Birth: April-June 1880 Binsted, Hampshire, UK
Father: Thomas Croucher 1850-1911
Mother: Eliza Hopwood 1854-1927
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Not married
Death: 23 May 1900 Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
None known
Birth of William Alfred Croucher in FreeBMD in April-June 1880 in Alton (2C 174).
In the 1881 census as William A Croucher aged 1, born in Binsted, Hampshire, and living with his parents (Thomas and Eliza), sister (Rose A) and aunt (Kate Hawkins aged 12 and born in Hollybourne (sic)) in Binsted, Hampshire.
His two brothers and sister were born in Binsted from 1882 to 1889.
In the 1891 census aged 11, born in Binsted, Hampshire, and living with his parents (Thomas and Eliza), two brothers (Arthur and George), and two sisters (Lilly and Rosa) in four rooms in Binstead Old Work House, Binsted, Hampshire..
Entry in Ancestry UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 for William Croucher aged 18 years 2 months, born in Bisted (sic) near Alton, Hants, single, a groom, father Thomas Croucher of Binsted near Alton, Hants, brothers George, Arthur, Albert, sister, ? July ? height 5 ft 5.5 in, weight 126 lbs, chest 33.5 -34 in, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair, attested 2 June 1898 at Aldershot as No. 6284 Kings Own Scottish Borders, South Africa 4 January 1900, died at Kimberley of Enteric Fever (typhoid?) on 23 May 1900.
There are forty one entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Alfred Croucher.
William Alfred Croucher was the grandnephew of Moses Othen, husband of Ellen Shrubb, my first cousin three times removed.
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