Settlers of Highlands East

Wilfred Croft

Wilfred Croft

Male 1880 - 1952  (71 years)

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  • Name Wilfred Croft 
    Birth 23 Dec 1880  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Medical 1916 
    The medical portion of his CEF attestation form records that he has many scars on right leg and one scar on right side of head 
    Death 22 Apr 1952 
    Burial South Wilberforce Cemetery, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I878  Settlers of Highlands East | 1901 Census of Canada - Monmouth resident
    Last Modified 13 May 2016 

    Father George Croft,   b. 3 Mar 1841, South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1900, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Emma Snell,   b. 19 Jun 1844, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1926, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1862  Sutterby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family May Sarah Schofield,   b. 17 May 1889, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1992, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years) 
    Marriage 22 Mar 1921  Wilberforce, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. Doreen Florence Louisa Croft,   b. 3 Apr 1922, Wilberforce, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 2019, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     2. David James Alfred Croft,   b. 24 Nov 1924, South Wilberforce, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 2021, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    +3. Living
    Family ID F732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2020 

  • Photos
    Wilfred Croft and family
    Back row: Herbert Barker (May's son from her first marriage in England), David Croft, Wilfred Croft
    Front row: Doreen Croft, May (Schofield) Croft, Mel Croft.
    The Croft Family - Back Row - Herbert Barker, David Croft, Wilfred Croft. Front Row - Doreen Croft, May Croft, Mel Croft

    Headstones
    May Sarah Schofield, William Alexander Barker and Wilfred Croft headstone
    May Sarah Schofield, William Alexander Barker and Wilfred Croft headstone
    William Alexander Barker is commemorated on this headstone. He is buried in a cemetery in England.
    Wilfred Croft veteran headstone
    Wilfred Croft veteran headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Census of Canada, 1901, District: ON PETERBOROUGH (East/Est) (#106) Subdistrict: Monmouth S Page 3, Family 24.

    2. [S7] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group cemetery database.

    3. [S20] Ontario Canada Marriages, Reg# 12236-21, MS 932.