Edward Blaise Crofton, 5th Baron

1926 - 1974  (48 years)

• Name	Edward Blaise Crofton
  Suffix	5th Baron
  Birth	31 May 1926	Dublin Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jun 1974	Fowey Cornwall England
  Person ID	I668	May
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Hon. Edward Charles Crofton,   b. 18 Jan 1896, Ireland d. 25 Nov 1936, Athlone, Westmeath Ireland (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Cecillia Mabel Day,   b. 1886   d. 7 Oct 1972, 31 Cadogan Place S.W.1 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1925
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Ann Tighe
  Marriage	10 Jun 1948
  Divorce	1963
  Children	1. Charles Edward Piers Crofton,   b. 1949   d. 1989 (Age 40 years)   2. Lt-Col Guy Patrick Gilbert Crofton, 7th Baron,   b. 17 Jun 1951   d. 25 Nov 2007 (Age 56 years)   3. Hon. Brian Crofton,   b. 8 May 1950   d. 26 Aug 1950 (Age 0 years)   4. Hon. Georgiana Ann Crofton,   b. 27 Aug 1955 (Age 70 years)   5. Hon. Arthur Blaise Crofton,   b. 20 Jan 1957   d. 1987 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Flach
  Marriage	19 Dec 1964
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Blaise Crofton
  		Wedding of Blaise Crofton and Ann Tighe
  		Lord Crofton and Ann Tighe Marriage Announcement
  		Blaise and Diana Crofton

  
  

• Notes

  Edward Blaise Crofton, 5th Baron Crofton of Mote usually went by his middle name of Blaise. He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Lowther-Crofton, of The Moate, co. Roscommon [I., 1758] on 15 June 1942 He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Crofton of Mote, co. Roscommon [I., 1798] on 15 June 1942. He retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, late of the Royal Navy.