Charles Samuel Croutear

1809 - 1893  (~ 83 years)

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• Name	Charles Samuel Croutear
  Gender	Male
  Born	Comyn's notebooks give his date of birth as 29 Oct 1809. His parents are given as John Croucher & Elizabeth née Sandy. [1]
  Christened	10 Sept 1809	Boldre, Hampshire, England   [2, 3]
  	As Charles Croucher. This is definitely the right baptism, as in 1890 he applied for a pension from the Hospital of St Cross on account of "an affection of one leg … which prevents him from getting more than a few yards from his home." One of his referees included a copy of the baptism record of “Charles Croucher or Croutear as he now spells his name. I can vouch for this being his entry as I [personally] know that his parents names [were] John and Elizabeth.” [2]
  Died	3 Jan 1893
  Person ID	I2161	Richard's Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 May 2022

  
  

  Father	John Croutear,   bp. 23 Dec 1770, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   bur. 24 Aug 1845, Boldre, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sandy,   b. Abt 1768,   bur. 15 May 1823, Boldre, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	18 May 1793	Beaulieu, Hampshire, England   [4]
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. John Croutear,   bp. 21 Jul 1793, Boldre, Hampshire, England 2. Elizabeth Croutear,   bp. 22 Nov 1795, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   bur. 30 Mar 1808, Boldre, Hampshire, England 3. Sarah Croutear,   bp. 8 Jul 1798, Boldre, Hampshire, England 4. William Croutear,   bp. 19 Oct 1800, Boldre, Hampshire, England 5. Mary Croutear,   bp. 6 Mar 1803, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   bur. 30 Mar 1808, Boldre, Hampshire, England 6. Ann Croutear,   bp. 24 Feb 1805, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   bur. 30 Mar 1808, Boldre, Hampshire, England 7. Kate Croutear,   bp. 14 Jun 1807, Boldre, Hampshire, England 8. Charles Samuel Croutear,   bp. 10 Sept 1809, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 3 Jan 1893 9. Lavinia Croutear,   b. 4 Aug 1813
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Harding,   bp. 6 May 1811, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England ,   d. 23 Apr 1873, East Boldre, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	4 Sept 1834	Boldre, Hampshire, England   [4]
  Children	+ 1. William Croutear,   bp. 5 Oct 1834, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1914, Lymington district, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 79 years) + 2. George Croutear,   bp. 1 May 1836, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 4 Feb 1919  (Age ~ 82 years) + 3. Mary Ann Eliza Croutear,   bp. 7 Jan 1838, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1911, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 72 years) + 4. Charles Samuel Croutear,   bp. 13 Oct 1839, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1912, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 72 years) + 5. Kate Elizabeth Croutear,   bp. 7 Nov 1841, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1919, Bridgwater district, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 77 years) + 6. Frances Jane Croutear,   bp. 3 Sep 1843, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1898, Lymington district, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 54 years)   7. Henry John Croutear,   bp. 7 Sep 1845, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   bur. 5 Sep 1847, Boldre, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 1 years) + 8. Sarah Eliza Croutear,   b. 21 Feb 1849, East End, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 3 Feb 1929  (Age 79 years) + 9. John Henry Croutear,   bp. 9 Feb 1851, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 13 Dec 1915, Fawley, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 64 years) + 10. Samuel Lorenzo Croutear,   b. 10 Feb 1853, Boldre, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1949, New Forest district, Hampshire, England  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Everyone in the world with the surname Croutear seems to be descended from Charles Samuel and Frances Croutear, and the surname does not appear in any parish register in Hampshire (as transcribed by the HGS) before the 1820s. Charles's referee for his pension application to the Hospital of St Cross included the baptism record of “Charles Croucher or Croutear as he now spells his name. I can vouch for this being his entry as I [personally] know that his parents names [were] John and Elizabeth.” If Charles adopted the name Croutear, it would certainly explain why all Croutears today descend from him. Croucher is a common name in Boldre, so this is plausible enough. However it is worth noting that Charles's oldest three siblings were spelt Crouter in their baptism records, as was Charles's father. Crouter often seems to be a spelling variant of Crowder which is not uncommon in Hampshire, though is not found in the New Forest.

  
  

• Sources

  [S262] Comyn's New Forest, Jude James, (Lymington Historical Record Society (1982)), p 127 (house SHE 6). [S93] St Cross Hospital Winchester, Outpensioners' application papers: Charles Croutear of Tanners Lane, South Baddesley, Boldre, 111M94W/K2/10/4. [S13] Hampshire Baptism Index, 1752–1812, Hampshire Genealogical Society. [S14] Hampshire Marriage Index, 1754–1837, Hampshire Genealogical Society.