Dear Listers, My great aunt was Mary Emily Tandy who married Charles Cranswick of Bridlington, Yorks in late 1900. Charles was apparently the third son of William Cranswick of "Old Field House" Sowerby. Do these names mean anything to anyone?? Best wishes, Paul Tandy UK.

Hi all. Just a quick note to say that as of today there is another Cranswick in the world. My wife Liz gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 11:10 this morning (GMT). Both fine. Regards, Steve ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

The Cranston story seems to fit with our motto but does not explain "Hutton Cranswick" which dates back to the Doomsday book? Also, How do we confirm the heritage of our crest? (The one on Lachlan's website was one that our father, Rodney. had made into a printing block). Can anyone confirm it from an official source? Any thoughts? Noel Cranstoun Clan (Scottish) See: http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/cransto.html http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/cransto2.html Motto: Thou shalt want ere I want Crest: http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/crests/cranstou.gif History: The Cranstons take their name from the Barony of Cranston in Midlothian and the family owned lands in the counties of Edinburgh and Roxburgh. The first of the family was Elfric de Cranston who is one of the witnesses to a charter by William the Lion in Holyrood c1170. The direct line ended in an heiress, Sarah Cranston a descendant of William de Cranston of Crailing who married William Cranston, son of John Cranston of Morriestoun. He was created Lord Cranston in 1609. One story goes that the fifth son of the fifth Lord caused disapproval by marrying a Roman Catholic. The marriage was kept a secret and later repudiated by the the husband, but the lady gained a declaration of the marriage. In the event the husband went to England where a heiress fell in love with him. However her father disapproved so Cranston offered the lady a "love potion" to administer to him - the outcome was that the father died of the poison and the heiress was hanged for murder. Despite record of Wiliam de Cr anston being one of the conservators of the truce between Scotland and England in 1451, the Cranstons have been reputed to live up to their family motto "thou shalt want before I want" being a notorious clan not adverse to joining the Border clans for a raid into England. The title of Lord Cranston became dormant following the death of the 11th Lord Cranston. Other Cranston branches include the Cranstons of Corsbie, Berwickshire; Thirlestane Mains, and Dodds. CRANSTON/CRANSTOUN: The surname of this ancient family is believed derived from the old Barony and present Parish the same name in Midlothian. An Elfric de Cranston appears on a charter in 1170, and a Hugh de Cranston was one of the Scottish Barons who swore fealty to King Edward I of England in 1296. Thomas de Cranston was sent as ambassador to the Court of Eric, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 1426 and later played an important role in negotiations with England. He was also appointed a Warden of the Marches in 1459. Sometime in the 16th century the senior family adopted the form 'Cranstoun' and such has remained a favoured spelling. William Cranstoun of Morristoun, a former captain of King James VI's Guards, was raised to the peerage in 1609 and following marriage to Sarah Cranstoun of that Ilk the two main families were reunited. In the 17th century a branch of the family became settled in Rhode Island (U.S.A.) and gave two distinguished governors; John Cranstoun and his son Samuel. George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse, a grandson of the 5th Lord Cranstoun, became an eminent judge and classical scholar, and was a noted friend of Sir Walter Scott. Noel E Cranswick ,--_|\ [email protected] Ph: +61-3-9455 1345 / Oz \ 0NZ In real life: Noel E Cranswick \_,--\M/ 0 Melbourne PC User Group, Australia. v http://members.tripod.com/~noelc/ __o _`\<, ...(*)/(*) Remember to ask your mother if you want good, sensible advice, because you won't get it from me...

I've recently obtained two copies of this book. The first is a Hardback published by William Kimber in 1962. The second is a condensed version : Redback War Story No.6 is also 1962. Both give a version of the origins of the Cranswick family dated back to 1609 According to this Version William Cranstoun was raised to the peerage in that year. He had three sons who quarrelled. They became Cranstoun, Cranston and Cranswick. The book states that our crest and motto are those of Cranstoun. Can anyone confirm this through Heraldry links? Noel E Cranswick ,--_|\ [email protected] Ph: +61-3-9455 1345 / Oz \ 0NZ In real life: Noel E Cranswick \_,--\M/ 0 Melbourne PC User Group, Australia. v http://members.tripod.com/~noelc/ __o _`\<, ...(*)/(*) Remember to ask your mother if you want good, sensible advice, because you won't get it from me...

