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