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Croft, Thomas (c. 1435–1488), customs official, shipowner, and patron of Atlantic exploration  

C. S. L. Davies

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Croft, Thomas (c. 1435–1488), customs official, shipowner, and patron of Atlantic exploration, was the son of William Croft (d. 1439) of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, and Isabella, presumably a second wife. He was born during the 1430s, the youngest of four brothers, including ...

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Gibson, Francis (bap. 1752, d. 1805), mariner and collector of customs  

Anita McConnell

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Gibson, Francis (bap. 1752, d. 1805), mariner and collector of customs, was baptized at Whitby, Yorkshire, on 16 January 1752, the son of Joseph Gibson, commander of a merchant ship, and his wife, Mary, daughter of a customs controller at Whitby. He was sent to the day school run by ...