CRADOCK, of Quorn Court, Leicestershire, England

Arms - Argent, on a chevron azure three garbs Or.
Crest - A bear's head proper muzzled gules.
Motto - Nec temere nec timide.

Quorn Court, in the village of Quorndon, Leicestershire, was originally built for the Duke of Devonshire in 1746, and  in 'The History of Leicestershire' it is described as "a small house with only a garden and stables but let at one hundred guineas (£105) a year to Lord Foley and Sir Stephen Glynn."  By 1841 it was a school of 'high reputation' kept by the Rev. T. C. Burnaby.   The present day Spinney Drive, Cradock Drive, and Elms Drive were once within the grounds of Quorn Court.

I have not personally verified the following pedigree, the information has been extracted from secondary sources only.  If you have any information on this line, to either prove or disprove it, I would be delighted to hear from you.

This family claim to have come from Richmond, Yorkshire, England, and entered their pedigree at the Visitation of York in 1665-6.  The arms, crest and motto are the same as the Richmond family.  Although I have done extensive work on the Richmond branch of the family, I have not yet established the connection between the two families.  It is interesting to note that the given name Sheldon is used by the Quorn Court family.  Sheldon was first used as a given name when William Cradock of Gainford, Yorkshire, married Mary SHELDON in 1715.  Their first son was given the name and it was used regularly in succeeding generations.

1. John CRADOCK born [est 1700], of Richmond, Yorkshire, England.
    Children:
      i John CRADOCK  born 1724, of Richmond, Yorkshire, England,  died 1 Feb 1777,  buried: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.   Died unmarried.
    2. ii William  born abt 1727.

Second Generation

2. William CRADOCK  born abt 1727, bp 4 Jun 1727, Richmond, Yorkshire, England,  married 2 Sep 1765, in Loughborough,  Elizabeth DAVYS, died 28 Jun 1821.   William died 30 Nov 1805,  buried: Loughborough.
    Children:
    3. i John  born 26 Feb 1766.
      ii Lucy CRADOCK  baptized 12 Jul 1768, Loughborough.
      iii Joseph CRADOCK   bp 20 Mar 1770, Loughborough.
      iv Thomas CRADOCK  bp  24 Jul 1772, Loughborough,  died bef 1785.
      v Fernando CRADOCK   bp 16 Sep 1774, Loughborough.
      vi Elizabeth CRADOCK   bp  23 Feb 1777, Loughborough.
      vii Sheldon CRADOCK   bp 7 Oct 1778, Loughborough.
      viii Thomas CRADOCK  bp 6 Oct 1785, Loughborough.

Third Generation

3. John CRADOCK Esq.  born 26 Feb 1766, bp  1 Apr 1766,  married 26 Jan 1792,  Mary ALLEYNE , died 11 Aug 1807.   John died 18 Mar 1833.
    Children:
      i John CRADOCK  bp  22 Sep 1792,  Lord of the Manor, married Henrietta Maria PIPER. John died 17 Jun 1838, Loughborough.  Also had connections with Woodhouse Eaves,  Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire, and was Lord of the Manor of Walton-on-the-Wolds. Died s.p.
      ii William CRADOCK  of St. Pancras, London, England,  bp 26 Apr 1794, Loughborough,   died Apr 1833.
    4. iii Thomas born  1795.
    5. iv Edward  born abt 1797.
    6. v Fernando Robert  born Apr 1798.
      vi Joseph CRADOCK  born 1809, of Stanford-on-Soar, Nottingham, England,  died 13 Nov 1838.   Unmarried
      vii Mary Penelope CRADOCK bp  17 Jul 1807, Loughborough.   Married 30 May 1837, Edward Mortimer GREEN of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
      viii Catherine Alleyne CRADOCK  born abt 1807, bp  17 Jul 1807, Loughborough,  died 3 Aug 1842.   Married 19 Jun 1839, Georgina HAWKES Esq. Talton House, Worcester
      ix Catherine Morris CRADOCK  born abt 1802, bp  25 May 1802, Loughborough,  died an infant.

