Louisa Drusilla Crofts b.1862 :: which family?

[dtcoulson]

Fair enough. Thanks for pointing that out. Even after a day of inspecting records carefully I still managed to confuse an Albert with an Alfred.

That being the case, the only known child to the family of Alfred Boyle Crofts & Naomi Jane Jarmain is Augusta born in 1871.

-DC

[amondg]

You won't be sure until you get her birth certificate.

As you pointed out no children for 22 years and Naomi would have been 39 years old.

[Kay99]

I wonder if this 1870 newspaper report could be related to Albert's name change in 1871.  His daughter Louisa lists him as a Jeweller when she married in 1884

[dtcoulson]

Excellent work, Kay.

This would give a motivation for him to change his name in or by 1871; ie to avoid people to whom he owed money.

I will be delighted to see any more information on this man that can be found.
He seems to have been a bit of a rogue.

He or one of his siblings is DNA-related to William TJ Beverton 1848 and the best-fit scenario is that Albert (or his younger brother Alfred) was the father.

-DC
 

[dtcoulson]

Hello again,

I'm trying to flesh out what I know about Alfred Boyle Crofts 1826, the younger brother to Albert Finney Crofts 1825. I can see in 1861 he is a "dealer in foreign trimmings" and in 1901 he is a clerk in a patent office. However, FamilySearch does not report his occupations in the other census years. Is anyone in a position to see what he was doing for a job in the other census years? Presumably these are shown on the original census records but not transcribed into the record summaries in FS.

-DC

[mckha489]

1849 - marriage. Draper
1851 - Hosier
1871 - solicitor’s clerk
1881 - solicitor’s clerk
1891- C Clerk.   It’s not clear if the C means something or if it is just attempt no 1 at writing Clerk.

[dtcoulson]

Thanks all.

Topic can close here.

-DC