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- Born February 17, 1827. His parents were Charles Crawley (of Littlemore) and Eliza Catherine Grimes.
While the family was living in Highgate he attended St Aloysius College during 1841 census
In Oxford he attended Exeter College, matriculated June 4 1846; B.A. 1835; M.A. 1853
War service: Served in the Oxfordshire Militia in Corfu during the Crimean War. Listed as a Lieutenant, June 19, 1854
In 1857 Charles Edward was married firstly to Maria Walter Scott Wilson and there were two children from that marriage: Charles William Scott Crawley (1858-1938) and Margaret Laura Scott Crawley (1860-1938). Maria died in April 1862 and was buried in the Crawley family plot at St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church in Littlemore.
On April 23, 1867 in Abingdon, Berkshire, he married secondly, Mary Ann (Marion) Karop, daughter of George Charles Karop and Mary Ann. She had been the governess to his two children during the illness of his first wife.
1861 Census: 64 East Hill, Wandsworth, London
Charles and his two children are living with his mother-in-law and her already large household (including 8 servants). Maria does not appear in the census, though she is still alive. The staff includes two nurses so perhaps she is already very ill. The census taker has clearly been confused by the complex relationships and has mistakenly included Sophia and Matilda with the Crawley family, but they are actually Wilson family members.
1871 Census: 2 Eliot Hill, Lewisham, London
When the census was conducted on April 2, Charles and Marion were living at 2 Elliot Hill in Lewisham awaiting the birth of their first child, Edward Robert John (Jack) who would be born a few months later on July 25. Also living in the house were Charles' children from his first marriage, Charles (age 13) and Margaret (age 10).
1881 Census: 4 Kensington Hall Terrace, Fulham, London (no longer exists) the family has moved to Fulham. Charles and Marion's second son George (known as Eric) is now 7 years old. Charles Edward and Margaret are both away at the time of the census, and appear as visitors elsewhere.
1891 Census: 65 North End Road, Fulham, London
Charles is shown as a boarder, living separately from his wife and family.
Death and burial
Died 1893, Fulham, London. Buried in the Crawley family plot at St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church in Littlemore.
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