William Croucher (1780-1860)

Dates

Birth: 25 February 1852 Nine Elms, Vauxhall, Surrey, UK
Father: George Croucher 1751
Mother: Ann ?

Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Elizabeth ? c1790-1844

Death: 30 December 1911 North Botany, New South Wales, Australia

Children

George Charles Croucher 1813-1882
William Croucher 1815-1819
Charles Croucher 1818-1822
Elizabeth Anne (Ann) Croucher [Hudson] 1820-1909
John Croucher 1823-1897

Notes

Entry in FreeBMD for the birth of Alfred Robert Croucher in January-March 1852 in Lambeth (1d 329).

In the 1861 census as Alfd Robt Croucher aged 9, born in Lambeth, Surrey, and living with his parents (Geo Chas and Sarah), his brother (John James) and two lodgers at 11 Back Street, Lambeth.

In the 1871 census as Alfred R Croucher aged 19, born in Nine Elms, Surrey, unmarried, employed as a carman, and living with his brother George C Croucher and his family at 5 Smith Street, Lambeth.

Marriage of Alfred Robert Croucher and Elizabeth Ann Treasure in FreeBMD in October-December 1874 in Lambeth (1d 764).

In the 1881 census as Alfred Croucher aged 29, born in Lambeth employed as a painters labourer & pedlar, and living with his wife, son (Alfred) and three Daughters (Alice, Emma and Mary) at 7 Gladstone Place, Lambeth, London.

From Tom Croucher Australia:

Alfred Robert Croucher was born on 25 February 1852 in Vauxhall, London, parents George Charles Croucher and Sarah Rollisson, married Elizabeth Treasure on 25 December 1874 in South Lambeth, London, had four children (Emma Elizabeth, Mary Ellen, Alfred George and Alice), sailed on S.S. Texan on 5 April 1884 from Plymouth arriving on 23 May 1884 in Sydney, had another daughter (Jane) soon after arrival, became a painter and was employed by Anthony Hordens. Later he was paralysed from the waist down and was cared for by his son Alfred and daughter in law Eleanor. He died at the home of his eldest daughter Emma who looked after him in his last years. He died on 30 December 1911 in North Botany.

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