Thomas Christopher Claypole

1869 - 1875  (5 years)

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• Name	Thomas Christopher Claypole
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	17 Jun 1869	Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	(124), Blind Lane, Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [2]
  Died	1 May 1875	Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [3]
  	Cause: MURDER against Henry Crane who cut his throat
  Inquest	4 May 1875
  	Information received from William Marshall, Coroner for Northamptonshire
  Buried	5 May 1875	St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [4]
  Person ID	I9635	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2012

  
  

  Mother	Sarah Anne Claypole,   b. 9 Feb 1844, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. 9 Apr 1930, Cottingham, Northamptonshire  (Age 86 years)
  Census Returns		RG: Claypole, Sarah Ann (1871) and family This is the year before she married John Craxford. She is living in Blind Lane with her son, Thomas, who was murdered in 1875. Claypole Sarah Ann S Head 27 Lace Runner Cottingham, Northampton Claypole Thomas S Son 1 Cottingham, Northampton It is of note that her parents, John and Ann Claypole, lived with her daughter Elizabeth Alice three doors away in one direction while her next door neighbours in the other direction were the family of Amos and Sophia Crane. Also note the next door property is marked 'U' (uninhabited) on the census return English Census RG10/1506 Kettering Corby 36 27
  Family ID	F7160	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jun 1869 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Died - Cause: MURDER against Henry Crane who cut his throat - 1 May 1875 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Buried - 5 May 1875 - St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• BMD Certificates		DC: Claypole, Thomas Christopher (1875) Illegitimate son of Sarah Ann and (half) brother to Lizzie Alice Claypole, he was born before she married John Craxford in 1871. His violent death is referred to in our story Murder Most Foul?? In Cottingham???
  		BC: Claypole, Christopher Thomas (1869) During his short life he was known as Thomas or Tommy. He was murdered in the village of Cottingham in 1875

  
  

  Headstones

  HS: Claypole, Thomas Christopher The last resting place of the murdered son of Sarah Anne Claypole (aged 6). The grave site is heavily overgrown but we have recently uncovered this commemorative headstone. The inscription is rather worn but reads "Beloved remembrance of Thomas Christopher Claypole who departed this life on May 1st 1875 aged 5 years and 11 months" The full tragic story can be found at: Death for threeha'p'orth of suckers on our RED pages. Prepared from a Cottingham Churchyard plan and plot index - reproduced courtesy of the administrator of A history of the village of Cottingham, Northamptonshire web site. Plot: A 14 244

  
  

  Personal Histories

  DEATH FOR THREEHA'P'ORTH OF SUCKERS The circumstances of the murder of Thomas Claypole in 1875

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 168 (JAS 1869) (Reliability: 4). [S27] 1871 England Census, Kettering Corby RG10/1506 37 27 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 117 (AMJ 1875) (Reliability: 4). [S248] National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005, Northamptonshire FHS (Reliability: 3).