Birth: April-June 1845 Froxfield, Hampshire, UK
Father: Thomas Croucher 1815-1897
Mother: Mary Ann King c1820-1858
Christening: 20 July 1845 Froxfield, Hampshire, UK
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown
Death: After 1861
Unknown
Birth of William Croucher in FreeBMD in April-June 1845 in Petersfield (7 105)
Two entries in Ancestry All England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for William Croucher baptised 20 July 1845 in Froxfield, Hampshire, parents Thomas and Mary Ann Croucher.
Entry in Ancestry Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 for William Croucher on 20 July 1845 in Froxfield, parents Thomas and Mary Ann Croucher. "Page 77 Baptisms folemnized in the Parifh of Froxfield in the County of Southampton in the Year 1845 [...] July 20th No. 614 William [parents] Thomas [a] Laborer & Mary Ann Croucher [of] Froxfield".
His sister was baptised on 2 May 1847 in Steep and his brother was registered in July-September 1849 in Petersfield.
In 1851 census aged 6, born in Froxfield, Hampshire, and living with his parents (Thomas and Mary A), brother (John) and two sisters (Emily and Mary A) on Ridge Common, Steep, Hampshire.
His two brothers and sister were baptised on 1 April 1855 in Steep. and his brother was baptised on 27 April 1858 in Steep and his mother was buried on 5 May 1858 in Steep.
In the 1861 census as as William Croucher aged 16, born in Hannover (sic - in the index, Hants on the original), Steep, an under carter, and living with Thomas Green (aged 49, born in Pamber (illegible on the original), Hampshire and a farmer of 94 acres, employing 21? men annd 1 boy) his wife (Elizabeth aged 36 and born in Shaftesbury, Dorset), three sons (Daniel aged 9, Thomas aged 14 and William aged 5, all born in East Meon, Dorset (sic - in the index, Hants on the original), four daughters (Constance aged 2, Martha aged 7 Mary W aged 3 and Sarah aged 13, all born in East Meon, Dorset (sic - in the index, Hants on the original), two brothers (John aged 48, and William aged 46, both born in Barkham, Berkshire, single and partners in the farm), and wife's sister (Sarah Andrews aged 42, born in Wiltshire and a servant) at Borough Farm, East Meon, Hampshire.
I cannot locate any later information.
There are three entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Croucher.
William Croucher was the fifth great grandson of Richard Croucher.
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