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![Show Contents]() Cranch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The Anglo-Saxon name Cranch comes from when the family resided in the village of Crank in northern Lancashire. Early Origins of the Cranch familyThe surname Cranch was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. The village of Crank is or was near Rainford where there is also Crank Hall and Crank Farm. This would reasonably be the seat of the family name, although they also seemed to have had interest in northern Lancashire in the Silverdale and Furness areas. Early History of the Cranch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cranch research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1121, 1662, 1692, 1746, 1748 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Cranch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cranch Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Cranch has been recorded under many different variations, including Crank, Cranc, Cranke, Cranch and others. Early Notables of the Cranch familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cranch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cranch migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cranch or a variant listed above:
Cranch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Richard Cranch, who arrived in New England in 1746 1
Cranch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Cranch, who settled in New York in 1821
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cranch (post 1700) | + |
- Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892), American writer and artist
- John Cranch (1751-1821), English painter, born at Kingsbridge, Devonshire who taught himself as a boy drawing, writing, and music 2
- Raymond James "Ray" Cranch MNZM (1923-2021), New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand (1951-1952)
- William Cranch Bond (1789-1859), American astronomer
- W. Cranch McIntire, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1904 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Cranch migration to the United States 
