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Benjamin Croft 1842–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1842

Birth Location: Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: March 1888

Death Location: Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Isaac Croft

Mother: Sarah London

Spouse(s): Mary Lisles

Children(s): James Croft, John Croft, Lucy Croft, Florence Croft, Nellie Croft, Emma Croft, Frederick Croft, Agnes Croft, William Croft, Ernest Croft, Elizabeth Croft

Benjamin Croft was born in 1842 in Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Isaac Croft And Sarah Jane London. Benjamin Croft married Mary Ann Lisles, and had children including Agnes Sarah Jane Croft, Elizabeth Mary Croft, Emma Caroline Croft, Ernest Benjamin George Croft, Florence Rose Ann Croft, Frederick John Croft, James Herbert Croft, John Francis Henry Croft, Lucy Alice Croft, Nellie Maria Croft, William Richard Croft. Benjamin Croft passed away in 1888 in Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Croft was born in 1842 in Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Isaac Croft And Sarah Jane London.
  • Benjamin Croft married Mary Ann Lisles, and had children including Agnes Sarah Jane Croft, Elizabeth Mary Croft, Emma Caroline Croft, Ernest Benjamin George Croft, Florence Rose Ann Croft, Frederick John Croft, James Herbert Croft, John Francis Henry Croft, Lucy Alice Croft, Nellie Maria Croft, William Richard Croft.
  • Benjamin Croft passed away in 1888 in Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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Benjamin Croft's Ancestors

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Benjamin Croft
1842–1888
Birth Place: Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Isaac Croft
1817–1881
Hitchin, Herts
Sarah (Jane) London
1822–1905
Willian, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William London
1810–1834
Willian
Sarah Watson
1791–
Willian Hertfordshire
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1773–1854
Elisabeth Chalkley
1772–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Watson
1733–1823
Frances Read
1738–1809
William Chalkley
1753–1825
Mary Waller
1752–1825

Benjamin Croft's Descendants

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Benjamin Croft (01 May 1842–March 1888) m. Mary (Ann) Lisles (14 March 1843–1901)
  1. 1. James (Herbert) Croft 1873–1948 m. Alice (Frances) Page 1884–1945
    1. 1. Alice (May) Croft 1909–1909
    2. 2. Stanley (Arthur) Croft 1910–1910
    3. 3. Beatrice (Amy) Croft 1913–
    4. 4. Herbert Croft 1907–
    5. 5. Gertrude (Violet) Croft 1911–1991
    6. 6. James (Albert) Croft 1906–1966 m. Ella (W) Channing 1905–1981
      1. 1. Doris (Angela) Croft 1928–1988
      2. 2. Dorothea (Violet) Croft 1926–1968
    7. 7. Gladys (Lucy) Croft 1916–1946
    8. 8. Florence Croft 1917–
  2. 2. John (Francis Henry) Croft 1886–
  3. 3. Lucy (Alice) Croft 1881–
  4. 4. Florence (Rose Ann) Croft 1879–1880
  5. 5. Nellie (Maria) Croft 1883–
  6. 6. Emma (Caroline) Croft 1866–1870
  7. 7. Frederick (John) Croft 1864–1916
  8. 8. Agnes (Sarah Jane) Croft 1879–
  9. 9. William (Richard) Croft 1869–1938
  10. 10. Ernest (Benjamin George) Croft 1871–1943 m. Emily (Eleanor) Chalkley 1877–1953
    1. 1. Doris (Evelyn May) Croft 1914–1984
    2. 2. Wilfred (John T) Croft 1919–1989
    3. 3. Ernest (B G) Croft 1912–1986
    4. 4. Reginald (Wilfred Clifton) Croft 1903–1972
    5. 5. Dorothy (Alice) Croft 1898–1898
    6. 6. Clifton (Wilfred) Croft 1901–1980
    7. 7. Louise (Mary) Croft 1906–1973
    8. 8. Cyril Croft 1909–1978
    9. 9. Kennith (John) Croft 1917–1966
    10. 10. James ((Jack)) Croft 1917–1996
    11. 11. Lionel (Percy (Punch) Thomas) Croft 1923–1968
    12. 12. Dorothy (Alice) Croft 1899–1976
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Mary) Croft 1875–

Benjamin Croft's Timeline

3 Records

1842
01 May 1842
Birth of Benjamin Croft in Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
1865
October 1865
Age 23
Benjamin Croft was married in Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
1888
March 1888
Age 46
Death of Benjamin Croft in Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England
Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1842
    Event Place: Gt. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1865
    Event Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1888
    Event Place: Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England

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