Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell (1831 - 1893)

Born 22 May 1831 in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ellen (Cunningham) Cracknell — married 1 Jun 1854 in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1893 at age 61 in Woollahra, Colony of New South Wales

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Superintendant of Posts and Telegraphs.

Biography

Edward Cracknell was born in Kent, England.

Edward Cracknell is Notable.

Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell was born at Chatham Town, Kent, England, on the 22nd of May 1831 and baptised on the 21st of September 1831. He was the son of Edward Edmund Cracknell and Emma Thompson.^[1][2]

In the 1851 England census, Edward was living at St Pancras, Middlesex, England. He was working as a mercantile clerk.^[3]

• Edward Cracknell Head Male 47 Brentwood, Essex
• Emma Cracknell Wife Female 46 Rochester, Kent
• Edward Cracknell Son Male 20 Rochester, Kent
• William Cracknell Son Male 18 , Oxfordshire
• Emma Cracknell Daughter Female 17 , Oxfordshire
• Agnes Cracknell Daughter Female 15 , Oxfordshire
• Henry Cracknell Son Male 13 , Oxfordshire
• Fanny Cracknell Daughter Female 12 , Oxfordshire
• Albert Cracknell Son Male 10 , Oxfordshire
• Sarra Cracknell Daughter Female 7 , Oxfordshire
• Frederick Cracknell Son Male 5 , Oxfordshire

Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell married Margaret Ellen Cunningham at Clerkenwell, London, England, during 1854.^[4][5]

They had:

1. Margaret Jemima, b. 1855, London, England.^[6]
2. Ada Sophia, b. 1856, Adelaide, South Australia.^[7]
3. Edward W., b. 1858, NSW.^[8]
4. Daughter, b. 1861, NSW.^[9]
5. Emma A., b. 1863, NSW.^[10]
6. Margaret C., b. 1868, NSW.^[11]
7. Alice Ellen., b. 1871, d. 13th April 1891, NSW.(see father's headstone)^[12]

Edward Cracknell designed and supervised the wiring, for electrically ignited blasts, during the construction of the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow, Colony of New South Wales, across the Blue Mountains, shifting 80,000 tons of rock with two blasts.^[13][14]

Edward Cracknell passed away at his home, at Woollahra, Colony of New South Wales, on the 14th of January 1893.^[15]

• The Late Lieutenant-Colonel E. C. Cracknell. (1893, January 21). The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), p. 134. Full Obituary here

The Late Lieutenant -Colonel E. C. Cracknell.

The body of the late Mr. Edward Charles Cracknell, Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs, and Leutenaut-Colonel commanding the Sub-marine Miners, whose death took place early last Saturday morning was, on Sunday, interred with full military honours, and in the presence of a great assemblage, in Waverley Cemetery. The deceased gentleman was born at Rochester, England, in 1831.......................................The deceased gentleman leaves surviving him his widow and a family of one son and three daughters.Two of the daughters are married, one to Mr.A. C. F. Webb, and the other to Mr. E. C. Colquhoun. The deceased gentleman's son — Mr. E. W.Cracknell — was unable to attend the funeral. The news of his father's death reached him in Melbourne on Saturday morning, and there being no through train he could not get across in time...............................................................

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3T5-3BY : 22 March 2020), Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell, 1831.
2. ↑ BIRTH/BAPTISM England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Name:Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell, Gender:Male,Christening Age:0,Birth Date:22 May 1831, Christening Date:21 Sep 1831,Christening Place:Chatham, Kent, England,Father:Edward Edmund Cracknell,Mother: Emma Cracknell
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTN-VC2 : 12 September 2019), Edward Cracknell in household of Edward Cracknell, Saint Pancras, Middlesex, England; citing Saint Pancras, Middlesex, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSK-JHQ : 13 December 2014), Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell, 1854; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1854, quarter 2, vol. 1B, p. 712, Clerkenwell, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ MARRIAGE London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932,Name: Margaret Ellen Cunningham,Gender:Female,Record Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1854, Marriage Place: St Philip, Clerkenwell, Islington, England, Father: William Cunningham,Spouse: Edward Charles Edmund Cracknell, Register Type: Parish Register
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQY6-M3P : 27 July 2023), Margaret Jemima Cracknell, 1855.
7. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6R-22Q : 28 January 2020), Ada Sophia Cracknell, 1856.
8. ↑ New South Wales BMD Birth Index: Name: CRACKNELL, EDWARD W.; Ref: 3874/1858; Parents: EDWARD C. & MARGARET E. District: ST GEORGE
9. ↑ New South Wales BMD Birth Index: Name: CRACKNELL, FEMALE; Ref: 3880/1861; Parents: EDWARD C. E. & MARGARET E.; District: ST GEORGE
10. ↑ New South Wales BMD Birth Index: Name: CRACKNELL, EMMA A.; Ref: 4023/1863; Parents: EDWARD & MARGARET E.; District: ST GEORGE
11. ↑ New South Wales BMD Birth Index: Name: CRACKNELL, MARGARET C.; Ref: 2515/1868; Parents: EDWARD C. & MARGARET E.; District: SYDNEY
12. ↑ New South Wales BMD Birth Index: Name: CRACKNELL, ALICE E.; Ref: 1590/1871; Parents: EDWARD C. & MARGARET E.; District: SYDNEY
13. ↑ builders list here
14. ↑ "Biography - Edward Charles Cracknell - Australian Dictionary Of Biography". 2022. Adb.Anu.Edu.Au. Edward Cracknell, ADB
15. ↑ DEATH NSW Births deaths and Marriages Name: CRACKNELL, EDWARD C.; Ref: 15727/1893; Parents: (F=EDWARD M=EMMA); District: WOOLLAHRA

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218673642/edward-charles-cracknell: accessed 20 August 2023), memorial page for Edward Charles Cracknell (1832–14 Jan 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218673642, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
• Wikidata: Item Q16062199