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Personal Details of John Crofts

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Buried:	21/02/1855

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

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Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	South side of copestone: Sacred to the Memory of/ John Crofts/ who departed this life/ Feby. 13th 1855/ aged 43 years. "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away." North side of copestone: Sacred to the Memory of/ Ann, relict of Samuel Crofts/ who died July 10th.1866/ aged 87./ "Christ is all". East side of copestone: Also of William Crofts/ who died Aug. 11th. 1873/ aged 64 years.

Name on Memorial	John CROFTS
Date of death	13/02/1855
Age	43
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Copestone on base with iron railing surround
Construction Material	Sandstone with engraved letters
Condition of memorial	Fair
Pattison Location Code	W103
Others named on memorial
Ann CROFTS
William CROFTS

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	John Crofts
Date of burial	21/02/1855
Whence brought	Speenhamland
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Ground - Common Interment
By whom buried	Rev'd. F.R. Young
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 21

Accounts Entry for John Crofts
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about John Crofts.

John Crofts

John was born 5/5/1811 and died 13/2/1855, aged 44. I seems he did not marry and carried on the business of a hatter in Speenhamland

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