Elizabeth Craner

   Another name for Elizabeth was Kennerley.

   Ancestral File Number: 1WGH-9X.

  General Notes:

ELIZABETH CRANER (1818-1864)

Elizabeth was born 2 July 1818* in Fillongley, Warwickshire, England. She is the oldest child of 12 children born to George Benjamin and Elizabeth West Craner. She was christened 11 July 1819 in Fillongley, Warwickshire, England. At that time her parents lived in Wood End in Fillongley. Her father was a laborer.
As a young child, her family moved to Hall End in Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England. This is where Elizabeth grew up. All of her brothers and sisters were born and raised in Maxstoke.
At the age of 23 she met William Kennerley. William was a carpenter. They were married 22 July 1842 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They made their home in Maxstoke.
Missionaries visited Maxstoke during 1840-1850 and Elizabeth's parents and some of her brothers and sisters joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church encouraged the saints to come to Zion in America. Therefore, Elizabeth's parents and five of her brothers and sisters left Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England for America. This must have made a large impact on Elizabeth and her family. Her brother, George, came to America in 1851 to establish a home and earn enough money to pay for his family's expenses to come to America. His parents and younger brother, John and three of his younger sisters, Harriett, Ann, and Martha came later in 1854. Elizabeth's father, George, lost his life on the prairie in Kansas. Her mother continued on to Utah with the four children.

Elizabeth and William were the parents of eight children:

Name:Birth Date:Burial Date
1.James Kennerleyabt 18439 Jan 1845
2.Catharine Kennerleyabt 1845
3.Mary Ann Kennerley (Polly)abt 1847
4.Thomas Kennerleyabt 184930 Dec 1856
5.Frederick Kennerleyabt 1851
6.Helen Kennerley (Ellen)abt 1853
7.Elizabeth Kennerley (Betsy)abt 1855
8. William Kennerleyabt 1857

Elizabeth and William lived in Maxstoke and Coleshill all their married life. Elizabeth died in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England at 45 years of age. She was buried 26 Jan 1864 in Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England.

Census, 1841, Maxstoke: William Kennerly (age 20) single, male laborer, Elizabeth Cranner (age 20) still living in her parents' household
Census, 1851, Coleshill: William Kennerley (age 29) carpenter, Elizabeth (age 28), Catharine (age 8) scholar, Mary Ann (age 4)
Thomas (age 8 mo)
Census, 1861, Coleshill: William Kennerley (age 43), Elizabeth Kennerley (age 42), Ellen Kennerley (age 4), Elizabeth Kennerley (age 1)
Census, 1871, Coleshill: William Kennerley (age 54), Ellen Kennerley (age 16), William Kennerley (age 7)


Sources: Family Group Sheets, Naomi Lowe, 607 Holiday Drive, Brigham City, Utah 84302
*George Craner's Temple Record Book Maxstoke, Coleshill, England Parish and Census Records ⁴

  LDS Information:

Baptism: 5 Nov 1895, Salt Lake Temple

Endowment: 6 Nov 1895, Salt Lake Temple

Sealed to Parents: 9 Nov 1895, Salt Lake Temple

She was sealed to her spouse on 23 Apr 1980 at Provo Utah Temple. (William Kennerley was born about 1814 over Peover, Cheshire, England, christened on 30 May 1819 over Peover, Cheshire, England,⁵ died on 18 May 1897 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and was buried on 22 May 1897 in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England ⁶.)