FWD to list: --- Louise Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:20:36 -0600 > From: "Louise Tayler" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > CC: "Louise/Austen Tayler" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Family Connections > > Hello to all Cranswicks, > > My name is Louise Tayler and I live in Richmond, BC, Canada, just on > the outskirts of Vancouver. > My Grandmother was : Emily Annie Cranswick > I would love to be in contact with any of my family. > Please e-mail in regards to this matter. > > Regards --- Louise > E-Mail: [email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Hi Just a word that feedback of the following pages has been quite active with feedback that may be relevant to the mailing list. http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/cranswick_clan/ http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/cranswick_clan/huttoncranswick.html Including the latest. Would have forwarded more on but have been on the move quite a bit. Time willing, corrections, additions, etc can be made to the page. Lachlan. ===== From: Richard Broughton Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 14:57:28 +0000 To: [email protected] Subject: origin on the name Cranswick Hi Just saw your website and the discussion on the origin of the name Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire. I didn't have time to read the whole lot so you may already know this, but in John Mather's 'Birds of Yorkshire' (1986) he supports the idea of Cranswick being so named because the Common Crane (Grus grus) used to breed there. As one of the folks said on your website, Cranes are very rare in the UK, but that wasn't always the case! Cranes used to breed commonly in Britain until about the 17th or 18th Century. They almost certainly bred at Cranswick because until about 1800 the whole place was one massive broken marsh that extended from north of Hull to Bridlington, on the coast. Cranes nest in marshes, and there are records for feasts at places in that area (Scorborough, I think, was one, maybe Leconfield too) that included Cranes on the menu (this was about 16th Century) so they must have been available locally. The fact that the coat of arms is a Crane seems to be the icing on the cake - I'd say Cranswick is a derived from Crane's Wick, with Wick being some term meaning a 'place' of some sort. The name was probably gievn to several places around the UK where Cranes were found that aren't necessarily related (hence the Scottish element). Anyway, my name's not Cranswick so I'll stop interfering! I got to your site from a search on Google for 'wildfowl' and 'Hull'! (I'm reasearching the birds of Hull). cheers R Lachlan M. D. Cranswick Geosciences - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University PO Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964-1000 USA E-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu CCP14 Xtal Software Website: http://www.ccp14.ac.uk

Hi: I am a descendant of the Canadian Cranswick's. but I don't know much about them. Here is what I have. Mathew CRANSWICK ( my great-grandfather) was born 1831-1832 in Yorkshire, England. He married Ann ROSS December 7 1860 in Toronto (Home-York) Ontario, Canada. They had 3 children that I know of: Mathew d May 3, 1868, Christina b 1862, died April 21, 1869, and Sarah Ann (my grandmother) b June 15, 1868. Ann ROSS died April 25, 1869. Mathew then married Maria MOODY, March 30, 1870, in York County, Ontario, Canada. They had the following children: Mary Jane, John, James, Maria, Frank, Martha, Margaret, George, Martin, and Wilber. Mathew was killed by a train May 1st 1897. Sarah Ann married Edward Thomas HILLOCK, December 9TH 1893 and they had the following children: Mable, Laura, Myrtle, Ruby, Emma, Norman (my father) and Lillian. Sarah died March 21, 1906. The only other CRANSWICK I have found is Mary CRANSWICK who was married to William Weatherill. She died in Canada, May 22, 190l, age 83. Does anyone know about this branch? Thank you Linda Maeda [email protected]

