George
Croft
Born in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Croft
and Alice (Marsden) Croft
Brother of
Thomas Croft, Roger Croft, Christopher Croft, Jane (Croft) Grime, William Croft, William Croft, Mary (Croft) Sewell, Joseph Croft, Isabella (Croft) Cooper, Ann Croft, Hannah Croft and Croft Croft
Husband of
Jane (Green) Croft
— married
5 Mar 1832 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Hannah (Shorrock) Croft
— married
15 Nov 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Alice Croft, Alice (Croft) Leigh, James Croft, William Croft, George Croft, Thomas Croft and John Croft
Died
at about age 79
in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2022
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Biography
George was born in 1803. He is the son of James Croft and Alice Marsden.
Sources
- Baptism: 23 Nov 1803 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- George Croft - Son of James Croft & Alice
- Abode: Lower Darwen
- Register: Baptisms 1792 - 1812, Page 203, Entry 29
- Source: LDS Film 1278804
- First Marriage: 5 Mar 1832 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- George Croft - weaver, bachelor, of this Parish
- Jane Green - (X), spinster, of this parish
- Witness: Joseph Fairbrother; James Neville
- Married by Banns by: Richard Burnet
- Register: Marriages 1831 - 1835, Page 40, Entry 120
- Source: LDS Film 1278808
- Census 1841 Ellison Folds, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- George Croft Male 30 Lancashire
- Jane Croft Female 30 Lancashire
- Alice Croft Female 5 Lancashire
- James Croft Male 3 Lancashire
- William Croft Male 2 Lancashire
- William Hardman Male 15 Lancashire
- William Waden Male 15 Lancashire
- William Holden Male 12 Lancashire
- Ellen Hardman Female 15 Lancashire
- Second Marriage: 15 Nov 1842 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- George Croft - full [age], Farmer, Widower, Over Darwen
- Hannah Shorrock - (X), full [age], Spinster, Over Darwen
- Groom's Father: James Croft, Farmer
- Bride's Father: James Shorrock, Farmer
- Witness: Thomas Livesey; William Shorrock
- Married by: William H. Strong
- Register: Marriages 1841 - 1843, Page 191, Entry 381
- Source: LDS Film 1278817
- Census 1851 Tockholes, Lancashire, England
- George Croft Head 46 Farmer Lower Darwen, Lancashire
- Hannah Croft Wife 48 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- Alice Croft Daughter 16 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- James Croft Son 13 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- William Croft Son 12 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- George Croft Son 4 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- Thomas Croft Son 3 Over Darwen, Lancashire
- John Croft Son 1 Tockholes, Lancashire
- Ellen Hardman Servant 30 Single Over Darwen, Lancashire
- George Berry Servant 19 Farm Labourer Lower Darwen, Lancashire
- Census 1861 Holyhead Hall, Tockholes, Lancashire, England,
- George Croft Head 56 Farmer Lower Darwen, Lancashire
- Hannah Croft Wife 52 Farmer's wife Over Darwen, Lancashire
- William Croft Son 21 Farmer's son Over Darwen, Lancashire
- George Croft Son 14 Farmer'sson Over Darwen, Lancashire
- Thomas Croft Son 13 Scholar Tockholes, Lancashire
- Alice Ann Croft Niece 11 Blackburn, Lancashire
- John Croft Son 11 Tockholes, Lancashire
- Census 1881 Tockholes, Lancashire, England
- George Sen Croft Head 76 Farmer Of 100 Acres Lower Darwen, Lancashire
- Hannah Croft Wife 72 Farmer's wife Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
- Thomas Croft Son 32 Single Farmer's son Over Darwen, Lancashire
- James Hennegan Servant 20 Farm Servant Indoor Over Darwen, Lancashire
- Death
- England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
- Name George Croft
- Age 78
- Death Date 1882
- Death Place Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
- Registration Year 1882
Research Notes
Croft Family History [1] "George Croft. Born in 1803. Married Jane Green in 1832. Occupation given as ‘Weaver’ at this time. They had three children together, living in Over Darwen. Jane died in 1841, and George remarried Hannah Shorrock in 1842. George married well; Hannah’s cousin, Eccles Shorrock owned Hollinshead Hall Farm in Tockholes (and subsequently went on to be a prosperous Mill Owner in Darwen), and in the 1851 census George and Hannah are living and farming at Hollinshead Hall. George is described as ‘Farmer of 80 Acres of Land’. George and Hannah had three more children together, and continued farming at Hollinshead Hall. In the 1881 census he is described as ‘Farmer of 100 Acres’. George died in 1882."
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