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1823 Married. Hiram Craven, of Keighley, builder, to Maria, second daughter of Mr. Hugh Wright, of Potternewton, near Leeds.<ref>Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 08 February 1823</ref> | 1823 Married. Hiram Craven, of Keighley, builder, to Maria, second daughter of Mr. Hugh Wright, of Potternewton, near Leeds.<ref>Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 08 February 1823</ref> | ||
1842 Died. 'Hiram Craven, Esq., Dockroyd | 1842 Died. 'Hiram Craven, Esq., Dockroyd, near Keighley: by Perseverance and Industry Mr. C. raised himself from so humble a station to be one of the first contractors for the executionof public works in the kingdom.'<ref>Leeds Mercury - Saturday 03 September 1842</ref> '...who has undertaken many of the greatest public works in the county, including the building York Ouse Bridge, York Castle, and other edifices; also an extensive contractor in railway undertakings the Leeds and Manchester, York and North Midland, and other principal lines...'<ref>Hull Packet - Friday 09 September 1842</ref> | ||
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Hiram Craven (1779-1842) of Craven, Whitaker and Nowell
1823 Married. Hiram Craven, of Keighley, builder, to Maria, second daughter of Mr. Hugh Wright, of Potternewton, near Leeds.[1]
1842 Died. 'Hiram Craven, Esq., Dockroyd, near Keighley: by Perseverance and Industry Mr. C. raised himself from so humble a station to be one of the first contractors for the executionof public works in the kingdom.'[2] '...who has undertaken many of the greatest public works in the county, including the building York Ouse Bridge, York Castle, and other edifices; also an extensive contractor in railway undertakings the Leeds and Manchester, York and North Midland, and other principal lines...'[3]
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