Birth: October-November 1853 Charlton, Sussex, UK
Father: James Croucher c1821-1890
Mother: Jane Elliott 1827-1902
Marriage: October-December 1879 West Dean, Sussex, UK
Wife: Kate Smith 1859-a1901
Death: After 1901
Winifred Kate Croucher c1882-a1891
Arthur John Croucher 1887-1975
Ernest Croucher 1890-a1924
Entry in the Register of Births for James Croucher in October-December 1853 in Westhampnett (2b 275) which included Singleton and East Dean and hence I assume Charlton although that is not explicitly stated.
Entry in the IGI for the christening of James Croucher on 20 November 1853 at Singleton, Sussex, parents James Croucher and Jane.
In the 1861 census as James Croucher aged 8, born in Charlton, Sussex, and living with his parents, two brothers (George and Henry) and sister (Mary Ann) in Singleton, Sussex.
In the 1861 census as James Croucher aged 19, born in Singleton, unmarried, employed as an agricultural labourer, and living with his parents, two brothers (George and Henry), three sisters (Ann, Emma and Mary Ann), and neice (Jane - daughter of Mary Anne) in Singleton in a house shared with another family.
Marriage of James Croucher and Kate Smith in FreeBMD in October-December 1879 in Westbourne (2b 772) which included West Dean.
In the 1881 census as James Croucher aged 27, born in Singleton employed as a carter, and living with his wife and stepson (George Smith) next door to the Rectory, Singleton.
In the 1891 census as James Croucher aged 37, born in Singleton, employed as a general labourer, and living with his wife, two sons (Arthur J and Ernest), daughter (Winifred) and a boarder (actually his stepson 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 James Croucher aged 46, born in Singleton, emloyed as a labourer in a timberyard, and living with his wife and three sons (Arthur, Ernest and George - George was his stepson George Smith) in a 4 room cottage in Singleton.
West Dean, Charlton and Singleton are within 3 miles of each other and are 6 miles north of Chichester.