Fourth Generation

4. Thomas CRADOCK Esq.  baptized 8 Sep 1795, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England,   Lord of the Manor, married 14 Oct 1841,  Mary Octavia GROVER. Thomas practiced as a solicitor in Loughborough and  was honorary secretary for the Quorn Hunt  for many years during the nineteenth century.   He made extensive alterations to Quorn Court and much of the original building was considerably reconstructed at this time.  Cradocks were secretaries of the Hunt for three generations and Hunt Balls were held at Quorn Court for many years.  In 1843 Thomas Cradock was a solicitor and banker in Loughborough and he acquired the memorial rights of Loughborough in 1846. As Lord of the Manor he was entitled to one penny a head from those inhabitants owing suit of court but it became impossible to enforce the obligation. In 1886 his son John sold both the market and manorial rights to the Local Board of Loughborough for £4000.
Thomas died 7 Sep 1863, Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire, England.   Lord of the Manors of Loughborough and Walton-on-the-Wolds.
    Children:
      i Mary CRADOCK born Oct-Dec 1843, Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire, England.
Married Rev. C George ANDERSON, vicar of Otterhampton, Somerset.
      ii John Davys CRADOCK  born 6 Apr 1845, of Leicestershire, England,  died  1921.
      iii Catherine Clara CRADOCK  born Jan-Mar 1847, Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire.   Married John Henry PAGET Esq of Buck Hill (see Paget of Southfields)
      iv Emily Anne CRADOCK  born Apr-Jun 1849, Barrow on Soar.   Married 30 Jun 1880,
J Hawkes WOODFORD Esq of Temple Balsall, Warwickshire.
    7. v Thomas born 1847.

5. Edward CRADOCK  born abt 1797, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, bp  22 May 1797, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England,  married 11 Nov 1836,  Eliza WHITBY  born abt 1807,  died 25 Mar 1876.   Edward died Jan-Mar 1858, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
    Children:
      i Eliza Whitby CRADOCK  born Jan-Mar 1841, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Eng.
      ii unnamed male CRADOCK  born and died Apr-Jun 1842, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
      iii Mary Catherine CRADOCK born Oct-Dec 1845, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, bp  7 Dec 1845, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.   Married James Henry YOUNG Esq. 9 Oct 1873.
      iv Sheldon CRADOCK  born 12 Mar 1848, bp  4 May 1848, Ashby-de-la-Zouch,  moved to Liverpool.
      v Elizabeth CRADOCK  born abt 1850, Married John FRY

6. Fernando Robert CRADOCK  born  Apr 1798, bp 2 Jun 1798, Loughborough,   married Eliza SMITH.  Fernando died 2 Jul 1874, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
    Children:
      i John CRADOCK born est 1823, of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
      ii Fernando George CRADOCK  married Amelia DUNN.  moved to New Zealand.
      iii Mary Anne CRADOCK  Married Thomas Henry BARNES
      iv Catherine Smith CRADOCK married Leonard Robert BURROWS
      v Eliza Arnold CRADOCK.

Fifth Generation

7. Thomas CRADOCK  born abt 1847, of Meon Hill, Stratford-on-Avon, England,  occupation J.P., married Katherine Louisa Jane CORBETT, born [est 1850], of Admington Hall, Gloucestershire, England,  died 1904.     Married 3 Mar 1875, Katherine Louisa Jane CORBETT  of Admington Hall, Gloucestershire (see Corbett of Admington Hall)
    Children:
      i Corbett CRADOCK  born Oct-Dec 1881, Shipston, Warwickshire, England,  married 1907,  Eileen Mary STONEY, born [est 1880s].   Eldest son. Had issue, 1 son and 1 daughter. temp. maj (sic) Leinster regt; lord of the manor of Quorn Court, Loughborough,

The Cradocks sold Quorn Court in 1927 to Col. Toller.

If you would like to know more about the village of Quorndon, The Quorndon Magazine Online  is a fascinating site featuring articles submitted by residents, photographs, history, and more.  If you have in interest in this village, it is well worth a visit.

Last Updated 31 January 1999