Rev. Percy James Croft

1820 - 1884  (64 years)

• Name	Percy James Croft  [1]
  Title	Rev.
  Born	4 Feb. 1820  [1]
  Christened	16 April 1820	Saltwood, Kent, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Before 1838	Eton, Buckinghamshire, England   [3]
  	Eton College
  Education	From 1839 to 1842	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [3]
  	Trinity College, Cambridge
  Degree	1842  [3]
  	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  Residence	21 Sept. 1847	Saltwood, Kent, England   [4]
  Occupation	1852  [5]
  	Vicar of Exning, Suffolk
  Degree	1862  [3]
  	Master of Arts (M.A.)
  Died	11 April 1884	Kingstone Rectory, Kingstone, Kent, England   [6]
  Administration	15 May 1884	Canterbury, Kent, England   [6]
  	Granted to Charles James Wanley Croft of the Parish of Kingstone Gentleman the Son and one of the Next of Kin (Effects £3,677 19s. 5d., Resworn June 1885 £3,568 3s. 11d.)
  Occupation	Rector of Kingstone, Kent  [1]
  Person ID	I2127	British Peerage & Gentry
  Last Modified	28 March 2020

  
  

  Father	Ven. James Croft,   b. 2 July 1784, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 9 May 1869, Saltwood, Kent, England  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Manners-Sutton,   d. 14 Feb. 1825
  Married	5 Oct. 1812	Addington, Surrey, England   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F1096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annabella Mary Torre,   d. 28 Jan. 1851
  Married	21 Sept. 1847	Parish Church, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Last Modified	28 March 2020
  Family ID	F1103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ellen Davies,   d. 13 Sept. 1869
  Married	3 Aug. 1852	Abbey Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Charles James Wanley Croft,   b. 10 May 1856, Kirton Rectory, Kirton, Suffolk, England ,   d. 9 March 1918, 1, Sefton Villas, Bridge, Kent, England  (Age 61 years)   2. Frederick Percy Croft,   b. 21 Aug. 1857 + 3. Rosellen Mary Croft,   b. circa 1859, Kirton, Suffolk, England   4. Robert Manners Croft,   b. 14 Nov. 1860,   d. 28 April 1922, St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner, Middlesex, England  (Age 61 years)   5. Rev. James Henry de Turri Croft,   b. 12 Oct. 1863,   d. 30 Nov. 1931, Eastergate, Chichester, Sussex, England  (Age 68 years)   6. Hugh D'Arcy Croft,   b. 5 March 1868   7. Anna Maria Croft   8. Helena Diana Croft,   d. 30 March 1941, St. Mary's Retreat, Waldron, Sussex, England
  Last Modified	28 March 2020
  Family ID	F1100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Amelia Anne Todd,   d. 24 Jan. 1886, 36, St. James's Square, Notting Hill, Middlesex, England
  Married	11 July 1871  [1]
  Last Modified	21 April 2019
  Family ID	F1105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Joseph Foster, (London, 1874), volume 1, Pedigree of Croft, of Stillington Park. [S62] LDS England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. [S64] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261–1900. [S93] Parish registers for Thornhill, 1580–1989, (Ref. WDP14), Marriages, 1837–48, page 222, no. 444, 21 Sept. 1847. "1847. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Thornhill in the County of York." No. 444. When Married: 21st September. Name and Surname: Percy James Croft / Annabella Mary Torre. Age: Full age / Full age. Condition: Bachelor / Spinster. Rank or Profession: Clerk. Residence at the Time of Marriage: Saltwood Kent / Thornhill. Father's Name and Surname: James Croft / Henry Torre. Rank or Profession of Father: Clerk / Clerk. "Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me, George Hudsone. This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Percy James Croft} {Annabella Mary Torre} in the Presence of us, {James Croft} {Henry Wickham Wickham} {Cecilia Isabella Winn} {[...] Dickens} {Henry Torre}" [S57] The Morning Chronicle, Issue 26713, 6 Aug. 1852. "On the 3d. inst., at the Abbey Church, Tewkesbury, the Rev. Percy James Croft, M.A., vicar of Exning, Suffolk, son of the Venerable the Archdeacon of Canterbury, to Mary Ellen, daughter of the Rev. Charles Greenall Davies, M.A., vicar of Tewkesbury." [S4] National Probate Calendar, Year 1884, volume C, page 423. "CROFT The Reverend Percy James. 15 May. Administration of the Personal Estate of the Reverend Percy James Croft late of Kingstone Rectory in the Parish of Kingstone in the County of Kent Clerk who died 11 April 1884 at Kingstone Rectory was granted at Canterbury to Charles James Wanley Croft of the Parish of Kingstone Gentleman the Son and one of the Next of Kin. Personal Estate £3,677 19s. 5d. Resworn June 1885 £3,568 3s. 11d." [S95] Parish registers for Addington, 1559–1996, Marriages, 1773–1812, page 15, no. 45, 5 Oct. 1812. "No. 45 } James Croft of the Parish of Saltwood in the County of Kent Bachelor and Charlotte Manners Sutton of this Parish Spinster were Married in this Church by special Licence this Fifth Day of October in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve By me C. Cantuar. This Marriage was solemnized between Us {James Croft} {Charlotte Manners Sutton} In the Presence of {F. Manners Sutton} {John C. Bisset}" They were married by the father of the bride, the Archbishop of Canterbury.