Brief Life History of John George
When John George CROFT was born in 1880, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John William Croft, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann West, was 23. He lived in Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- John George Croft in household of John Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- John George Croft in household of John Wm Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Parents and Siblings
1857–1950 Male
1857–1946 Female
Siblings (7)
1880– Male
1883–1962 Male
1886– Male
1889– Male
1890– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 0
1884
Age 4
1914
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places, for example in Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Herefordshire, and North Yorkshire, all named with Old English croft ‘small arable enclosure (normally adjoining a house)’, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a croft, from Middle English croft.
English: possibly in some cases a variant of Craft 2.
Americanized form of German, Danish, Swedish, or Jewish Kraft . Compare Kroft and Craft .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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