Individual Details
Ernest Oliver CROXFORD
(14 Oct 1873 - 1 Jul 1918)
Events
| Birth | 14 Oct 1873 | Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1881 | Scholar - Thame Road, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | From May 1890 to Dec 1911 | Various (See Notes) - Great Western Railway, |  | | |
| Marriage | Abt Oct 1898 | (Registration District), Thame, Oxfordshire, England - Ida Mary SAWYER | | | |
| Census | 1901 | Station Master G.W.R. - Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Station Master - GWR Station, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Jun 1918 | Farmer - Towersey, Buckinghamshire, England | | ||
| Death | 1 Jul 1918 | (Registration District), Thame, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 8 Aug 1918 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ida Mary SAWYER (1880 - 1940) |
| Child | Hilda Florence Alice CROXFORD (1906 - ) |
| Child | Frederick Neville Law CROXFORD (1916 - 1996) |
| Father | Albert Richard CROXFORD (1845 - 1934) |
| Mother | Mary Ann PRICE (1845 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Christopher CROXFORD (1867 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Frederick Albert CROXFORD (1869 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Florence Annie CROXFORD (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Aubrey CROXFORD (1875 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Sidney Spencer CROXFORD (1877 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Louis James CROXFORD (1879 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Bertie Price CROXFORD (1881 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Frank Percival CROXFORD (1883 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Albert George CROXFORD (1885 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Alfred CROXFORD (1887 - 1951) |
Notes
Occupation
Extract from UK Railway Employment Records - Great Western - Uniformed Staff - No 1c.Name: Croxford, Ernest Oliver
Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1873
Date of Service - Occupation - Station -
May 1890 - Lad Porter - Watlington -
Oct 1891 - Porter - Thame
Sept 1896 - ? Porter - Oxford Pass
Nov 1900 - Station Master - Hampstead Norris
Nov 1903 - Station Master - Whitchurch
Commencement Wages: 10/-
Incremental Wages
24 May 1891 11/- ; 21 Oct 1891 16/- ; 21 Oct 1892 17/- ; 28 Sept 1896 21/-; 27 Sept 1897 22/- ; 28 Sept 1898 23/- ; 6 May 1900 24/- ; 19 Nov 1900 25/- ; 19 Nov 1902 27/- ; 30 Nov 1903 30/- ; 5 Feb 1906 32/- ; 31 Jan 1910 34/-
Cautions & Fines: in Red Commended: August 1911
May & June 1911 - Suspected of having allowed his wife to travel a second time with a used privilege ticket & for issuing to her a ticket on an order signed by himself for one of his porters 19/294 - Reduced to smaller station , but resigned in preference to removal.
Reference in Testimonials: 15547
Dec 1911 - Resigned.
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 12 yearsCensus
At the same address his father, listed as a visitor, also his brother Bertie and his wife Emily, both visitors.Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1918Croxford Ernest Oliver of Towersey Buckinghamshire farmer died 1 July 1918 Administration Oxford 8 August to Ida Mary Croxford widow. Effects: £590 18s 1d.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1873 Oct/Dec - Wycombe - Vol: 3a Page: 524.
2. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, Piece: 343.
3. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1470; Folio: 147; Page: 20.
4. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, Piece: 343.
5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1898 Oct/Dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 1607.
6. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1137; Folio: 56; Page: 1.
7. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6314; Schedule Number: 62.
8. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1918 - Croxford, Ernest Oliver .
9. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1918 Jul/Sept - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 971.
10. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1918 - Croxford, Ernest Oliver .
11. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1918 - Croxford, Ernest Oliver .