Forwarded on behalf of Mike Cranswick ([email protected]) Hope this is of some interest for those compiling trees or those who are just plain nosey. A history of my Cranswick family as far as I can go. First of all myself, Richard Michael Cranswick b. 240259 Doncaster,Yorks. Known by my middle name (Mike). Moved to Bridlington, Yorkshire (a few miles from Hutton Cranswick) at the age of 5yrs. Left there at 16yrs to join the Royal Navy. Married Wendy Anne (Leend) b. 080559 Swansea, S.Wales in 1979. Moved to Swansea in 1981 where we remain. We have 3 children - Rebecca Leanne b.120886 Swansea, Rhys Michael b.131290 Swansea and Adam Rhodri b.240192. Swansea. I am a Police Sergeant in Swansea and Wendy is a Nurse. I have one brother John Philip b.170764 Doncaster. He is married to Jackie (Stabler), they have 2 children, Jason 12yrs and Jemma 3yrs. My brother is in the Royal Air Force and they currently live in Holland. My father Richard Derek Cranswick b.201028 Hemsworth, nr Pontefract ,Yorks. Married Alma (Crossley) b.080730 Mirfield nr Dewsbury, Yorks. My mother and father were brought up in the West Riding of Yorkshire not far from each other. Started the family whilst living in Doncaster before moving on to Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast where we bought holiday flats to rent out. My father, also known by his second name - Derek, was a mechanic by trade. He served a distinguished 12 Years as a volunteer Lifeboat man with the Bridlington Lifeboat earning numerous bravery awards. He died in 1989. My fathers mother Gertrude Cranswick, Hemsworth, Yorks was a spinster. The birth of my father (an only child) probably caused quite a stir in those days. Gertrude was one of six brothers and sisters all of whom would have originated from around the Hemsworth, Pontefract area of Yorkshire. Details as known - 1. John Cranswick married to Muriel had 2 sons Jack and Philip. Philip (believed deceased) was a prisoner of war on the Burma road, he married a Dutch woman, they had a daughter who went on to live in London. Jack married Joyce and had twin boys, one of whom is believed deceased. Jack ran Jack Cranswick's school of motoring in Doncaster, Yorks. 2. Elsie Cranswick married Roland Field and went on to live in Bromsgrove, nr Birmimgham. Believed to have had a daughter Monica who married Fred. Monica and Fred may have adopted children. 3. Bill (William) Cranswick married Ida. They ran a Public House in Leeds, Yorks, called "The Griffin". Ida worked as the Head Cashier at Leeds Empire Theatre. They had a daughter Patricia who married Don Bradshaw, in turn, they had 2 sons Tony and Christopher.=20 4. Harry Hayden Cranswick b 1901 married Marion. Harry had a coach business in Pontefract, Yorks. Later moved to Bournemouth to retire. Harry and Marion had 2 daughters, Betty and Jean. Jean lives in = Bridlington. 5. Hettie (Henrietta ?) Cranswick married Arthur Hobbs. They lived at Purston near Featherstone, Yorks and had a son Peter who married Jean Laver. Peter and Jean had children Judith, Jennifer and Stephen (Hobbs). The Father of the six brothers and sisters including my grandmother Gertrude was William Cranswick b 1860. William Cranswick at the age of 25yrs whilst married to his first wife (surname of Hepworth) had a daughter Jenny/Ginny?. The wife died during childbirth, Jenny believed to have moved at some time to Harrrogate, Yorks. William Cranswick later married his second wife (details not known) from where the six brothers and sisters originated. The only other thing I know of William Cranswick is that he was the church organist at Badsworth chapel near Pontyfract. He died in 1903 at the age of 43 after fathering 7 children. William Cranswick's father was William Dawson Cranswick b 1830. (no other details known). The above information is not set in stone but has been gathered from my mother who now lives around the corner from me and who has a memory bank of which I am envious. Any names that have been omitted are for reasons only that I do not know them. I hope this is of interest to someone. Being new to the genealogy search and fairly "green", computer wise, I would welcome any info or assistance. Should anyone wish to mail me direct, feel free. Regards, Mike Cranswick (Swansea). ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Another snippet to keep you all awake... Email from a GenConnect member when I found a Brian Cranswick listed on his tree... Brian Cranswick b.30.8.54 m. Janice Roberts b.19.7.54 Children: Paul Cranswick b. 28.1.78 Peterborough Cheryl Cranswick b. 30.6.82, Peterborough Father: Sidney b.8.10.24 m. Brenda Ellington Brenda's dad was Duke ELLINGTON d. Age 64 in 1968 So there is a (sort of) famous Cranswick at last (apart from Lachlan!) I'm off to find someone famous' daughter to marry.. (Oops - wife says I cant!) TTFN all. R

