Genealogy Chat

I'm trying to track down Alfred Croft, but the first record I can find is in the 1881 census when he was 13 and at Grove Park School in Wrexham Regis,Denbighshire.He was born in Crewe,Cheshire in about 1868 but I would like to find who his parents were so that I can work back in the family history. I then can't find him again until 1901 aged 33, married to Florence A.(maiden name Field) , a self-employed pharmacist. Any help in filling the gaps would be much appreciated.

could this be a possibilty
1871
CROFT, James Head M 47 1824 Staffordshire VIEW
CROFT, Mary Wife F 45 1826 Derbyshire VIEW
CROFT, James Son M 18 1853 Staffordshire VIEW
CROFT, Elizabeth Daughter F 16 1855 Staffordshire VIEW
CROFT, Mary Daughter F 12 1859 Cheshire VIEW
CROFT, David Son M 6 1865 Cheshire VIEW
CROFT, Alfred Son M 3 1868 Cheshire VIEW

Piece: 3708

Folio: 161

Page: 9

Registration District: Nantwich

Civil Parish: Monks Coppenhall

Municipal Borough:

Address: West Street Gibside, Monks Coppenhall, Crewe

County: Cheshire

Births Sep 1868

CROFTS Alfred Nantwich 8a 301

Roy

possible birth to go with above
Name: CROFTS, Alfred

Registration district: [?] Nantwich

County: Cheshire

Year of registration: 1868

Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep

Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3

Volume no:[?]8A

Page no:[?]301

1911
CROFT, Alfred Head Married M 43 1868 Taxi-Cab-Driver Cheshire Crewe VIEW
CROFT, Florence Alice Wife Married13 years F 34 1877 Sussex Hastings VIEW
CROFT, Florence Mary Daughter F 13 1898 London S Newington VIEW
CROFT, Elizabeth Doris Daughter F 11 1900 London Highbury VIEW
CROFT, Alfred Lionel Son M 6 1905 London Crouch End VIEW
CROFT, Hilda Marguerite Daughter F 6 1905 London Crouch End VIEW
CROFT, Phyllis Marion Daughter F 1 1910 London Wood Green VIEW

RG number: RG14

Piece: 7204

Reference: RG14PN7204 RG78PN353 RD132 SD1 ED12 SN42

Registration District: Edmonton

Sub District: Hornsey

Enumeration District: 12

Parish: Hornsey

Address: 17 Albert Road Finsbury Park-N

County: Middlesex

1911?

Name: Alfred Croft
Age in 1911: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Crewe, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Hornsey
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 17 Albert Road, Stroud Green, Finsbury Park, London N
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Taxi Cab Driver
Registration district: Edmonton
Registration District Number: 132
Sub-registration district: Hornsey
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 42
Piece: 7204
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Croft 43
Florence Alice Croft 34
Florence Mary Croft 13
Elizabeth Doris Croft 11
Alfred Lionel Croft 9
Hilda Marguerite Croft 6
Phyllis Marion Croft

Ancestry link the 1868 birth to this record
Name: Alfred Crofts
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1868
Registration district: Nantwich
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 301


Roy

That's certainly a possibility, although he was CROFT without an S. I see on that census that his mother is listed as a school matron---perhaps that's why he was at a boarding school at 13.

His father James Croft was b Tipton staffs uk

His mother it had Manton Derbyshire

Flo,,,,,,,, i had a family in Crewe ,,,,and monks coppenhall and Nantwich appeared on every cert i got, ( probably just a mistake with the S.)

Flo edit ,,It looks like JAMES CROFT parents are John / Elizabeth CROFT Tipton staffs bricklayer. ( you still need certs to make sure)

Presuming he was not illegitimate his marriage cert should name is father

Marriages Jun 1897 ?

Croft Alfred St.Giles 1b 1162
Field Florence Alice St. Giles 1b 1162
Singer Hans Wolfgang St. Giles 1b 1162
Tyson-Wolff Florence Lilian St. Giles 1b 1162
Wolff Florence Lilian T St. Giles 1b 1162
Wolff Lilian Tyson St. Giles 1b 1162

Roy

Can i just say that the importance of a name ending in (S) and the accurate spelling/ recording was not a priority in times gone by, people would simply record it as they heard it

you will often find name variants such as Crofts and Croft also Cummings becoming Cummins or Cummin

Roy

Thanks everyone, that's a great help. Going back, it seems(loads of checking to be done) that his father was a furnace builder and that his grandparents were Jos.and Phoebey, Jos. being a labourer born about1778.
Alison

Hello Alison,

You maybe right,
but there are several that fits James b Tipton, i came across
John / Elizabeth when i followed through for James as the job changed to a bricklayer, but there is even a James / Hannah
who have a son James, thats why i said get certs before following.

Flo