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  • Alfred Wingate Craven (1810 - 1879)
    He was born on 20 October 1810 in Washington, D.C. He graduated at Columbia University in 1829, studied law and then civil engineering. In 1837 he was associated with General George S. Greene on prof...
  • Alma Ziegler (Hart) (Burgess) (1906 - 1977)
    The Auntie Alma that I remember was fun-loving, vivacious and very sociable. Slim and elegant, she was always impeccably and stylishly dressed. She was the cook at the Marine Hotel, Picton Street, Howi...
  • Anna Craven (1737 - 1824)
    GEDCOM Source ===@R-1343229319@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. === GEDCOM Source ===Ancestry Fa...
  • Anne Warner, 1672-1754 (c.1672 - c.1754)
    Page 244 - The will of Anne Warner, of Blockley Township. widow of Isaac, who survived her husband about 27 years, was dated January 23, 1746-7 and proved October 17, 1754. Issue William, oldes...

About the Craven surname

There is a District in Yorkshire called The Craven District and it is here that many, if not all, of the Craven names will have originated. In this case the name derives from an old word for the wild Garlic which was particularly prevalent in this district.

It does not appear to have anything to do with the word "craven" as used to denote "cowardly".