Born: 1774, 28th August. Baptised 28th December at St Mary, Handsworth.

Place of Birth: Handsworth, Birmingham.

Died: 1858, 26th October in Barr Street West, Birmingham.

Parents: Joseph and Ann Crathorn, nee Cliffe.

Marriages: Elizabeth Parkes, 28th March 1779 at St Philips, Birmingham.

Children: William 1797, Ann 1779, Thomas 1801, John 1802, Elizabeth 1803, Mary 1805, Harriot 1806, Sarah 1808, Josiah 1808, John 1810, Edwin 1811, Hannah 1813, Susannah 1815, Maria 1817, Stephen 1819, Leonard 1821 and Eliza 1822.

Occupation: Farmer.

Notes: In the 1841 Census, the family were living in Kings Norton. In the 1851 Census, John was a boarder with the Chance family in Kings Norton.