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Hello, am trying to find out what happened to Benjamin after his last son Edward was born in 1845 (d. 1846). His wife Catherine Smith ended up lodging with Johh Scantlebury and her daughter Lucy 1850 (no father on cert) was actually registered as Lucy Scantlebury Crabb - so we "know" the father!) - also a son James 1853. Catherine died in the Bodmin workhouse in March 1854 and then son James followed 6 month later (also in the workhouse). No family signed the death cert, only a workhouse person.

I cannot find Benjamin's death - nor any trace of him emmigrating. He inherited money from his father James who died 1857, Callington.

This Crabb line is the Stoke Climsland crew (not the Linkinhorne or Loders crowd - but are probably related somewhere down the line).

Can anyone help with this mystery - I would love to know why he left Catherine (daughter Eliza is my gt grandmother)

Seems to have been Bodmin based, also a woolcomber. Associated with Richard Vercoe - was witness to a theft case in 1843 ( was revenge finally taken?)

Thanks

Rob

found this one


Benjamin Crabb
England and Wales Census, 1841

birth: 1816 —Devon
residence: 1841 —North Tawton, Devonshire, England
census: 1841 —North Tawton, Devonshire, England

record title: England and Wales Census, 1841
name: Benjamin Crabb
event: Census
event date: 1841
gender: Male
age: 25
birthplace: Devon
record type: Household
registration district: Okehampton
sub-district: North Tawton
civil parish: North Tawton
county: Devonshire

Hi, thanks. Yes, this is my boy. The census shows wife as Caroline (but he married Catherine Smith - so I suspect this is an enumerator not reading his own writing correctly when transcribing his notes from the visit!). Also, Eliza's birth cert show mother as Catherine (nee Smith).

The mystery is what happens to him after this entry ... he was around until at least 1845, as I have the birth cert for Edward Crabb (1845-1846).

Rob

Eliza Crabb
England and Wales Census, 1841

birth: 1841 —Devon
residence: 1841 —North Tawton, Devonshire, England
census: 1841 —North Tawton, Devonshire, England

record title: England and Wales Census, 1841
name: Eliza Crabb
event: Census
event date: 1841
gender: Female
age: 0
birthplace: Devon
record type: Household
registration district: Okehampton
sub-district: North Tawton
civil parish: North Tawton
county: Devonshire

Thanks Ann, this is my gt grandmother. I have all the details for her. The problem for me is what happened to Benjamin? Did he re-marry, why did he apparently leave Catherine to the Bodmin workhouse.

As for Lucy Scantlebury Crabb, I think she didn't marry and died in1918.

Anyway, my extended family is now nearing 9,000 people, but at least 2,000 are close familial links (I keep a large tree becuase this helps with family tree overlaps, and now and then something really useful and interesting turns up).

We recently confirmed an illegitimate birth when we found that an elderly relative on our side of the family had the family bible of the other side of the family! This finally tied us into a lovely extended family, some in Canada and Oz - but also some only 5 minutes away, and we have met up as family (not knowing this fact before due to surname differences!!!).

Cheers,

Rob

Eliza Crabb has turned up on your Hawkins posting!!

Robert, you say Benjamin inherited money from his father who died in 1857.

Is this info from a will? If so, might his father have left the money not knowing Benjamin's whereabouts or whether or not he was alive?

I came across this, the year of birth is out by a few years, however not impossible though;

1850 United States Federal Census
about Benjamin Crabb
Name: Benjamin Crabb
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Birth Place: England
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 16, Frederick, Virginia
Family Number: 993
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Baker 51
Elizabeth Baker 40
Philip Baker 17
Elizabeth Baker 15
Sarah Baker 12
James Baker 11
Harvey Baker 9
John Baker 5
Christina Baker 5
William Wisthick 31
Benjamin Crabb 31
Richard Wymer 24
Lorenzo Strosnider 17


He states he is a married miner.

I can't see this chap after the 1850 census.

The info about the money is from the Will of James Crabb, his father.

I did come across some newpaper reports of a Benjamin Crabb investing in mining. I wonder if this mining adventure was in fact in the USA, and he simply got on a ship and left everyone?

Not found him in the passenger lists amd I would expect him to have travelled from Plymouth.

Anyone?

Thanks everyone so far ...

Rob