Birth: October-December 1942 Church Street, Dorking, Surrey, UK
Father: William Croucher 1817-1858
Mother: Ann Tobitt (Sobett, Tobett) c1821-1890
Marriage: 28 August 1871 St Martin, Dorking, Surrey, UK
Wife: Mary Ann Lucas [Phillips] 1850-1902
Death: March 1877 Godalming, Surrey, UK Buial: 24 March 1877 St Martin, Dorking, Surrey, UK
Marian Louise Croucher 1878-a1891
William James Croucher 1874-1885
Birth of William Croucher in FreeBMD in October-December 1842 in Dorking (4 109).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for the baptism of William Croucher on 11 January 1843 in Dorking, Surrey, parents William and Ann Croucher.
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 for William Croucher baptised 11 January 1843 in Dorking, Surrey, parents William and Ann Croucher. "Dorking Brot in 23 Jany 1845 Page 257 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Dorking in the County of Surrey in the Year 1843 [...] Jany 11 No. 2056 William [parents] William [a] Baker [and] Ann Croucher [of] Church Street".
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 on 11 January 1843 at St Martin's Church, Dorking, parents William and Ann Croucher. " Page 257 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Dorking in the County of Surrey in the Year 1843 [...] Jany 11 No. 2056 William [parents] William [a] Baker [and] Ann Croucher [of] Church Street".
In the 1851 census as William Croucher aged 8, born in Dorking, Surrey, and living with his parents (William and Ann) and (three) lodger(s) (Charles Marie Croucher - sic - in index, Charles Moon (Moore?) aged 31, born in Alford, Surrey, and a journeyman shoemaker, and not indexed his wife Mary Ann Moon (Moore?) aged 35, born in Loxwood, Sufsex and a drefsmaker, and son Richard Moon (Moore?) aged 9 months and born in Dorking, Surrey) on North Side of High Street, Dorking, Surrey.
His father was buried on 29 December 1858 in Dorking.
In the 1861 census as William Croucher aged 18, born in Dorking, Surrey, single and a smith, and living with his widowed mother (Ann) in West Street, Dorking, Surrey. Four other families were living at the same address.
In the 1871 census as William Croucher aged 28, born in Dorking, Surrey, single and a cricketer, and living with his widowed mother (Ann) and a visitor (Mary Lucas - future wife?) in Back of West Street, Dorking, Surrey.
Marriage of William Croucher and Mary Ann Lucas in FreeBMD in July-September 1871 in Dorking (2A 191).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for William Croucher and Mary Ann Lucas on 28 August 1871 in Dorking, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of William Croucher aged 27, father William Croucher, and Mary Ann Lucas on 28 August 1871 at St Martin's Church, Dorking. "Page 233 [...] 1871. Marriage solemnized in the Parish Church in the Parish of Dorking in the County of Surrey. [No.] 466 August 28 William Croucher aged 27 [a] Bachelor [and a] Cricketer [of] Dorking [father] William Croucher [a] Publican [and] Mary Ann Lucas [aged] 21 [a] Spinster [of] Dorking [father] James Lucas [a] Labourer. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Jane Lucas, Phil Allen [and] Brenda Cole".
His daughter was registered in January-March 1873 in Reigate.
His son was registered in July-August 1874 in Reigate, and baptised on 30 August 1874 at Christ Church, Brockham when he was a cricketer living in Brockham Hurst.
Death of William Croucher in FreeBMD in January-March 1877 aged 33 in Guildford (2A 47).
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 for William Croucher on 24 March 1877 aged 33 at St Martin's Church, Dorking, Surrey. "Page 103 Burials in the Parish of Dorking in the County of Surrey in the Year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven [...] William Croucher No. 819 [of] Godalming [on] March 24th [aged] 33 years".
There are twenty five entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Croucher.
William Croucher was the second great grandson of Thomas.
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