stephen crewe son of gentleman

7/25/2019 Stephen Crewe Son of Gentleman

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A while ago I spotted a request on one of the online Genealogy Forums, someone was

wondering if he was related to the Crewe family of Cheshire. His ancestor was a

Stephen Crewe born c !"# in Chester. A search for a baptism found the only match

was the son of $andle Crewe and Sarah.

In !% Stephen was wor&ing as a gun filer, which was 'ery different to the status of

the Crewe family of Cheshire.

(he census records ha'e ) Ste'en Crewe *+ gun barrel filer born City of Chester, his

wife ary Crewe aged *% was born -irmingham as were their daughters Charlotte "

and Sarah Ann aged *In ec quarter !*/ Stephen Crewe and ary Ann Hadley were married in the 0est

-romwich district. I suggested that the marriage certificate was needed to be sure of

his father, and when that arri'ed it re'ealed that Stephen Crewe, 1Gun -arrel Filer1

was the son of 1$andle Crewe, Gentleman.

ore searching re'ealed that Stephen had three siblings, all were baptised at St

2swalds, Chester, but little Charles died 3ust a few days after he was born.

!+ 4une 5 $andulph Crewe s6o $andulph and Sarah ,

!! 7o' "8. Charles s6o $andalph and Sarah Crewe, 9ings St., Gentleman.

!"# ay #8. Stephen s6o $andalph and Sarah Crewe, 9ings St., Gentleman

!"" 4une * Henrietta Crewe d6o $andle Crewe and Sarah.-urial. Charles Crew aged * days #" ec !!,St. 2swald, Chester.

In !* at oon Street, St :eters, -irmingham I found a Stephen Crewe labourer

aged " li'ing in the same household as Henrietta Crewe shop woman aged "#,

neither were ;born in county; also there was an ane,

>ongdon , aged *+ born St 2swalds, Chester and was the niece of Charles Crewe the

?icar of >ongdon, he was unmarried , aged ! and had been born at -arthlomely

Cheshire. A little bit of ;Googling; and I found that Charles was the son of the $e'$andulph Crewe, and had been born before his father mo'ed to Hawarden.

In the 7orth 0ales Chronicle dated 4une !%* the notice of his death was

published.

On the 26thult (May) aged 84 at Longton Vicarage, Worcestershire the Rev harles

re!e, "or #ore than 4$ years Vicar o" that %arish, the eldest and last surviving son

o" the late Randul%h re!e, Rector o" &a!arden '

uring his life Charles had been 'ery generous, ha'ing donated an amount of money

to purchase a site for the erection of a parsonage@ he also contributed to the erection

of schoolhouses with masters residences at >ongdon. In !*" he ga'e a subscription

of ..# to the Hospital of the Insane :oor of 7orth 0ales.

He left a will, effects under *,### pro'ed by 2ffley alcolm Crewe)$ead of

>landinam Hall. Commander in her a3estyBs 7a'y.

SON OF A

GENTLEMAN.


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I thought a loo& at Hawarden parish records would help and trip to Cefn soon ga'e

me the results I had hoped for and more. I found baptisms for the children of $e'

$andulph Crewe of Hawarden and his wife Frances nee Glynne. (here is enough on

this family &nown already, so I won;t go any further bac& in time.

Baptisms.Stephen +!" ec +th

Selina +!* 4uly "th

Frances +!% Feb th-uried +!% Feb "!th

$andulph +!+ Sep *th

4ohn Glynne +!8 ay 8th

Francis Glynne DsonE+8 4an *thborn +8# Aug #th

$ichard Glynne Crewe +8" 4uly 8th

Stephen died in tragic circumstances not along after his marriage and left his wife

with two young children. (hey had married with consent by licence as :riscilla was

described as a 3unior.Baptisms.

!" ec "+th $ichard son of Stephen. Gent and :riscilla abode oore.

