John KELSALL^[1]

1683 - 1743  (59 years)

• Name	John KELSALL
  Birth	8 Sep 1683	Hart Street, London, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1743	Chester, Cheshire, England   [4]
  Burial	1 Aug 1743	Friends Burial Ground, Newton By Frodsham, Cheshire, England   [5]
  Notes	In his diary, John Kelsall says that he was born on the 8th of the 7th month (September) 1683 but the Quaker Registers for the Lancaster Monthly Meeting records the birth as being on the 7th of the 7th month 1683. He had a bad foot and, although it did heal, he was slightly lame for life. After the death of his grandmother in August 1699, John went to live with his uncle, Timothy Cragg at Chapel House, Wyresdale. He was first a schoolmaster at Dolobran in North Wales but later he left schooling and went to work at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire. Then he moved to Dolgellau first as manager of forges and furnaces of the famous Quaker ironmaster, Abraham Darby I and later he was employed by Charles Lloyd III. He was a zealous member of the Society of Friends, travelling widely on their behalf. He was also a noted diarist the originals of which are held at the Library of the Society of Friends at 173 Euston Road, London. [3, 4]
  Person ID	I6061	Ancestors
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	John KELSALL,   b. Jul 1650   d. 4 Oct 1684, London, London, England (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth CRAGG,   b. 21 Feb 1660/1661, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 28 Nov 1685, London, London, England (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1682	Chapel House, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F2656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna DAVIES,   b. 14 Oct 1688, Coedcowrid, Dolobran, North Wales d. 1767, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1711	New Meeting House, Dolobran, North Wales   [3]
  Children	1. John KELSALL,   b. 21 Apr 1712, Dolobran, North Wales   2. Amos KELSALL,   b. 7 Feb 1714/1715, New Meeting House, Dolobran, North Wales   3. Benjamin KELSALL,   b. 19 May 1716   4. Samuel KELSALL,   b. 4 May 1718   d. 20 May 1718 (Age 0 years)   5. Thomas KELSALL,   b. 19 Apr 1719   6. Elizabeth KELSALL,   b. 9 Jul 1721, Dolobran New Forge, North Wales   7. Mary KELSALL,   b. 26 May 1724, Dolobran New Forge, North Wales   8. Timothy KELSALL,   b. 24 Nov 1726, Dolobran New Forge, North Wales d. 4 Mar 1783, Newton By Frodsham, Cheshire, England (Age 56 years)   9. Susannah KELSALL,   b. 5 Dec 1730, Dolgyn, North Wales   10. Sarah KELSALL,   b. 3 Mar 1732/1733, Dolgyn, North Wales
  Family ID	F4357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Sep 1683 - Hart Street, London, England Death - 1743 - Chester, Cheshire, England Burial - 1 Aug 1743 - Friends Burial Ground, Newton By Frodsham, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Jennet (Townson) Cragg - A Quaker Heroine Excerpts from an article by George Adamson and from the album Mary Dilworth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Information from Stan Johnson & Merl Bartley. [S35] Quaker Registers, Lancaster Monthly Meeting. [S34] Journal of John Kelsall. [S42] Information supplied by Miss B.S. Humber. [S536] .