'Croft3'
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Families covered: Croft of Stillington

Ralph or Henry Croft of East Wilton, Yorkshire
1. Christopher Croft of Cottescue Park, Yorkshire (a 1611)
  m. _ Clapham of Beamsley
  A. Sir Christopher Croft, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of York (d 05.07.1649)
  m. Elizabeth Harrison (dau of Sir T. Harrison)
i. Thomas Croft of Stillington, Yorkshire (d 1654)
  m. Olive Duntsey (dau of John Duntsey of Bramhope)
  a. Thomas Croft of Stillington (d 1711)
  m. Frances Thompson (dau of Sir Stephen Thompson)
(1) Stephen Croft of Stillington (bpt 14.11.1683, d 1733)
  m. (1711) Elizabeth Anderson (dau of Sir Edmund Anderson, 4th Bart of Broughton, by Elizabeth Deane)
  (A) Stephen Croft of Stillington (b 08.12.1712, d 12.09.1798)
  m. Henrietta Thompson (d 1772, dau of Henry Thompson of Kirkby Hall)
(i) Stephen Croft of Stillington (d 08.1813)
  m. (1764) Frances Clarke of Askham Bryan
  (a) Harry Croft of Stillington (b 02.05.1775, d 1853, Colonel) had issue
  m. (29.06.1822) Elizabeth Charlton (dau of William Charlton of Apley Castle)
  (ii) Robert Nicholas Croft (b 03.06.1754, d 23.03.1831, prebendary of Botevant, canon in York)
  m. (28.08.1779) Elizabeth Bowes (d 02.05.1841, dau of George Wanley Bowes of Thornton Hall)
  (a) James Croft (d 09.05.1869, Archdeacon of Canterbury)
m. (05.10.1812) Charlotte Manners-Sutton (d 14.02.1825, dau of Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  (b) Stephen Croft (b 14.08.1794, d 23.06.1868, rector of St. Mary Stoke) had issue
  m. (01.01.1835) Georgiana Cuyler (dau of Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Bart)
  (c) Thomas Hutton Croft of Aldborough Hall (b 1800, d 23.06.1873, vicar of Hutton Bushel & Stillington, Canon of York) had issue
  m. (1828) Eliza Mary Thompson (dau of Richard Thompson of Kirby Hall by Eliza, dau of John Turton of Sugnal Hall)
  (d) Catherine Mary Croft (d 1876)
  m. (08.1832) Robert Wharton
  (e)+ other issue - Anne (d unm), Elizabeth (d 1872)
  (iii) Frances Croft
(iv) Henrietta Catherine Croft
  m. Nathaniel Cholmley of Whitby & Howsham
  (B) Thomas Croft of London (b 15.10.1717, d 1783)
  m. Lucy Thompson (dau of Henry Thompson of Kirby Hall)
  (i) John Croft
  m. (14.06.1775) Henrietta Maria Tunstall (dau of Rev. James Tunstall, sister of Lady Home & Countess of Orford)
  (a) Sir John Croft, 1st Bart (d 05.02.1862) had issue
  m1. (01.08.1816) Amelia Elizabeth Warre (d 20.10.1819, dau of James Warre)
  m2. (24.07.1827) Anne Knox Radcliffe (dau of Rev. John Radcliffe of Limehouse)
  (C) John Croft, Sheriff of York (b 28.02.1732)
  (2) Nancy Croft presumed of this family, probably of this generation
  m. William Hildyard (rector of Rowley)

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Croft formerly of Aldborough Hall), BP1934 (Croft of Cowling Hall)
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