Born: 1741. Baptised 26th September, St Mary, Handsworth, Staffordshire, now (2022) in Birmingham.

Place of Birth: Handsworth, Staffordshire

Died: 22nd May 1822, Kings Norton. Buried at St. Mary, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, now (2022) in Birmingham..

Parents: John and Hannah Crathorn, nee Nail.

Marriages: Ann Cliff, 4th January 1774 at St Mary, Handsworth, Staffordshire.

Children: John 1774, Elizabeth 1776, Nancy 1779, Hannah 1781, Joseph 1783, William 1785, Charles 1786, Sarah 1788, Mary 1789, Henrietta 1790, Georg and Sarah 1791, Francis 1793 and Edward 1797.

Occupation: Farmer and wire drawer.

Notes: Joseph's farm was in Alcester Lanes End and it was sold on the death of his wife Ann. See a listing of items for the farm sale in 1841. Joseph's father was born in Coleshill, Warwickshire and his mother Hannah in Harborne, Birmingham.

If you have a PDF reader on your device, read 'The Crathorne family of Kings Norton' by Patricia Simpson. This gives the background of the Craythorne/Crathorne/Crathorn family from their roots in North Yorkshire.