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Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft 1518–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Croft, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 04 Sep 1590

Death Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Croft

Mother: Catherine Herbert

Spouse(s): Alice Warnecombe

Children(s): Edward Crofte, James Croft, Eleanor Croft, Joan Croft, Jane Croft, John Croft, Margaret Rudhall, Eleanor Croft, Margaret Croft

Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft was born in 1518 in Croft, Herefordshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Croft And Catherine Herbert. Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft married Alice Warnecombe, and had children including Edward Crofte, Eleanor Croft, Eleanor Elizabeth Croft, James Croft, Jane Croft, Joan Croft, John Croft, Margaret Crofles Rudhall, Margaret Croft. Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft passed away in 1590 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft was born in 1518 in Croft, Herefordshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Croft And Catherine Herbert.
  • Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft married Alice Warnecombe, and had children including Edward Crofte, Eleanor Croft, Eleanor Elizabeth Croft, James Croft, Jane Croft, Joan Croft, John Croft, Margaret Crofles Rudhall, Margaret Croft.
  • Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft passed away in 1590 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Croft
1484–1562
Birth Location: Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
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Catherine Herbert
1488–1574
Birth Location: Wal, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Alice Warnecombe
1522–1573
Birth Location: 1666430, Ivington, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

Edward Crofte
1544–1601
Birth Location: Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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James Croft
1542–1624
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
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Eleanor Croft
1546–1569
Birth Location: Croft, Herefordshire, England
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Joan Croft
1554–1595
Birth Location: Croft Castle, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
JC
Jane Croft
1541–1586
Birth Location: Kent, England
JC
John Croft
1540–1566
Birth Location: England
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Margaret Rudhall
1552–1609
Birth Location: Croft, Here., Eng.
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Eleanor Croft
1534–1569
Birth Location: Hereford, England
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Margaret Croft
1570–1609
Birth Location: Herefordshire, England
MC

Sir Croft's Ancestors

Self
Sir Croft
1518–1590
Birth Place: Croft, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Croft
1484–1562
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Catherine Herbert
1488–1574
Wal, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Knight (High Sheriff)) Croft
1465–1547
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Joyce) Scull
1469–1506
Holt, Worcestershire, England
Sir (Richard) Herbert
1468–1539
Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Anne (verch) Dafydd
1480–1523
Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir Croft
1427–1509
Eleanor Cornwall
1428–1513
Sir Scull
1443–1482
Lady Beauchamp
1447–1482
David Morgan
1448–1524
Mary Delahey
1452–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Croft
1395–1445
Margaretha Walwyn
1400–1439
Sir Cornwall,
1382–1435
Lady Barre
1414–1468
David Scull
1417–1476
Baroness deFerrers
1406–1452
Sir Delahey
1430–
Ann Arxton
1435–1520

Sir Croft's Descendants

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Sir (James "Lord Deputy Ireland") Croft (1518–04 Sep 1590) m. Alice Warnecombe (1522–Jul 1573)
  1. 1. Edward Crofte 1544–1601 m. Anne (Freeman) Browne 1547–1575
    1. 1. George (Craft) (Crofte) 1575–1630 m. Marye Graves 1575–1652
      1. 1. Lt. (Griffin) Craft 1600–1689 m. Alice Taylor 1600–1673
        1. 1. Sgt (Moses) Craft 1639–1718 m. Rebecca Gardner 1647–1699
        2. 2. Lt (Samuel) Craft 1637–1690
        3. 3. John Craft 1630–1685
        4. 4. Mary Craft 1632–1653
        5. 5. Abigail Craft 1634–1705
        6. 6. Hannah Craft 1628–1692
        7. 7. Samuel Croft 1633–1685
    2. 2. Joyce Croft 1570–
    3. 3. William Croft 1570–1590
    4. 4. George Croft 1575–1630
    5. 5. Herbert Croft 1566–1622
    6. 6. Margaret Croft 1573–
    7. 7. James Croft 1561–1562
    8. 8. Richard Croft 1568–1590
    9. 9. George Crofte 1575–1630
  2. 2. James Croft 1542–1624
  3. 3. Eleanor Croft 1546–1569
  4. 4. Joan Croft 1554–1595
  5. 5. Jane Croft 1541–1586
  6. 6. John Croft 1540–1566
  7. 7. Margaret (Crofles) Rudhall 1552–1609
  8. 8. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Croft 1534–1569
  9. 9. Margaret Croft 1570–1609

Sir Croft's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft in Croft, Herefordshire, England
Croft, Herefordshire, England
1590
04 Sep 1590
Age 72
Death of Sir James "Lord Deputy Ireland" Croft in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Croft, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1590
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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