Descriptions from Baine's Directory of the County of York (1823): "HUTTON CRANSWICK, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill; 3 1/2 miles S. of Driffield. The church is dedicated to St. Peter (see Church History for photograph); and the living which is a vicarage in the patronage of Lord Hotham, is at present enjoyed by the Rev. Joseph Rigby. Here is also a Methodist chapel, and a Sunday school. Pop. 917." - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "CORPS LANDING, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 6 miles SE. of Driffield. A wharf on the river Hull." - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "ROTSEA, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 6 miles SE. of Driffield. Pop. 23." - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "SUNDERLANDWICK, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 2 miles SSW. of Driffield on the Beverley road. This was anciently a considerable village. It now contains only a few farmhouses. The township and manor are the property of Horner Reynard, Esq. Sunderlandwick lodge. Pop. 60." - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Transcript of the entry for the Post Office, professions and trades for HUTTON CRANSWICK in Bulmer's Directory of 1892. Post: Post Office, Money Order, Savings Bank, Annuity, and Insurance Office, Cranswick via Hull. William Sanderson, postmaster. Mails arrive at 6-45 a.m., and are despatched at 6-20 p.m. Wall Letter Box at Hutton cleared at 3-55 p.m., and at the Railway Station at 6-0 p.m. Driffield is the nearest Telegraph Office. HUTTON. Miscellany of trades a.. Barker Jesse, shoemaker b.. Dosser Arthur, grocer c.. Fletcher Timothy, gardener d.. Leppington Robert, miller (wind) e.. O'Callaghan Rev. Rt. Chas. Geo., M.A., Vicarage f.. Pearson William, blacksmith g.. Sanderson Samuel, grocer h.. Sissons John, joiner, Gaudy hall i.. Tate Joseph, market gardener j.. Wardell John Hobson, cowkeeper k.. Watson Charles, bricklayer Farmers. a.. Clark Francis, Gaudy hall b.. Hill William c.. Jebson George d.. Johnson Edmond, Manor house e.. Johnson Edwin f.. Moate Thomas Smith g.. Southcoate David CRANSWICK. Miscellany of trades a.. Barmby James, shoemaker b.. Bowes Mr. William c.. Bowes Singleton, blacksmith d.. Brewer Alfred, hawker e.. Clapham John, beer retailer f.. Cook Mrs. Mary g.. Dickenson Miss Mary Ann, shopkeeper h.. Dosser Robert, grocer i.. Duke William, shoemaker j.. Fisher John Riley, horse dealer k.. Gill William, station master l.. Gray Miss Alice Mary, schoolmistress m.. Harvey John, market gardener n.. Hobson Matthew, mole trapper o.. Jackson William, junr., grocer p.. Jackson William, rate collector q.. Kirby Mrs. Robert r.. Miller Albert Lacy, tailor s.. Milner Henry Atkinson, draper t.. Nicholson Henry, tea dealer u.. Pleasants Mrs. Anne Maria, schoolmistress v.. Poole John, vict., Pack Horse w.. Porritt Mrs. Jane x.. Postill Henry, horse dealer y.. Potter Mrs. Sarah, vict., Cross Keys z.. Rayner George, school master aa.. Robson James, hairdresser ab.. Sanderson Edmond, shoemaker ac.. Sanderson Johnson, tailor ad.. Sanderson William, grocer and post office ae.. Sissons George, joiner and wheelwright af.. Smith Henry, cowkeeper ag.. Smith Robert, bricklayer ah.. Spink John, blacksmith ai.. Tindall John, joiner aj.. Turner James, shoemaker ak.. Walker Porteus al.. Walley Mr. Thomas, Rose cottage am.. Watson Mrs. Selina, beer retailer an.. Weatherill Robert, rope maker ao.. Welbourne Robert, butcher ap.. Westerdale Samuel Henry, cowkeeper Farmers. a.. Blythe Joseph, Ivy cottage b.. Botham John William G., West field c.. Catton Mrs. Diana, South hall d.. Consitt Thomas Stephenson, Common house e.. Dunn Jonathan f.. Fisher Samuel g.. Hardy Miss Mary Jane, Manor house h.. Hobson Thomas i.. Holtby Mrs. Jane, Corps landing j.. Kirby Mrs. Joyce, Scurf dyke k.. Kirby Richard, Cranswick common l.. Nicholson William m.. Nutbrown George, Corps Landing road n.. Sellers George, Highgate hall o.. Stubbs Joseph p.. Weatherill Robert, Clay floor q.. Wilson Thomas, Cranswick common Carriers. a.. Consitt David, to beveerley, Sat., and Driffield, Monday and Thursday b.. Craggy Alfred, to Beverley, Sat., and Driffield, Monday and Thursday c.. Puckering John, to Beverley, Sat.; Driffield, Thursday; Hull, Tuesday and Friday d.. Wilson George, to Beverley, Saturday; Driffield, Thursday - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ROTSEA TOWNSHIP. a.. Postal address, Rotsea, Cranswick, Hull. Miscellany of trades a.. Branston Abraham, Carr farm b.. Holtby William, farmer, Manor house - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- SUNDERLANDWICK TOWNSHIP. a.. Letters via Driffield. Miscellany of trades a.. Dixon James. farmer b.. Kirby - Barr farm c.. Reynard Frederick, Esq., J.P., The Hall d.. Roy Wm., farm bailiff for Frederick Reynard, Esq., Old Sunderlandwick - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- a.. There is further information about the parish from Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding of Yorkshire b.. Additional information for this parish can be found in the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary.

