Arthur Thomas Medcraft

MaleOctober 1886–5 August 1961

Brief Life History of Arthur Thomas

When Arthur Thomas Medcraft was born in October 1886, in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Medcraft, was 29 and his mother, Annie Elizabeth Robinson, was 29. He married Ethel Clayton on 13 June 1917, in Bredbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Grimsbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Bredbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 22 years. He died on 5 August 1961, in Woodley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Thomas Medcraft
1886–1961
Ethel Clayton
1892–1949
Marriage: 13 June 1917
Leslie Medcraft
1921–1989

Sources (15)

  • Arthur Tho Medcroft in household of Thomas Medcroft, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • Medcroft, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 June 1917Bredbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (7)

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 18

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    1908

    Age 22

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

    Age 28

    After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

    Name Meaning

    English: locative name from any of numerous minor place-names composed of Middle English mede ‘meadow’ + croft ‘croft, small field’, examples of which occur in Oxon, Herts, Leics, and elsewhere. Compare Meadowcroft .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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