Brief Life History of John
When John Croft was born in 1826, in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Croft, was 28 and his mother, Lucretia Death, was 25. He had at least 1 daughter with Sarah Covill. He lived in Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- John Craft in household of John Craft, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Croft in entry for Lucretia Croft, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1799– Male
1801– Female
Siblings (3)
1826– Male
1828– Female
1831– Male
World Events (8)
1830
Age 4
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 7
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 54
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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