Croft, Clifford Hamilton, son of Ernest Samuel Croft OBE, asst Accountant-General RN, and Helen Louise, d. of Thomas Whiting; b. 8 May 1912; adm. Sept. 1925 (A); left Dec. 1929; a chart­ered accountant, ACA 1935, FCA; practised in Wisborough Green, Sussex; m. 24 June 1942 Eileen Flood, d. of Walter Flood Croft of Horley, Surrey; d. June 1993.

Croft, Desmond Nicholas, son of Charles Richard Croft TD DM FRCP, consult. physician, of Plymouth, and Phyllis Mary, d. of Arthur Crawford Lee, of Compton, Hants; b. 14 June 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (G); left July 1949; BA 1953, MA 1957; St Thomas’ Hosp. Med. Sch. 1954-6; Capt. RAMC, Brit. Milit. Hosp. Tripoli 1959-61; MRCP 1959, FRCP 1975; BM (Oxon. ) 1956, DM 1966; Nuffield Foundn. Fellow Boston Univ., USA, 1964-5; sen. med. registrar St Thomas’ Hosp. 1965-9; consult. physician St Thomas’ Hosp. 1969-96; m. 6 Feb. 1960 Hilary Diana Russel Rendle MB BS, med. practitioner, d. of Hilary Cameron Russel Rendle, Malayan CS; d. 7 Sept. 2012.

CROFT, SIR JAMES, son of Sir Herbert Croft MP, Croft Castle, Herefs., and Mary, dau. of Anthony Bourne, Holt Castle, Worcs.; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1617, matr. 8 Jun 1621, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1626; BA 1621; adm. Gray’s Inn 1625; a Col. in Royalist army; knighted at Oxford 18 Dec 1644; suffered much for his loyalty; buried St. Clement’s, London, 9 Aug 1659.

CROFT, ROBERT, brother of Sir James Croft (qv); b. ; adm. ; KS (aged 16) 1629 (Bodleian Library, Tanner MSS lxix, 224); a Col. in the Royalist army; of Yarpole, Herefs. ; m. ; buried 5 May 1683.

Croft, Stephen George, brother of Anthony Julian Croft (qv); b. 6 June 1933; adm. Sept. 1946 (G); left Dec. 1951; Trin. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1952, BA 1955, MA 1965; a theatre man. and writer for the theatre; staff of Playhouse Salisbury 1955-6, Theatre Royal Windsor 1957, New Shakespeare Liverpool 1958; man. Mermaid Theatre London 1959-61; adapted Emma and Wuthering Heights for the theatre; drama officer Arts Council 1964-70; man. Watford Palace Theatre 1971-2; tours man. Nat. Theatre 1973-5; d. 23 June 2016.

CROFTS, DANIEL, brother of John Crofts (adm. 1743, qv); b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1749/50 (Gibson's); in school list 1754; apprenticed to Charles Hornby, Sworn Attorney, Pipe Office, 26 Mar 1756; adm. solicitor 13 Feb 1765; of the Pipe Office, London, as one of the Board End clerks 1772-6 and as a Sworn Attorney from 1776; m. 1 Jul 1768 Miss Hunt, Lincoln’s Inn Fields; d. 18 Sep 1785.

CROFTS, JOHN, eldest son of John Crofts, Lincoln’s Inn, and Sompting Abbots, Sussex, solicitor, and Ann, dau. of Rev. Daniel De La Pla, Thornhagh, Northants.; bapt. St. Andrew, Holborn 27 Jul 1732 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Apr 1743 (Stephens'); left 1749; m. 19 Jun 1766 Frances, dau. of James Pinnock; d. 20 Oct 1812, aged 80.

CROKE, JOHN, fourth son of Sir Alexander Croke, Kt, Studley Priory, Oxfordshire, Judge of Vice-Admiralty Court, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Alice, dau. of A. Blake, Brackley, Northants.; b. Nova Scotia 23 Nov 1811; adm. (G) 22 Sep 1824; KS May 1826; rowed against Eton 27 Jul 1829; Jesus Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 13 Oct 1829, matr. Mich. 1829; BA 1834; MA 1837; ordained deacon (Peterborough) 26 Apr 1835, priest (Lincoln) 29 May 1836; of Studley Priory, Oxfordshire; m. 1st, Selina Blake; m. 2nd, 1884 Ida Frances, widow of Cdr. James Nias Croke RN, and dau. of John Reynolds Dickson, Woodville, co. Leitrim; d. 12 May 1902.

CROKER, EDWARD, only son of John Croker, Ballynagarde, co. Limerick, and Catherine Adeline, sister of William Bagwell (qv); b. 31 Aug 1814; adm. 22 Jun 1825 (Stelfox's); Cornet, 17th Lancers 7 Sep 1832; Lieut., 11 Aug 1835; Capt., 1 Mar 1839; retd. 21 May 1841; JP co. Limerick, High Sheriff 1862; m. 17 May 1841 Lady Georgiana Ellen Monck, sixth dau. of Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne (I); d. 23 Mar 1869.