Mary CRAGG^[1]

1816 - 1885  (69 years)

• Name	Mary CRAGG
  Birth	30 Mar 1816	Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Stan shows her as born in Greenbank, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Aug 1885	Chatham, ON, Canada
  Burial	Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, ON, Canada
  	Old Ward A Lot 727
  Notes	Mary worked in Prescot for a while and then went to York where her sister Agnes was working. She also got a place there with the Richmond family. She married Robert Richmond who became a wealthy and prominent citizen of Chatham. [Georgina Fandrey (nee: Cragg), The Craggs of Greenbank] Stan also shows a seventh child born to this couple - a daughter Agnes; Burial Place: Maitland, Cemetery, Goderich, Huron County with the notation “expect buried in Maitland Goderich as Jane Hugh, Agnes, John all show up here.” and notation “???????????????????? Research: Is AGNES ANN LOFTUS’S DAUGHTER?” [3]
  Person ID	I585	Ancestors
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	David CRAGG,   b. 11 Apr 1769, Greenbank, OverWyresdale, Lancashire, England d. 1 Feb 1835, Greenbank, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary "Molly" PYE,   b. 3 Feb 1785, Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 22 Sep 1823, Greenbank, OverWyresdale, Lancashire, England (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1807	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Lancaster Monthly Meeting
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Robert RICHMOND,   b. 1814, Lancashire, England d. 24 Feb 1873, ON, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1837	Queenston, ON, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Henry RICHMOND,   b. 1839, ON, Canada   2. David RICHMOND,   b. 1842   d. 23 Feb 1863 (Age 21 years)   3. Elizabeth Hannah RICHMOND,   b. 17 Jan 1845, ON, Canada d. 22 Sep 1925 (Age 80 years)   4. Mary Ann RICHMOND,   b. 1847   d. Bef 1881 (Age < 33 years)   5. John RICHMOND,   b. 8 Sep 1855   d. 1941, Kent Co., ON, Canada (Age 85 years)   6. Catherine RICHMOND   d. ?
  Family ID	F20137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 9 Oct 1837 - Queenston, ON, Canada Death - 20 Aug 1885 - Chatham, ON, Canada Burial - - Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  Mary Cragg, wife of John Robert Richmond 1 August 1834, a letter written by Mary Cragg to her father, David Cragg:

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Information from Stan Johnson & Merl Bartley. [S35] Quaker Registers, Lancaster Monthly Meeting. [S31] Georgina Fandrey (nee: Cragg), The Craggs of Greenbank.