Researching Charles Cruft
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The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Cruft on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Cruft and the Cruft Family History
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Some Famous People called Charles Cruft
Charles Cruft (showman)
Charles Alfred Cruft (28 June 1852 – 10 September 1938) was a British showman who founded the Crufts dog show. Charles first became involved with dogs when he began to work at Spratt's, a manufacturer of dog biscuits. He rose to the position of general manager, and whilst working for Spratt's in France he was invited to run his first dog show at the 1878 Exposition Universelle. After running dog shows in London for four years, he ran his first Cruft's dog show in 1891, and continued to run a further 45 shows until his death in 1938, as well as running two cat shows in 1894 and 1895. He was involved in a range of dog breed clubs, including that for Schipperkes, Pugs and Borzois. He and his wife upheld a story that they never owned a dog, and instead owned a cat, however Cruft admitted to owning at least one Saint Bernard in his memoirs, published posthumously.
Source: Charles Cruft (showman), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cruft
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