Individual Details
David Henry "Harry" CRAGHILL
(20 Dec 1892 - 18 Sep 1979)
Mum says he was a sawyer (although she may have meant he married a Sawyer). He married Cecelia Sawyer and emigrated to Queensland about 1922. Family letters indicated he taught mechanics, woodworking and electrics at Townsville Technical College and later was a mechanical instructor at Brisbane Institute of Technology. In a letter to his mother he speaks of wearing a special singlet. Betty said he'd had double pneumonia, another time he had a duodenal ulcer. Cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane.
Jay Gribble says "My grandfather was what used to be known as a Trades Teacher and I know he worked well into his 70's!"
Jay Gribble says "My grandfather was what used to be known as a Trades Teacher and I know he worked well into his 70's!"
Events
| Birth | 20 Dec 1892 | Kendal, Cumbria, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1921 | The Parish Church, Kendal, Cumbria, England - Cecilia "Cissie" SAWYERS | |||
| Death | 18 Sep 1979 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Burial | 25 Sep 1979 | Mt Thompson Crematorium, Nursery Road, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Reference No | 1589 |
Families
| Spouse | Cecilia "Cissie" SAWYERS ( - 1980) |
| Child | David Sawyers CRAGHILL (1922 - 1999) |
| Child | Joseph Sawyer "Joe" CRAGHILL (1926 - 2008) |
| Child | Betty Sawyer CRAGHILL (1930 - 2018) |
| Father | William CRAGHILL 5th🧬 (1856 - 1920) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann MASSICKS (1860 - 1933) |
| Sibling | William Renoldson "Ren or Renny" CRAGHILL 6th🧬 (1886 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Margaret Elsie "Peg or Peggy" CRAGHILL (1888 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Isaac Francis "Frank" CRAGHILL (1890 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Annie Barlow "Pansy" CRAGHILL 🧬⛵ (1894 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Doris "Dolly" CRAGHILL (1896 - 1912) |
Endnotes
1. GRO, GRO Index of Births, Record Type: Microfilmed Index, March 1892 Kendal 10b 717.