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John Crofts & Ellen Rothwell

Taken on January 1st, 1855 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1855 Ellen Rothwell & John Crofts

This picture was taken on January 1st, 1855 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

John and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on January 1st, 1855 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles).¹ They had three sons named Edward, James and Charles. There are possibly more children.

Personal Details
- John Crofts
  John was born on March 24th, 1832 in Hawarden.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 18 in 1851
      
      1851 Census shows born Mold (and parents Hawarden)
  He died at the age of 79 on August 31st, 1911 in Idaho (ID).³
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    John Crofts
      Birth Date:    24 mar 1832
      Birth Place:    Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
      Death Date:    31 aug 1911
      Death Place:    Basalt, Bingham County (Bingham), Idaho, USA
      Cemetery:    Basalt Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place:    Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho, USA
      Has Bio?:    Y
      Spouse:    Esther Elizabeth McConnell Crofts
      URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
  Ellen Rothwell
  Ellen was born in December 1837 in Worsley.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 13 in 1851, born Worsley
      
      Ellen was a minor when she married John (1 Jan 1855)
      Her father was Samuel Rothwell an undertaker
      
      Rebecca's Family Tree
      Ellen Rothwell (1837–1921)
      Pendlebury, Lancashire, England
      
      ROTHWELL, ELLEN FLETCHER
      GRO Reference: 1838 M Quarter in SALFORD
      Volume 20 Page 623
  She died at the age of 84 in 1921 in Idaho (ID).³

Children
- Edward Crofts
  Edward was born in 1855 in England.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 15 and living in Morgan, Utah in 1870
  James Henry Crofts
  James was born on October 12th, 1869 in Utah (UT).³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth: 12 OCT 1869
    Place: Porterville, Morgan, Utah, USA
  He died at the age of 62 on August 4th, 1932 in Idaho (ID).³
  Charles Walter Crofts
  Charles was born in 1873. He died at the age of 71 in 1944.

Family Timeline

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² Headstone
³ Ancestry Family Trees
⁴ Certificate - Marriage
⁵ 1870 US Census