Researching Jim Croston
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 568 people with the Croston surname? In that year Croston was ranked number 3011 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Croston on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Croston ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Croston and the Croston Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Croston Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Croston family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 773 people with the Croston surname in the UK? Croston is now ranked number 3313 for popularity in the UK. |
Croston Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Croston Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Croston. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Croston
Jim Croston
A. James "Jim" Croston (born – death unknown) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Hampshire, at military level for Army Rugby Union (with Frank Whitcombe), and the 38th Field Company Royal Engineers, and at club level for United Services Portsmouth, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Castleford (Heritage № 130) and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 522), as a, i.e. number 3 or 4, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.
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Other names that sound a bit like Croston
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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