John Honour Croucher (1784-1851)

Dates

Birth: 27 March 1784 Marylebone, Middlesex, UK
Father: John Croucher 1765-a1799
Mother: Sarah Honour 1759-a1799

Christening: 27 April 1784 Providence Chapel, Tichfield Street And Grays Inn, Marylebone, Middlesex, UK

Marriage: 5 October 1809 Melksham, Wiltshire, UK
Wife: Elizabeth Bourne 1786-1870

Death: April-June 1851 Lambeth, Surrey, UK
Burial: Grave 2916-4 West Norwood Cemetery, Surrey, UK

Children

John Honour (Honor) Croucher 1810-1901

Notes

Birth of John Honour Croucher in the IGI on 27 March 1784, and his christening on 27 April 1784 at Providence Chapel Tichfield Street And Grays Inn Lst Marylebonet, Saint Marylebone, London, parents John and Sarah Croucher.

Marriage of John Honour Croucher and Elizabeth Bourne in the IGI on 5 October 1809 in Melksham, Wiltshire.

His son was born in Eastcheap, London in 1810.

In the 1841 census as Jno Honour Croucher aged 56, born in Middlesex, an election agent, and living with Eliz (wife?) and Jno Honour (son?) at Tredegar Square West, Mile End Old Town Lower, Stepney, Middlesex (opposite side of A11 to St Clements Royal London Hospital).

There is an entry in the Ancestry 1848 Post Office London Directory for Croucher John Honour Accnt & gen agent 11 Nag's Head ct.

In the 1851 census as Croucher Jos Honour (sic - in the index, John Honour Croucher on the original) aged 66, born in City of West Menston (Westminster on the original), an election agent, and living with his wife (Elizabeth Honour), neice (Rebecca Anne Bourne), and a servant (Harry H Peyminster aged 18, born in Saffron Walden, Essex and single) in Cavendish Road, Kennington, Lambeth, Surrey.

Death of John Hon?er (sic - handwritten original illegible) Croucher in FreeBMD in April-June 1851 in Lambeth (4 177).

There is an entry in the West Norwood Cemetery Database for grave 2916-4 owned by John Honour Croucher of Clapham Rise Schools, Clapham Road, with three burials: John Honour Croucher in 1851, Elizabeth Croucher in 1870 and Rebecca Ann Bourne in 1854.

There is an entry in National Archives for an "Undertaking by John Croucher, John Honour Croucher, John Butterworth and John Jeffery junr. to make up any shortfall in the money subscribed and needed for the Five Oaks Turnpike". PHA/8982 dated 1810. The John Croucher was of Slinfold.

There is an entry in the Roll of Honour of Book Collectors by William Hazlitt (1778-1830) for John Honour Croucher

The following was found in the Old Bailey Records:

1209. CHARLES BAXTER and JAMES WILSON were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May , 1 watch, value 20l., the goods of Margaret Ryley, from her person.

MR. DAWSON conducted the prosecution.

MARGARET RYLEY . I am single . On the 7th of May, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, I was walking in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel , with Mrs. Warren - a man snatched a ribbon from my neck with a gold watch attached to it; I ran after him, and cried Stop thief! I do not know whether there were two men or one, I was so agitated - I ran on to Nottingham-place, where I saw a crowd; I saw one of the prisoners, and said, "You have got my watch," and he instantly gave it to me - to the best of my recollection it was Wilson.

JOHN HONOUR CROUCHER . On the 7th of May I was walking down Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel - I heard a distinct cry of Stop thief! and on going along the street beyond Nottingham-place, I saw the two prisoners coming down, one on each side of the way - Wilson was coming rathere faster than the other, not running, but with a quick walk, and he had his hand in his pocket; I stopped, thinking he was the person they were calling after, and directly he saw that he bolted off and ran, and the other prisoner after him; I pursued; he was turned back, and came to Nottingham-place again, where some person stopped him - I was immediately upon him; I took him by the collar, and said, "Is there any Policeman?" the lady came up directly, and said, "You have got my watch," and he took it out of his pocket and gave it her; the officer came up, and I gave him in charge - Baxter had not followed him as if to catch him.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. You heard no conversation between the two prisoners? A. No; I do not think there were more than ten prisoners in the street - there had been an alarm, and that induced me to look into the street - they both ran off.

JOSEPH AVES . I was going down the Commercial-road, on the 7th of May, on an errand for my master; I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw Baxter hand a watch, like a gold one, to Wilson - they then went off, and I did not see them again till they got to Nottingham-place - I called out for the Policeman, and so did Mr. Croucher.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Then Baxter gave the watch to Wilson? A. Yes; the lady was in the street and running.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did you see Mr. Croucher have hold of Wilson? A. I told the Magistrate that Baxter gave Wilson something, but I did not know what; they asked if it was like a watch, and I said Yes.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Baxter's Defence. I heard a cry of Stop thief! and ran to see what was the matter - I saw a person running ahead, and called Stop thief! I saw Wilson in custody - I walked up, stood about five minutes, and I was taken.

Wilson's Defence. I saw a person running, and something was thrown into the road; I took it up and ran on, and when I was taken, the lady came up and I gave her the watch.

BAXTER - GUILTY . Aged 24.

WILSON - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

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