The Extended Craxford Family Web Site - Last update: May 8th 2008

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The Craxford family can trace its ancestry back to 1620 in the village of Gretton, Northamptonshire. Over time the branches have spread outwards from these rural East Midlands origins. We have now traced branches of the family around the country to Leicester, Birmingham, Warwickshire, London, South Wales, Lincolnshire and Tyneside, further afield to Australia and South Africa and recently over the Atlantic to Canada.

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Within these pages is a fully searchable database of members of the Craxford family and other families who have become associated by marriage (nearly 7000 individuals). The magazine now has six parts (each colour supplement featuring a different family line) managed by over a dozen associate editors, comprising over 165 pages of articles, editorials and letters, 900 photographs and over 400 birth, marriage and death certificates and census studies.

Links to the latest three articles have been placed in the "Stop Press" on Page 1 of the Red Pages. Recently added people, families, photographs and documents can be accessed from the "What's New" menu. A more extensive list of the latest articles can be found on the first page of the Contents section.

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The red pages are dedicated to the nucleus of families who can still be found in Gretton and the neighbouring villages of Cottingham and Middleton or migrated to Leicester and the Rugby area of Warwickshire. Main Surnames: CRAXFORD, BEADSWORTH, CLAYPOLE, BURLTON. LATEST STORY: GRANDFATHER: CHARLES HENRY PHILLIPS (1868-1939) To access the Red Pages, click the banner above or this link

These families are related to Newfloridian by marriage. The Nesworthy tree is a subset of the larger Nosworthy database. Main Surnames: NESSWORTHY, SIMPSON, ATKINSON. LATEST STORY: LESSONS IN EDUCATION 1: WYNYARD HALL TRAINING COLLEGE The Blue Pages	Branches of the Craxfords derived from Robert Craxford who moved from Northamptonshire to Rutland. Main Surnames: WAINWRIGHT, COTTERILL, LISTON-SMITH LATEST STORY: FROM HIGH ART TO DANE DARE The Olive Pages

A branch of the Craxford family moved to London in the early 1800s. Another line (as yet unconnected) is linked with Sam Lane and Sarah Borrow of the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton. Main Surnames: CRAXFORD, LANE-CRAUFORD, FORDE-PIGOTT LATEST STORY: SARAH'S TWISTED SKEIN The Purple Pages	Families which come together on the maternal side of Newfloridian's tree. Coal mining meets agriculture. There is also a long tradition in Gilbert and Sullivan. Main Surnames: COOK, NAYLOR, UNWIN, BALL, HAYWOOD LATEST STORY: "DID JOHN HENRY NAYOR MARRY HIS COUSIN" The Teal Pages

Families related to Brenda by marriage found in the south east of England (Sussex and Kent). There is a strong Huguenot connection. Main Surnames: ELDRIDGE, CURTIS, MANOOCH, CANNINGS LATEST STORY: WINIFRED MARY ELDRIDGE (1912 - 2007) The Brown Pages	Coming Soon! ...... The Green Pages

The '69 Club Yearbook ... 40 YEARS ON! LATEST STORY: EDITORIAL (from the YEARBOOK)

CONTENTS, INDEXES, SOURCES AND RESOURCES LATEST STORY: THIS IS MY CRACK COCAINE The Grey Pages