Miriam Croft

   Cause of her death was Phthisis Pulmonalis Dropsy.⁷

   Other names for Miriam were Marian Butler,^{5 7} Miram Crofts ⁹ and Mariam Wheeler.

  Death Notes:

Death Cert. says aged 27

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census UK: Aged 7, 1841, Opposite ???? House, Brede, Sussex, England. ¹⁰

• Census UK: Aged 17, 1851, Brede, Sussex, England. ¹¹

• Census UK: Poor?, aged 26, Widow, 1861, 8 Factory Sq, Winchelsea, Sussex, England. ¹²

• Death Informant: James Alfred Croft (son), 13 Aug 1863, Winchelsea, Sussex, England. ⁷

Miriam married Alfred Butler, son of Abraham Butler and Mary Crossingham, on 30 Apr 1854 in Icklesham, Sussex, England.^{1 2} (Alfred Butler was born about 1833 in Sussex, England ¹³, christened on 30 Apr 1833 in Icklesham, Sussex, England,¹ died on 11 Jun 1860 in Winchelsea, Sussex, England ^{14 15} and was buried on 17 Jun 1860 in Icklesham, Sussex, England ¹⁶.) The cause of his death was Phthisis Pulmonalis (TB).⁷

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: Both of the Parish of Ickesham, 4 Dec 1853 to 18 Dec 1853, Icklesham, Sussex, England. ¹

• Marriage Witness/es: James Harman and the mark of Mary Harman, 30 Apr 1854, Icklesham, Sussex, England.

  Marriage Notes:

Miram claimed to be resident of Winchelsea

Miriam next married Thomas Wheeler on 13 Apr 1861 in Parish Church, Winchelsea, Sussex, England.^{3 4} (Thomas Wheeler was born about 1832 in Winchelsea, Sussex, England ¹⁷ and died about Mar 1885 in Rye District, Sussex, England ³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Witness/es: William Wheeler and Maria Creasy (nee Wheeler), 13 Apr 1861, Parish Church, Winchelsea, Sussex, England. ⁴