I am willing to exchange information or help anyone bulding a tree of the Cranswicks. Drop me a line. Ken.

I'm not going to ask for all of us to go raiding granddads cupboards, but if I can start things rolling by asking you to give me an outline of your immediate families as far as you can remember. If you can scan any documents or photos (of yourselves as well as anyone else) it'd be a big bonus. I've got a fair way back on a main male line including Alec "Pathfinder", various relations in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Australia, etc and going back to Roger C of Hutton-Cranswick in about 1680, but I'm looking to fill in as many of the blanks as I can. I also have a subsidiary line which includes myself and about 300 others, tho this (as yet) doesn't link in to the main tree. If anyone has Gedcom files (.ged) I can download these straight into my database. If anyone wants either the Gedcom files or a basic Excel/Access database of all I have so far, I'd be happy to provide. TTFN Rich

All- When staying with a friend of mine in York during August 1972, I decided to visit the village of Cranswick which is roughly 40 miles to the northeast, and so one morning I took the bus there. I remember that Cranswick was distinguished from adjacent villages of similar size by the absence of a village chapel and the presence of TWO pubs. Despite my generous custom, the barman at neither establishment was impressed by my appellation. I do not remember the bus ride back to York . . . -Edward Steve wrote: > . . . > Enclosed [No they're not... Rootsweb doesn't allow attachments... > Please mail Rich direct for copies of the pictures - Steve] are a few > snaps of my 5 min visit to Cranswick. Hardly a thrilling place but the > duckpond is nice.. Would have loved to book into a guest-house there > just for them to ask the name, but the place is barely big enough for > shops. > . . . -- Edward Cranswick Tel: 303-273-8609 US Geological Survey, MS 966 Fax: 303-273-8600 PO Box 25046, Federal Center [email protected] Denver, CO 80225-0046 USA E.M. Forster said, "Only connect".

