George Crofton (1765 - 1846)

Born 12 May 1765 in Heworth, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hunter) Crofton — married 1 Aug 1790 (to Sep 1837) in Sunderland, Durham, England

Died Sep 1846 at age 81 in Chester le Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Crofton was born on May 12, 1765 in Heworth, Durham, England, son of Nicholas Crofton (1720–1774) and Ann Oliver (1720–1795).^[1]

George Crofton (25) (born on May 12, 1765 in Heworth, Durham; son of Nicholas Crofton and Ann (Oliver) Crofton) married Elizabeth (Hunter) Crofton on August 1, 1790 in Sunderland.^[2] They had the following children ...

• Elizabeth Crofton (1791–)
• George Crofton (1795–)
• Jane Crofton (1799–)
• William Crofton (1806–)
• Robert Crofton (1807–).

In 1841 George was residing with family members and others in Chester le Street, Durham, England.^[3]

George died in 1846 in Chester le Street, Durham, United Kingdom, aged about 81.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
   Name: George Crofton
   Event Type: Christening
   Event Date: 12 May 1765
   Event Place: Chester le Street, Durham, England
   Event Place (Original): Chester le Street, Durham, England
   Sex: Male
   Father's Name: Nicholas Crofton
   Mother's Name: Ann
   Other information in the record of George Crofton
   Name: George Crofton
   Event Type: Christening
   Event Date: 12 May 1765
   Event Place: Chester le Street, Durham, England
   Event Place (Original): Chester Le Street, Durham, England
   Sex: Male
   Father's Name: Nicholas Crofton
   Mother's Name: Ann
   GS Film Number: 91090
   Digital Folder Number: 007903831
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00058-1
   System Origin: ODM
   Citing this Record
   "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5HW-R6Y : 21 March 2020), Nicholas Crofton in entry for George Crofton, 1765.
2. ↑

   England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973.
   Name	George Crofton
   Gender	Male
   Marriage Date	1 Aug 1790
   Marriage Place	Sunderland, Durham, England
   Spouse	Elizabeth Hunter
   FHL Film Number	91114, 91116

   England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
3. ↑

   England and Wales Census, 1841.
   Name	George Crofton
   Sex	Male
   Age	75 years
   Birth Year (Estimated)
   Birthplace	Durham
   Residence Place	White Hall
   Event Type	Census
   Event Date	1841
   Event Place	Chester le Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom
   Registration District	Chester Le Street
   Household Identifier	2641766
   Book Number	4
   Line Number	3
   Page Number	3
   Piece/Folio	300/4
   Registration Number	HO107
   Other People on This Record
   Richard Crofton	M	35 years	Durham
   Mary Crofton	F	30 years	Durham
   Thomas Minto	M	15 years	Durham
   Francis Ramsay	F	15 years	Durham

   "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBD-9CM : Sat Mar 09 10:18:33 UTC 2024), Entry for George Crofton and Richard Crofton, 1841.
4. ↑

   England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915.
   Name	George Crofton
   Registration Quarter	Jul-Aug-Sep
   Death Registration Place	Chester le Street, Durham, United Kingdom
   Death Date	Sep 1846
   Inferred Death Place	Durham, United Kingdom
   Volume	24
   Page	22

   FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line].