provide a connection with the following (and appears to confuse the first 2 Edmunds). | |||||||||||||||
| Edmund Craster | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Edmund Craster of Craster, Northumberland (d 1511) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Widdrington (dau of ?? Widdrington of Widdrington) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | George Craster of Craster Tower (d 06.03.1545-6) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor (or Elizabeth) Forster (dau of Sir Thomas Forster of Adderstone, m2. Robert Widdrington) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edmund Craster of Craster (b 1541, d before 17.07.1595) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Mitford (d before 06.03.1599-1600, dau of Christopher Mitford of Seighill, alderman of Newcastle) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Craster of Craster (a 1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Carr (dau of William Carr of Ford) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edmund Craster of Craster (b c1600, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edith Forster (dau of Sir Matthew Forster of Etherston) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Craster (a 19.06.1650, Lt. Colonel, Governor of Morpeth Castle, 3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Kellam (sister of Arthur Kellam of Firth Hosue) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edmund Craster of Craster, Sheriff of Northumberland (d before 04.09.1694) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Fenwick (dau of Martin Fenwick of Kenton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Craster of Craster (bur 22.07.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.02.1693-4) Mary Ayton (d by 03.1730-1, dau of John Ayton of Fawside) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Craster of Craster (d 31.12.1763, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.01.1726-7) Catherine Villiers (dau of Col. Henry Villiers son of Sir Edward son (sb grand-nephew) of 1st Viscount Grandison) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | George Craster of Craster (b 06.12.1735, dsp 08.5.1772, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1757) Olive Sharp (d 12.1769, dau of John Sharp (solicitor of the House of Commons)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue (d young) - John (b 09.10.1730), Edmund (b 09.06.1733), MAry (b 07.01.1727/8), Frances (b 01.09.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Isabel Craster (bpt 07.03.1692, dsp 31.01.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.09.1720) John Mylott of Whithill (Millot of Whitehill) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Elizabeth Craster (bpt 31.08.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Christopher Blackett of Newham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Watson of Newcastle then Goswick | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Bertram Blackett (bpt 14.10.1741, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Brdiget Blackett (bpt 12.01.1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.09.1770) John Askew of Pallinsburn (b 1732, d 1794) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Anne Craster (b c1709, d 24.10.1796) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1737) Thomas Wood of Beadnell (d 1766) | |||||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Edmund (d unm), William (b c1703, a 1720, d unm), Bertram (b c1704, a 1723, d unm), Barbara (bpt 07.05.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edmund Craster of Craster had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.04.1702) Margaret Stewart of Stamford | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 07.06.1660/1?, a 1680), Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Craster of Stampford (bur 07.10.1721) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Daniel Craster of Alnwick Abbey (bur 21.08.1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1680) Elizabeth Fenwick (bur 28.12.1707?, dau of Mark Fenwick of Denton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Daniel Craster of Embleton, later of Craster (b c1681, d 13.10.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.06.1716) Mary Proctor (bur 16.02.1724-5, dau of John Proctor) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Daniel Craster of Dunstand Steads & Preston, later of Craster, Sheriff (bpt 19.07.1723, bur 03.08.1784, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.06.1750) Ann Coulter (b c1719, bur 04.12.1805, dau of John Coulter of Newcastle by Ann, dau of Robert Carr of Prestwick) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Shafto Craster of Craster, Sheriff (bpt 21.01.1755, d 07.5.1837, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Atkinson (b c1759, bur 29.11.1831, dau of Charles Atkinson of Newcastle) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Frances Isabella Craster of Preston (b 03.05.1785, d unm 23.06.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Edmund Craster of Preston, Sheriff (bpt 20.04.1762, dsps bur 23.10.1824, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.06.1812) Phillis Buston (d 20.12.1813, dau of Thomas Buston of High Buston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Ann Craster (bpt 25.05.1758, d 11.03.1832) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.09.1781) John Wood of Beadnell (d 1828) | |||||||||||||||
| Craster Tower passed into the Wood family, members of which assumed the name Craster. | |||||||||||||||
| ((4))+ | other issue (d unm) - John (bpt 20.06.1751, dvp 28.11.1779, of Gray's Inn), Daniel (bpt 06.02.1753, dvp bur 25.05.1779), William (bpt 17.07.1760, d young), Mary of Aunstead (bpt 02.09.1755, bur 06.8.1846), Barbara Christiana of Aunstead (bpt 27.04.1764, bur 10.09.1822), Elizabeth (bpt 01.03.1772, d 30.08.1788), other (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - John (bpt 14.09.1726, bur 30.09.1726), Sarah (bur 25.08.1720), Elizabeth (bpt 13.11.1721), Mary (bpt 05.02.1724/5, bur 08.02.1724/5) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.09.1727) Margaret (bur 21.10.1735, widow of _ Grey of Alnwick) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (12.1737) Bridget Pearson (bur 11.08.1767) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Craster of Rock Moor House (bpt 18.12.1682, bur 21.04.1725) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanna (a 1723) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Craster (bpt 20.12.1725) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Barbara Craster (bpt 22.12.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1701) Nicholas Whitehead of Lesbury Field House | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Craster (bpt 16.04.1689, a 1725) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Morely | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - John (a 1715), Edmund (bpt 25.02.1695/6, a 1725), Thomas (bur 11.04.1696), Magdalen (bpt 26.07.1698, a 1725), Ann (a 1725) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other isue (a 1615) - John (d Lutzen 1632, Colonel), George (of Little Houghton?), Margaret, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Craster | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Collingwood of Etall | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Isabell Castre | ||||||||||||||
| m. Luke Ogle of Egglingham | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jane Castre | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bertram Anderson (son of Bertram, Mayor/MP for Newcastle) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Barbara Castre | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cuthbert Bewick | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue (a 1606) - Edmond, Thomas, Eleanor, Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elinor or Margaret Craster | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Hebborne of Hebborne | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Jasper Craster (Castre) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Craster of Craster'), BLG1886 ('Cra'ster of Cra'ster'), 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 2, Edward Bateson, 1895, 'Craster of Craster', p177+) with some support from Visitation (George Marshall (1878), Northumberland, 1615, 'Crastre' (sic))
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