Birth: 12 January 1887 Singleton, Sussex, UK
Father: James Croucher 1853-1930
Mother: Kate Smith 1859-1946
Marriage: 11 October 1913 Hove, Sussex, UK
Wife: Emily Rose Garratt 1886-1963
Death: January-March 1975 Brighton, Sussex, UK
Murial Garratt 1913
Della V K Croucher [Glover] 1920-a1948
Birth of Arthur John Croucher in FreeBMD in January-March 1887 in Westhampnett (2b 377) which included Singleton.
In the 1891 census as Arthur J Croucher aged 4, born in Singleton, and living with his parents (James and Kate), brother (Ernest ), sister (Winifred) and a boarder (actually his halfbrother George Smith who is given the wrong date of birth in the index - 1850 instead of 1877) in 4 rooms at Leamons Cottages, Singleton.
In the 1901 census as Arther (sic - in the index, Arthur on the original) Croucher aged 14, born in Singleton, and living with his parents (James and Kate), and two brothers (Ernest and George - George was his halfbrother George Smith) in a 4 room cottage in Singleton.
In the 1911 census as John Croucher aged 24, born in Singleton and living in Steyning, Sussex.
Marriage of Arthur Croucher to Emily R Garratt and Rose E Garratt in FreeBMD in October-December 1913 in Steyning (2b 657).
A daughter Murial Garratt was born in October-December 1913 in Steyning (2b 458) - she was born two months after the marriage but had the surname Garratt.
Entry in Ancestry British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Record for Arthur John Croucher aged 29 years 4 months, address 11 Wolseby Road, Portslade, a carman for furniture removers, height 5 ft 7.5 inches, chest 36+3 inches, married to Emily Rose Garratt on 11 October 1913 in Hove and a daughter Murial born on 8 December 1913 in Steyning, and attested on 27 May 1916 in Brighton as a private in the Royal Engineers Railway and Canal Troops number 181342, transfered to Army Reserve on 28 May 1916, posted on 23 June 1916 as a sapper number 181782, and embarked to BEF on 11 September 1916, transfered to Class Z Army Reserve number 280342 on discharge on 11 October 1919 at Crystal Palce to same address. He had a minor accident - in the Loco Shop driving a steel pin into the axle box of Engine 3843 when a small piece of steel was chipped off the head of the pin and penetrated his finger, but was admitted to hospital on 8 December 1916.
His daughter Della was born in Steyning in 1920.
His wife died in Brighton in 1963.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for Arthur John Croucher, born on 12 January 1887, in Brighton (18 0437) in January-March 1975.