Birth: 11 October 1870 Barford Mill or Keepers/Pond Cottage, Churt, Surrey, UK
Father: John Croucher (Crowcher) 1834-1905
Mother: Elizabeth Baker 1834-1909
Christening: 20 November 1870 St John the Evangelist, Chuurt, Surrey, UK
Marriage: October-November 1898 Lanchester, Durham, UK
Wife: Agnes Mary Cook 1875-1972
Death: 9 February 1952 School House, Harthill, Tattenhall, Cheshire, UK
Roberts (Robert) Valentine Croucher 1900-1991
Edward Charles Croucher 1908-1970
Peggy Eveline Croucher 1917
His place of birth is uncertain since the family moved on the same day from the Lower Mill at Barford to Keeper's/Pond Cottage at Frenshan Pond Tail.
Birth of Charles Croucher in FreeBMD in October-December 1870 in Farnham (2a 96).
Entry in the West Surrey Family History Society Surrey Baptisms for Charles Crowcher born on 11 October, baptised on 20 November 1870 in Churt, son of John, a labourer, and Elizabeth Croucher.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917 for Charles Croucher born on 11 October 1870, baptised on 20 November 1870 at Churt, St John the Evangelist, with Rushmoor, parents John, and Elisabeth Croucher. "Page 6 Baptisms in the Parish of St John's Churt in the County of Surrey in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy [...] 1870 born Pct. 11 70 Nov 20 No. 48 Charles [parents] John, [a] Labourer & Elisabeth Crowcher [of] Churt".
In 1871 census as Charles Croucher aged 5 months, born in Chute (sic - in index, Churt in original), and living with his parents (John and Charlotte), brother (William), three sisters (Esther, Caroline and Ann) and a (half)sister (Maria) at Frensham Pond Tail, Frensham, Surrey.
His sister was born on 30 April 1874 at Keepers/Pond Cottage, Churt, registered in April-June 1874 in Farnham, and baptised on 14 June 1874 at St John the Evangelist, Churt.
His brother was born on 17 January 1877 at Keepers/Pond Cottage, Churt, registered in January-March 1877 in Farnham, and baptised on 11 March 1877 at St John the Evangelist, Churt.
Entry in 1881 Census aged 10, born in Churt, and living with his parents (John and Elizabeth), sister (Emily) and brother (Ernest) at Keepers Cottage, Churt, Frensham, Surrey (this would have to be the same as Pond End and Pond Cottage for my fathers records to be correct).
In 1891 census aged 21, born in Surrey, single, employed as a groom, and a boarder at Cavess? Stables, Manor Road with James Woods (aged 50, born in Cheshire and employed as a domestic coachman), his wife (Mary aged 55 and born in Lancashire), their daughter (Emily aged 15 and born in Liverpool), and his mother-in-law(Ann Bowkes aged 75, a widow and born in Cheshire).
Marriage of Charles Croucher and Agnes Mary Cook in FreeBMD in October-December 1898 in Lanchester (10a 502).
His son was born at 6 Stanley Place, Edge Hill, Liverpool on 13 February 1900 when he was a coachman.
In the 1901 census as Charles Croucher aged 30, born in Churt, Surrey and living with his wife (Agnes M), son (Robert V), and a visitor (Emily M A Pike aged 22, born in London, single and a cook) at 28 Lovet Street, West Derby, Lancashire.
Five entries in Ancestry Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1970 for Charles Croucher address 82 Cardwell Street, West Derby from 1903 to 1908.
His son was born in West Derby in 1908 and christened in Tilston, Cheshire on 9 May 1908.
Two entries in Ancestry Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1970 for Charles Croucher address 82 Cardwell Street, West Derby from 1909 to 1911.
In the 1911 census as Charles Croucher aged 40, born in Churt, Surrey, a chauffeur and caretaker, and living with his wife (Agnes Mary), two sons (Edward Charles and Robert Valentine), and three servants (William James Morton aged 21, born in Wooton, Bedfordshire, and a horse (house?) keeper, Florence Ruby Fearon aged 27, born in Walton, and a dressmaker, and Rose Evans aged 19, born in Wrexham, Summerhill and a kitchen maid, all single) in twenty rooms at Worthenbury Manor, Wrexham.
His daughter was born in Worthenbury on 22 Decmber 1917 and baptised on 17 March 1918 when he was a chauffeur.
In the 1921 census as Charles Croucher born in Surrey in 1870 and living with Agnes Mary Croucher (wife?), Edward Charles Croucher (son?) and Peggy Eveline Croucher (daughter?) in Worthenbury, Ellesmere, Shropshire.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Charles Croucher born 11 October 1870, married, a chauffeur and Air Raid Wor[den] and living with Agnes M Croucher (wife?), and Peggy E Crouches (sic -daughter?) at Admiralty House, Overton, Flintshire, Wales. (My mother and sister were to try and reach here if the German inversion took place in the war.)
Death of Charles Croucher in FreeBMD in January-March 1952 aged 81 in W Cheshire (10a 795).
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for Charles Croucher died 9 February 1952 in Cheshire, probate 1 April 1952 in Cheshire. "Croucher Charles of School House Harthill Tattenhall Cheshire died 9 February 1952 Probate Chester 1 April to Agnes Mary Croucher widow. Effects £313 11s 5d".
Sylvia thought they lived in Wrexham, and had a taylor's shop,
and my father visited them during the war. Ruth Croucher [Deadman] said they stayed for a week in Churt before the war.
There are thirty five entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Charles Croucher.
Worthenbury was in Flintshire but Ellesmere was in Shropshire.
Charles Croucher was my granduncle.
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