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Croft, Elizabeth (1755-1815), wife of Sir Herbert Croft
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- Lewis, Elizabeth (birth name)
- Croft, Lady
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d. 1815
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Elizabeth Lewis was born in 1755, the daughter of David Lewis of Malvern Hall in Warwickshire. She became the second wife of Sir Herbert Croft, whom she married by special licence on 25 September 1795.
Her portrait was painted by Constable: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2007/important-british-paintings-l07123/lot.62.html
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Tollemache, Anna Maria (1745-1804), wife of the 6th Earl of Dysart (1745-1804)
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Tollemache, Anna Maria (1745-1804), wife of the 6th Earl of Dysart is the sibling of Croft, Elizabeth (1755-1815), wife of Sir Herbert Croft
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online), under Sir Herbert Croft