Dear all, I'm forwarding this to the list from my brother. A little reminder that the list does not accept attachments or any text format other than plain text. Oh,... and I've found a copy of Pathfinder Cranswick that I was looking for... 56 UKP, must be a collector's favourite ? Rich C. [[email protected]] wrote : A couple of years ago I invested far too many pounds in a "family history search" in Scotland (holiday whim) - came out with 2 ancient Cranswicks, though they sent me a family tree which, unusually is identical to that of the Yorkshire crest (hmm) ..."William de Crauncewyk, mercer, appears in documents in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) John de Crauncewyk was registered in the first population census of 1273 AD as living in the county of Yorkshire." I've read bits that point to the area around Cranswick (E Yorks) being ruled by a French knight who fought for the King & was given land as a reward. The De Crauncewyk would certainly fit, though personally I'd prefer to be Scottish. A few bits I found about the Cranswick Village, where the earliest traced Cranswick originates (Roger C, b circa 1669) AD Mills "A Dictionary of English Place-Names", Oxford Press 1991 p184 "Hutton Cranswick: Hutton - a common name 'Farmstead on or near a ridge or hill-spur' Old English (450-1100) hoh+tun; (Hottune 1086 Domesday Book). Distinguishing affix from it's proximity to Cranswick (Cranzuic DB 1086) which is possibly '[dairy] farm of a man named Cranuc'(Old English personal name) + wic." E Ekwall "Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names", 4 Ed, 1960, p128 "Cranswick E Ridings, Yorks [Cransuuic, Cransvic DB, Cranzwic Yorkshire Charters 1200-1216, Crancewik Norfolk Charters 1198-1202]. Apparently "Crane's wic". The combination is somewhat curious and possibly the original name was Cransae-wic - wic by the lake Cransae, c.f. however Cranworth" Two other entries I haven't been able to get my mitts on yet are.. "Early Yorkshire Charters" Ed. Farrer, Edinburgh, 1914 and "Feet of Fines for the Co. of Norfolk 1198-1202", Barbara Dodwell, London, 1952 Enclosed [No they're not... Rootsweb doesn't allow attachments... Please mail Rich direct for copies of the pictures - Steve] are a few snaps of my 5 min visit to Cranswick. Hardly a thrilling place but the duckpond is nice.. Would have loved to book into a guest-house there just for them to ask the name, but the place is barely big enough for shops. Anyway, enough pontificating - got essays to write... TTFN fellow Cranshaws (they never spell it right) Rich ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

I have a scanned copy of the coat of arms. I can email it to anyone who is interested. CYA, Noel CranswickAt 16:56 15/03/00 +0000, you wrote: >. > >Also, the coat of arms (again, if I remember correctly) features a >Crane (a type of bird) - hence, presumably, the Crans part of the >name. However, Cranes are rare visitor to the UK, let alone >Scotland (though distributions of many birds were, admittedly, >historically v. different) Noel E Cranswick. ,--_|\ [email protected] Ph: +61-3-9455 1345 / Oz \ 0NZ In real life: Noel E Cranswick \_,--\M/ 0 Melbourne PC User Group, Australia. v http://members.tripod.com/~noelc/

>where they set up home. Thus was born Cranswick (hence, >presumably, Hutton-Cranswick in Yorkshire) and then Cranston >and Cransburgh (or equivalent local derivatives of wherever they laid >their hats). I was contacted by someone a year ago who was >constructing a Cranswick family tree and same that the name is >listed in the Doomsday book. However, for no reason I can >remember, I felt that the Crans bothers story was rather more >recent than that. Did they give a reference to what "page" of the Doomsday book or spelling of the name? Some documents (from memory - back in Melbourne) gave possible varients such as Cranswyke/Cranswyck. Lachlan. Lachlan M. D. Cranswick Collaborative Computational Project No 14 (CCP14) for Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction 4th March to 17th March 2000 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964-1000 USA Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, WA4 4AD U.K Tel: +44-1925-603703 Fax: +44-1925-603124 E-mail: [email protected] Ext: 3703 Room C14 http://www.ccp14.ac.uk

