User:Dave Rave/Jonathan Croft

User:Dave Rave/William Carss

Jonathan Croft
born

medical

deputy Purveyor to Her Majesty's Forces

Purveyor to Her Majesty's Forces

Battle of Waterloo

Purveyor to NSW Regiment

Birth
b1780 London d1862 Balmain

Military
1812 appointed Deputy Purveyor to His Majesty's Forces.

appears in a list of personnel present at The Battle of Waterloo, Medical Staff.

two books published post 1840 still show him as Deputy Perveyor, research.

1830 appointed Purveyor to His Majesty's Forces. says an obit written after his death, no deets in a Gazette as yet.

1832 still a Deputy.

1836-02 arrived Sydney, Roslyn Castle. Already noted as Deputy Purveyor.

1836-05 appointed Acting Apothecary.

1837 still Deputy Purveyor and apothecary.

Land
1839-02 John Croft obtains 30a in Cook.

1853-10 John Croft bought land at Sydney being street frontage lots, Clarence Street, from the Old Sydney Barracks.

5.166 5.166 5.25 5.25 4.25 perches and 5.33 5 5 5 5 4 5 = 29 perches 1/6 1/6 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/3 = 17/12 = 1 5/12 2/12 2/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 4/12 The perches are street frontages

30+5/12 sq perch http://www.unitconversion.org/unit_converter/area.html

1853-10 Jonathan Croft has 4 parcels of land, 18 (119a), 20 (66a), 21 (88a) and 26 (119a). The Govt Gazette says 119,66,88 @1/0/0 and 119 @ 1/1/0=124/19/0.

1854-01 bought land at Windsor 4 parcels of 1 rood, ₤50 per lot (?) ₤12 10s 1 rood

1861-09 werite to the Empire, letter to the editor.

Death
1862-02 Dies at Balmain.

1862-02 Headstone noted - St Judes Randwick.

1863-03
 * obituary entry
 * Jon Croft has probate of will granted.

A John Croft (not same) dies 1863.

Mentions J Crofts 54 hectare.

2015-06 Picture for wiki.