CRAFT, John Herbert

1904 - 1981  (76 years)   Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

CRAFT, John Elija

1865 - 1932  (67 years)

Birth	1865	Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Died	1932	Kellington, Yorkshire, England
Buried	Kellington, Yorkshire, England
Father	CRAFT, James,   b. 22 Oct 1838, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England
Mother	CROSS, Eliza,   b. 1842 ?, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England
Relationship	Stepchild
Married	1860	Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
Family	TOWNING, Elizabeth,   b. 7 May 1871, Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Married	1892	Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire
Children	1. CRAFT, Albert   2. CRAFT, Eva,   b. 7 Jan 1895, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   3. CRAFT, Ida Towning,   b. 1896, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   4. CRAFT, James Bertram,   b. 1898, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   5. CRAFT, Gertrude May,   b. 21 Oct 1899, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   6. CRAFT, Richard Towning,   b. 30 Jan 1901, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   7. CRAFT, Matthew Towning,   b. 6 Mar 1903, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   8. CRAFT, Ernest,   b. 21 Oct 1904, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   9. CRAFT, John Herbert,   b. 21 Oct 1904, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   10. CRAFT, Sidney,   b. 7 Apr 1910, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire

TOWNING, Elizabeth

1871 - 1941  (69 years)

Birth	7 May 1871	Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Died	1941	Selby, Yorkshire, England
Family	CRAFT, John Elija,   b. 1865, Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Married	1892	Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire
Children	1. CRAFT, Albert   2. CRAFT, Eva,   b. 7 Jan 1895, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   3. CRAFT, Ida Towning,   b. 1896, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   4. CRAFT, James Bertram,   b. 1898, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   5. CRAFT, Gertrude May,   b. 21 Oct 1899, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   6. CRAFT, Richard Towning,   b. 30 Jan 1901, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England   7. CRAFT, Matthew Towning,   b. 6 Mar 1903, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   8. CRAFT, Ernest,   b. 21 Oct 1904, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   9. CRAFT, John Herbert,   b. 21 Oct 1904, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire   10. CRAFT, Sidney,   b. 7 Apr 1910, Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire

• Name	CRAFT, John Herbert
  Birth	21 Oct 1904	Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire
  Gender	Male
  Death	1981	Pontefract Registration District, Yorkshire
  Person ID	I3329	Edgoose
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	CRAFT, John Elija,   b. 1865, Bramley, Yorkshire, England d. 1932, Kellington, Yorkshire, England (Age 67 years)
  Mother	TOWNING, Elizabeth,   b. 7 May 1871, Knottingley, Yorkshire, England d. 1941, Selby, Yorkshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1892	Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire
  Family ID	F1228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN HERBERT CRAFT 1904-1981 The births of Ernest CRAFT and his twin brother John Herbert CRAFT were registered in 1904. According to their death registrations Ernest CRAFT was born on 21 October 1904 and John Herbert CRAFT on 21 October 1905. The latter year is incorrect. (GRO December Q 1904 Pontefract 9c 112) It is not known whether or not he married. From the 1939 Register of Bridge House, Selby, Yorkshire: Elizabeth CRAFT, born 7 May 1871, unpaid domestic housewife, widowed; Matthew T. CRAFT, born 6 March 1904, sand quarry heavy worker, single; *John H. CRAFT, born 21 October 1905, gardener heavy, single; Sidney CRAFT, born 7 April 2010, railway porter, train shunter, single. (RG101/38071/003/13-16 KSGI) The death of John Herbert CRAFT was registered in 1981. (GRO June Q 1981 Pontefract 05 1242) NOTES & QUERIES: Susan RAY wrote on 17 May 2007: "I lived at Whitley Bridge as a child and remember a Mr. CRAFT running our local sunday school. I'm trying hard to recall his name but can't remember." (susanray@btinternet.com) (revised 15.08.2020)