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Jonathan Croft

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Dave Rave/Jonathan Croft
Born(1785-03-11)March 11, 1785
England
Died18 February 1862(1862-02-18) (aged 76)
Balmain
Burial placeSt Jude's Randwick

born

medical

deputy Purveyor to Her Majesty's Forces

Purveyor to Her Majesty's Forces

Battle of Waterloo

Purveyor to NSW Regiment

Birth

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b1780 London d1862 Balmain

Military

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1812 appointed Deputy Purveyor to His Majesty's Forces.[1][2]

appears in a list of personnel present at The Battle of Waterloo, Medical Staff.[3]

two books published post 1840 still show him as Deputy Perveyor, research.[4][5]

1830 appointed Purveyor to His Majesty's Forces.[2] says an obit written after his death, no deets in a Gazette as yet.

1832 still a Deputy.[6]

1836-02 arrived Sydney, Roslyn Castle.[7] Already noted as Deputy Purveyor.

1836-05 appointed Acting Apothecary.[8]

1837 still Deputy Purveyor and apothecary.[9]

Land

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1839-02 John Croft obtains 30a in Cook.[10]

1853-10 John Croft bought land at Sydney being street frontage lots, Clarence Street, from the Old Sydney Barracks.[11] 

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 

{{Convert|30+5/12|sq perch|acre}}

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).[12] The Govt Gazette says 119,66,88 @1/0/0 and 119 @ 1/1/0=124/19/0arp.[13]

1854-01 bought land at Windsor[14]
4 parcels of 1 rood, ₤50 per lot (?) ₤12 10s 1 rood (0.25 acres)

1861-09 werite to the Empire, letter to the editor.[15]

Death

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1862-02 Dies at Balmain.[2]

1862-02 Headstone noted - St Judes Randwick.[16]

1863-03

  • obituary entry [17]
  • Jon Croft has probate of will granted.[18]

A John Croft (not same) dies 1863.[19]

Mentions J Crofts 54 hectares (130 acres).[20]

2015-06 Picture for wiki.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Hospital Staff". The London Gazette. No. 16594. 21 April 1812. p. 732.
  2. ^ a b c "THE LATE MR. JONATHAN CROFT". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLV, , no. 7397. New South Wales, Australia. 20 February 1862. p. 8.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "Commissariat, Medical Staff, and Chaplains". The Battle of Waterloo (11th ed.). 1852. p. 457.
  4. ^ "A List of the Officers of the Army Personnel". 1847. p. 392.
  5. ^ "Medical Department". The New Annual Army List. 1857. p. 312.
  6. ^ The Treble Almanack. 1832.
  7. ^ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 2778. New South Wales, Australia. 27 February 1836. p. 2.
  8. ^ Statement of the Case of James Mitchell, Esq.
  9. ^ "GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS". Tegg's NSW Pocket Almanac and Remembrancer. James Tegg. 1837. p. 141. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  10. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230383360/12581126
  11. ^ "REPORT of the Sale of Land". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 111. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1853. p. 1796.
    "TITLE DEEDS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 116. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1853. p. 1926.
    "TITLE DEEDS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 121. New South Wales, Australia. 11 November 1853. p. 2019.
    "TITLE DEEDS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 40. New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1854. p. 672.
  12. ^ 154 acres (62 ha)119 acres (48 ha)54 hectares (130 acres)
  13. ^ "Government Gazette Notices". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 113. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1853. p. 1847.
  14. ^ "TITLE DEEDS". New South Wales Government Gazette. New South Wales, Australia. 28 February 1854. p. 440. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
    "Government Gazette Notices". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 11. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1854. p. 192.
    "TITLE DEEDS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 43. New South Wales, Australia. 4 April 1854. p. 735.
  15. ^ "TO THE EDITOR OF THE EMPIRE". Empire. No. 3099. New South Wales, Australia. 11 September 1861. p. 8.
  16. ^ "AMONG THE TOMBS". Truth. No. 607. Sydney, Australia. 23 March 1902. p. 7.
  17. ^ "THE LATE DOCTOR JONATHAN CROFT". Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle. Vol. XIX, , no. 621. New South Wales, Australia. 1 March 1862. p. 3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  18. ^ "ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 11 March 1862. p. 562.
  19. ^ "Death of Mr. John Croft". Illawarra Mercury. Vol. VIII, , no. XCIII. New South Wales, Australia. 21 August 1863. p. 2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  20. ^ "Environment - Carss Bush Park". Georges River Council. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  21. ^ Tilly Boleyn (18 June 2015). "200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo". Inside the Collection. MAAS.
  22. ^ Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. "Hand-tinted calotype photograph portrait of Jonathon Croft, Deputy Purveyor Sydney (Rum) Hospital". Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  • ^arp which works exactly, 119*1.05=124 and change
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