William Crouch

Male1796–

Brief Life History of William

When William Crouch was christened in 1796, in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Matthew Crouch, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Devonshire, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Matthew Crouch
1752–1824
Sarah Devonshire
1760–1804
James Crouch
1779–1780
William Crouch
1783–
Samuel Crouch
1786–1800
Ann Crouch
1789–
Sarah Crouch
1791–
Marey Crouch
1794–
Mary Crouch
1794–
William Crouch
1796–
William Crouch
1797–
Thomas Crouch
1800–
Elizabeth Crouch
1802–

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  • William Crouch, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): from Middle English crouch(e), cruch(e) ‘cross’ (Old English crūc, ultimately from Latin crux, crucem; the Old English crūc was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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