Birth: January-March 1886 Wimbledon, Surrey, UK
Father: John Croucher 1846-1939
Mother: Elizabeth Scott 1852-1931
Christening: 29 June 1886 Holy Trinity, Wimbledon, Surrey, UK
Marriage: April-June 1913 Havant, Hampshire, UK
Husband: George Thomas Smith 1856-1924
Death: April-June 1914 Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, UK
Donald Croucher Smith 1914-1963
Birth of Ada Bessie Croucher in FreeBMD in January-March 1886 in Kingston (2A 305).
Christening of Ada Bessie Croucher in the IGI on 29 June 1886 in Wimbledon, Surrey, parents John and Elizabeth Croucher. The same information is in two entries in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917 for Ada Bessie Croucher baptised on 29 June 1886 at South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter, parents John and Elizabeth Croucher. "Page 120 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Holy Trinity, Wimbledone in the County of Surrey in the year One thousand eight hundred and eighty six [...] 1886 June 29th No, 957 Ada Bessie [parents] John [an] Inspector of Police & Elizabeyh Croucher [of] 9 Balham Road". Her brother and sister were baptised in the two previous entries.
In the 1891 census as Ada B Croucher aged 5, born in Wimbledon, Surrey, and living with her parents(John and Elizabeth), brother (John H), three sisters (Eleanor L, Hannah M, and Jannie E) and a housekeeper (Matilda Bridgewood aged 52, born in Pattingham, Staffordshire and single) at 93 Haldon Road, Wandsworth, London.
I cannot find her in the 1901 census.
In the 1911 census as Ada Bessie Croucher aged 25, born in Wimbledon, Surrey, single, a teacher. and living with her parents (John and Elizabeth) and sister (Dorothy) in eight rooms at 2 Island View, Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, South Hayling, Hampshire.
Marriage of Ada B Croucher and George T Smith in FreeBMD in April-June 1913 in Havant (2b 810).
Her son was born in Richmond upon Thames in April-June 1914.
Death of Ada B Smith in FreeBMD in April-June 1914 aged 28 in Richmond S (2A 583).
There are ten entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Ada Bessie Croucher.
Her husband may have been the brother of Frederick S Smith who her sister Dorothy married in 1914.
Ada Bessie Croucher was the second great granddaughter of Richard Croucher.
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