Crank, Reverand Edward

Male Abt 1676 - 1756  (80 years)      Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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    Birth Abt 1676 
    Christening 3 Mar 1676 
    • First name(s) Edw.
      Last name Cranke
      Gender Male
      Birth year -
      Birth place -
      Baptism year 1676
      Baptism date 03 Mar 1676
      Place Birmingham
      County Warwickshire
      Country England
      Father's first name(s) Edw.
      Father's last name Cranke
      Mother's first name(s) -
      Mother's last name -
      Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
      Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory Parish Baptisms
      Collections from England, Great Britain
      Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
    Gender Male 
    _UID 052A09EC2CA849369BC2C5BBFF6A51505EDF 
    Burial 1756  Hatford, , Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 28 Jun 1756 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Cranke, Edward  
              d. Oct 1688, Birmingham,, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Father) 
    Joyce  
              d. Oct 1688, Birmingham,, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Mother) 
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    Person ID I44432  The Family Maw
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2020 

    Father Cranke, Edward  
              d. Oct 1688, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Joyce  
              d. Oct 1688, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Abdy, Jane
              b. 1690  
              d. Between 1762 and 1766 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1732 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 56 years and 2 months - She : ~ 42 years and 2 months. 
    Family ID F14161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2017 

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  • Notes 
    • Crank, Rev. Edward (c.1676-1756), clergyman. Born c.1676, son of Edward Crank of Birmingham (Warks). Educated at Trinity College, Oxford (BA 1695; MA 1698; BD 1708); Proctor of the University of Oxford, 1706; tutor to John Willes, later Attorney General; rector of Stonesfield (Oxon), 1719; vicar of Great Waltham (Essex); appointed rector of Hatford (Berks), 1721 and vicar of Stanford-in-the-Vale (Berks), 1732. He married 18 Feb. 1732, Jane Abdy (1690-c.1765), dau of Sir John Abdy (c.1643-91), 2nd bt. of Albyns (q.v.), but had no issue.
      His widow inherited a life interest in the Albyns estate from her nephew Sir John Abdy (c.1714-59), 4th bt. of Albyns (q.v.), and after her death it passed to Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy (c.1720-75), 5th bt. of Felix Hall (q.v.)
      He died 28 June 1756; buried at Hatford (Berks). His widow died between 1762 and 1766.