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Hi
I am a descendant of Amelia McCrohon (nee Du Croix) who was married to Sergeant John McCrohon, Kings Own 4th, and chief Constable of Newcastle.
I don't have Amelia's death certificate but the Newcastle Family History Society provided me with photocopies of parish register material. This inlcluded the baptism of some of her children where she declared her maiden name to be Du Croix.
My grandmother Veronica Chantrill nee Hunt was the daughter of Mary Delanty and Edward Lockhart, son of Adelaide nee McCrohon, daughter of Amelia and John McCrohon. As Mary Delanty was illegitame and raised by Adelaide, her marriage certificate which I have, states that her grandfather William Lockhart adopted her at the age of 3 yrs. Becoming her grandparents 'child', my grandmother therefore knew Adelaide as her grandmother. My grandmother told me that Adelaide's mother Amelia was French. If you have any information you could share please contact me. Jennifer Chantrill