>One question I want to ask you all is about a book I'm searching >for. >It is called Pathfinder Cranswick by Michael Cummings and was >published in 1962 by Kimber publishing, London. Alec (Pathfinder) Cranswick was my grandfather. My Dad and I each have a copy of the book (hard back 'novel' sized book - perhaps 200 pp?; Steve, I'll try to find out the whereabouts of any more) Incidentally, his squadron, now at RAF Whitton, Cambridgeshire, is naming five of it's buildings. Four will be named after the squadron's VCs and another will be named after Alec in view of his contributions. If I remember correctly, pilots were obliged to fly just one 'tour' (please excuse my military vocabulary - whatever the term is for a 'group' of missions); Alec was on his (I believe) fourth tour when he was killed, having volunteered to continue at the end of each previous tour. The naming ceremony is being held this Friday. A line of enquiry to kick off: I've heard that the name Cranswick derives from the three Crans brothers who left Scotland and each established a small village where they set up home. Thus was born Cranswick (hence, presumably, Hutton-Cranswick in Yorkshire) and then Cranston and Cransburgh (or equivalent local derivatives of wherever they laid their hats). I was contacted by someone a year ago who was constructing a Cranswick family tree and same that the name is listed in the Doomsday book. However, for no reason I can remember, I felt that the Crans bothers story was rather more recent than that. Also, the coat of arms (again, if I remember correctly) features a Crane (a type of bird) - hence, presumably, the Crans part of the name. However, Cranes are rare visitor to the UK, let alone Scotland (though distributions of many birds were, admittedly, historically v. different). So (making allowances for my poor knowledge/memory of several threads of this 'investigation'), is the Crans brothers story an apocryphal tale of the origins of the Cranswick name? Peter Peter Cranswick Head of WeBS Secretariat Head of Waterfowl Monitoring Unit The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Slimbridge Glos GL2 7BT UK PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TEL NOS Tel +44 (0) 1453 891931 (direct line) +44 (0) 1453 891900 x265 +44 (0) 1453 890333 (in case of difficulties) Fax +44 (0) 1453 891901 WWW: www.wwt.org.uk Help save wildfowl and wetlands by becoming a member of WWT

> One question I want to ask you all is about a book I'm searching for. > > It is called Pathfinder Cranswick by Michael Cummings and was published > in 1962 by Kimber publishing, London. I remember seeing a reading a copy around 15 years ago. Thin red (throwaway type) paperback (on this edition anyway). It was a borrowed copy. Have you seen if the local library loan system can trace it down. Otherwise - browsing second hand books stores could be the next best bet. Lachlan. -- Lachlan M. D. Cranswick Collaborative Computational Project No 14 (CCP14) for Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction 4th March to 17th March 2000 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964-1000 USA Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, WA4 4AD U.K Tel: +44-1925-603703 Fax: +44-1925-603124 E-mail: [email protected] Ext: 3703 Room C14 http://www.ccp14.ac.uk

Dear all, There seems to be a lack of mails on the list... so I'll post something to get some discussion started ? I sent this mail out a while ago, but it appears it was not delivered due to there being an attachment... the list server doesn't allow attachments. So, anyone wanting a copy of my rather meagre family tree in MS Database format please mail me direct ! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Not) Attached is a version of our family tree in MS Database format. I can't vouch for the accuracy of it, or whether its the latest version, as my brother Richard sent it to me a while ago (its the only one I have on my work PC). Rich, can you send the latest if this is out of date. One question I want to ask you all is about a book I'm searching for. It is called Pathfinder Cranswick by Michael Cummings and was published in 1962 by Kimber publishing, London. It is about Sqn Leader Alec Panton Cranswick, one of the finest bomber pilots of WW2 who flew 110 missions as the lead aircraft in the Pathfinder Force (8 group). The book is very rare and I've not been able to source a copy. Has anyone come across a copy ? Secondly, does anyone have any information regarding the family coat of arms ? I 'borrowed' a picture of the arms from either Noel's or Lachlan's website for my meagre web page (thanks!): http://members.tripod.com/~CRANSWICK/steve.html have you got any information regarding this Noel/Lachlan ? That's all for now, look forward to hearing from you on the list ! Regards, Steve (28 Today) ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Welcome to the Cranswick mailing list ! Subscription currently 12 members. I thought I'd start things off by explaining the purpose of this list, and what we can all get out of it. Primarily this list exists to share information regarding the Cranswick family history on a global scale. The second purpose I see for the list is to meet our distant relatives. After mailing you all I recieved many replies with interesting information on your family history. This is exactly what needs to be posted to this list. As a result of one of the emails I recieved, I've already found links with one family in Scotland. This list is not 'owned' by anyone, and anyone subscribed can post to it. So welcome, and begin mailing ! Regards, Steve P.s. Don't forget, the list mailing address is [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie