Richard Crofts
Male, (circa 1820 - 1873)
| Birth | Richard Crofts was born circa 1820 in Dover, Kent, England. |
| INFO | KENT COUNCIL BMD INDEX. Richard Crofts. 1845 marriage, entry 370, register D/16/1 Thanet and Dover; date 1845-07-17. (KenCounBMD.) |
| Marriage | He married Susanna Atkins, daughter of John Atkins and Elizabeth Farmar, 17 July 1845 in Kent, England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Marriage. 1845 SepQ Richard Crofts Eastry 5:175. (GBCivRegInd LDS6102532.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1851 (30 Mar 1851). Kent, Deal. 57 Lower St. Richard Crofts, head, mar 31, coach painter, b. Kent Dover. Wife Susanna 27, straw bonnet manuf. b.Kent Deal. Niece Emma J. Crofts, 17 straw bonnet maker, b.Kent Dover. (GBCens1851 LDS193533 f752 p.10.) |
| INFO | REGISTER OF ELECTORS Borough of Sandwich (30 Nov 1852 - 1 Dec 1853). #570 Crofts, Richard. Abode: Deal Property qualification: House Location: 130 Lower street. (SandElectors LDS1656630 1852/53 p.18.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1861 (7 Apr 1861). Kent Deal. 130 Lower Street. Richard Crofts, head, mar, 41, coach painter, b. Kent Dover. Wife Susanna, 37, b. Kent Deal. (GBCens1861 RG9/543 22-??:2.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1871 (2 Apr 1871). Kent, Deal. 130 Lower St. Richard Crofts, head mar 51 Coach Painter, b. Kent Dover. Wife Susanna mar 47 b. Kent, Deal. Sister Sarah A. Atkins unmar 50 dress maker, b. Kent, Deal. Sister Mary F.? Atkins unmar 15, scholar, b. Kent Deal. (GBCens1871 LDS827257 f103 p.1.) |
| Death | Richard Crofts died 5 September 1873 in Deal, Kent, England. |
| INFO | BURIAL in Deal Cemetery. #2677 Richard Crofts, Coach painter. d. age 54. 130 Lower Street, Deal. Buried 11 Sep [1873]. Ceremony by C.N. Dobson. Burial in U.G.1, unconsecrated. of Deal parish, purchased. (DealBur LDS6341463 p.32.) |
| INFO | PROBATE CALENDAR. 1873 1 Nov. Will of Richard Crofts coach painter died 5 Sept 1873 at Deal was proved at Canterbury by Benjamin Gardner Wood of Deal Gentleman and John Marsh Brown of Deal Collector of Rates. Effects under £1500. (PPRCalen LDS1068579.) |
| INFO | WILL. Will of Richard Crofts of Deal, Coach painter, will made 9 May 1870. All household goods and life insurance to wife Susanna. All real estate to be sold by the trustees and invested in stocks and bonds with the income going to wife Susanna. Susanna also given £300 for use during her lifetime, then back into his estate. After her death, capital and income to be divided among his three brothers: Robert, Alfred and Edwin Crofts. Executors Benjamin Gardner Wood of Deal gentleman and John Marsh Brown of Deal Collector of Rates. (PPRWillsDist LDS1596569 Canterbury Nov 1873.) |