Birth: 1801 Headley, Hampshire, UK
Father: Edward Shrub 1769-1855
Mother: Frances Trigg c1765-1825
Christening: 3 December 1801 All Saints, Headley, Hampshire, UK
Marriage: 25 June 1832 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Husband: Charles Croucher 1790-1843
Death: 9 February 1895 Farnham Union Workhouse, Farnham, Surrey, UK
Buried 14 February 1895 St John the Evangelist, Churt, Surrey, UK
Charlotte Croucher 1833-1907
John Croucher (Crowcher) 1834-1905
Mark Croucher 1837-1837
Stephen Croucher 1837-1914
Francis Croucher 1838-1839
Caroline Croucher 1839-1840
Clara Croucher [Matthews] 1841-1927
Sarah Croucher 1844-1844
Two entries in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Charlotte Shrub baptised 3 December 1801 in Headley, Hampshire, parents Edward and Frances Shrub.
Entry in Headley Baptisms for Charlotte Shrub on 3 December 1801, parents Edward and Frances.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Charlotte Shaub (sic - in the index, Shrub on the original) baptised 3 December 1891 at Headley, All Saints, parents Edward and Frances Shaub (sic). "Headlet Parish, Baptised, 1801 [...] Decr. 3 Charlotte Dr. of Edward & Frances Shrub".
Entry in the IGI for the marriage of Charles Croucher and Charlotte Shrub on 25 June 1832 in Frensham, Surrey. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973. This entry is also in the West Surrey Family History Society West Surrey Marriages but his name is spelt Crowcher. He was of this parish while Charlotte was from Headley, Hampshire, and it was by banns. The Bishops Transcripts (No. 204) has the marriage of Charles Croucher (widower) and Charlotte Shrub (spinster of Headley) married by banns by John Rogers on 25 June 1832, witnessed by Charles Dutton, Ann Vivery? and Harriett Croucher. Charles Croucher made his mark.
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931 for Charlotte Shrub and Charles Crowcher on 25 June 1832 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham. "Page [blank] Marriages in the Parifh of Frensham in the County of Surrey in the Year 1832 [...] Charles Crowcher of this Parifh Widower and Charlotte Shrub of Headley, Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Confent of [blank] this twenty fifth Day of June in the Year One thoufand eight hundred and thitty two [he made his mark, she signed her name] In the Prefence of Charles Dutton, ? and Harriott Croucher. No. 204.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 for Charlotte Shrub and Charles Crowcher on 25 June 1832 at Frensham, St Mary. "Page 68 Marriages in the Parifh of Frensham in the County of Surrey in the Year 1832 [...] Charles Crowcher of this Parifh Widower and Charlotte Shrub of Headley, Spinster were married in this Church in this Church by Banns with Confent of [blank] this twenty fifth Day of June in the Year One thoufand eight hundred and thitty two [he made his mark, she signed her name] In the Prefence of Charles Dutton, ? and Harriott Croucher. No. 204.
In the 1841 census as Charlotte Croucher aged 36 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Surrey, and living with Charles Croucher (husband?), Charles, John and Stephen (sons?), and Charlotte, Elizabeth and Mary (daughters?) in Lower Churt, Frensham Tything of Churt, Farnham, Surrey. Her husband's daughter Ann Luff and her family were living at the same address. This was not Squirrels.
Her husband died on 22 December 1843 in Churt.
In the 1851 census as Charlotte Croucher aged 55, born in Headley, Hampshire, widowed, a grocer and living with her two sons (John and Stephen), two daughters (Charlotte and Clara) and a visitor (James Thomson aged 10 months and born in Kingslar, Surrey) in Lower Churt, Frensham Tything of Churt, Surrey (this was probably Squirrels).
On a copy of the Entry of Death made on 26 January 2005 it states that Charlotte Croucher of Churt Frensham who was present at the death of Esther Baker (daughter-in-law) on 27 July 1857 at Churt, Frensham was the informant who registered it on 29 July 1857 at Farnham.
In the 1861 census as Charlotte Croucher aged 59, born in Headley, Hampshire, widowed, a grocer and living with her daughter (Clare) and grandson (Mathew H) Lower Churt, Frensham Tything of Churt, Surrey. This was probably Squirrels.
In the 1871 census as Charlotte Croucher aged 70, born in Headley, Hampshire, widowed, a grocer, and living in Frensham Tything of Churt, Surrey. Her daughter Clara and family were living next door.
In the 1881 census as Mrs Croucher aged 89, widowed, a grocer and living with Mary Ann Chandler (aged 50, born in Churt, Surrey single and a charwoman - probably living separately as there were two parts to the house) at Squirrels, Churt, Frensham, Surrey. Her daughter Clara and family were living next door (but not in Squirrels)
In the 1891 census as Charlotte Chroacher (sic - on the original) aged 89, born in Headley, Hampshire, widowed, and lodging with Richard Huntingford (aged 64 born in Headley, Hampshire and a farm labourer), his wife (Fanny aged 64 and born in Headley, Hampshire) and a boarder (Harriett Deadman - her sister) in Hindhead, Frensham, Surrey.
Death of Charlotte Croucher in FreeBMD in January-March 1895 aged 93 in Farnham (2a 109).
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Burials, 1813-1987 for Charlotte Croucher on 14 February 1895 aged 93 in Churt, St John the Evangelist, with Rushmoor, Surrey. "Page 24 Burials in the Parish of Churt in the County of Surrey in the Year 1894 [...] Charlotte Croucher No. 190 of Farnham Union on Feb 14th 1895 aged 93 years".
There are seventyone entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Charlotte Shrub.
Squirrels was a tented property over 200 years old belonging to Hale House or possibly Greencross. It was divided into two tenements before 1749. Only half the original building survives (Phillip Brooks - Churt: A Medieval Lanscape Page 42).
Charlotte Shrub was my second great grandmother
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