!"" ec "+thborn 8th. Stephen son of Stephen, gent deceased and :riscilla

Liverpool Mercury February 9, 1821;

Marriage' te%hen re!e youngest son o" the late Rev R re!e Rector o" that %lace

to *riscilla youngest daughter o" Mr +ohn &u#%hreys o" the Moor'

The Morning Chronicle (London, England), ove!ber 2", 1822

We are sorry to record an accident !hich %roved "atal to a son o" the Rev Mr re!e

o" &a!arden, the young gentle#an !e elieve had een out !ith a hunting %arty onthe #orning o" -riday last and !as returning ho#e in the evening !hen his horse,

!hich !as eco#ing very restive thre! hi#' . #an going on the road et!een

&oly!ell and &a!arden a short ti#e a"ter !ith his cart %ic/ed hi# u%, ut li"e !as

totally e0tinct' &e has le"t a young !i"e to la#ent the loss o" an a""ectionate husand,

and the %oor o" &a!arden y !ho# he !as greatly loved, a /ind "riend'

(hen I found this is Hawarden, a real gem.

Burial 1821 April 21st

$andulph Crewe, Gent. Capt of 5!th$egt Foot, and son of the late $e' $ Crewe of

this parish. Abode 9ing Street Chester. (his is the same address gi'en when Stephen

was baptised.

(here is a will held at Chester@ $andulph Crewe. 2ccupation Captain 5! $gt Foot.

ate !5+ 0ill last of Chester

0as there an issue with the will, was it not pro'ed till !5+, could this be the reason

why his children were ;down on their luc&;

A search for $andulph Crewe in the census drew a blan&, not surprising as I later

found he had been transported in !/! on the con'ict ship -engal erchant. thereBs

no doubt that it is Stephens brother, the age, place of birth and the fact that he was

also in the gun trade in -irmingham are all to much to be a coincidence.


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$andle Crewe age "#, birth place Chester, 2ccupation, gun smith for * years. (ried at

0arwic& on +th 2ctober !/+ for stealing clothes ) + years, he didnBt get his

certificate of freedom for # years.

New South Wales

$andulph married Agnes -onner at Cobbity, 7arrellan in !*5@ she was also acon'ict and had been transported on the :lanter. She was con'icted in Aberdeen on

8th April !/! and started her long 'oyage on "8th 2ctober !/!. Agnes is

mentioned in the edical 3ournal of the con'ict ship :lanter, from "+ August !/! to

% arch !/8 by (homas $obertson, surgeon and superintendent, while carrying

female con'icts to Sydney.

Agnes -onner, aged +@ disease or wound, cynanche@ put on sic& list /# September

!/!, discharged 5 2ctober !/!.

In the 7S0 -s we find that they had a daughter ary 4 born in !*%, but after

this there is no record of Agnes, perhaps she died.

In !5% $andulph married again to a widow, Frederic&a Catherine uller neein=inmeyer in ass, she had been born in Stuttgart Germany about !"+.

(he area was a new settlement@ it had first been seen by born in ass in !5+, Alfred

Aleander born !58 and Henrietta born !%# in Carbora and Albertine born !%5

2range. -y this time $andall had mo'ed from ass to Cadia and was wor&ing at the

copper mine.

(his was not a good year for the family, as a couple of reports from the :olice

Ga=ette re'eals.

#$ %olice &a'ee *c 18+"

+ohn *er#ire charged on !arrant !ith unla!"ully and carnally /no!ing arah re!

a child 8 years o" age, the daughter o" Randall re!, adia o%%er Mines, has een

arrested y onstales 3ichols and Roche, Orange *olice' o##itted "or trial at the

ne0t uarter sessions to e holden at Orange


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#$ %olice &a'ee 1 -ec 18+"

rey horse 9: hands high' ;rand R over t!o +oined near shoulder' adia

co%%er #ines' tolen on the 9?thinstant' Re%orted stolen o!ner Randall re! #iner,

address not stated'

Sarah > married :eter 7icholas erryfield at -athhurst in !+8. He was born in

e'on in !5* and was the son of a tin miner.Henrietta married 0alter Hingley, and had four &nown children, 0alter, Albert,

Gladys and loyd in !!8 at >ithgow@ she was buried there in 8*5.

Alfred Aleander Crewe married 0ilhelmina Starr, she died early !/!, he died aged

!# in 8/8 at Church Street -la&ehurst, and his obituary notice describes him as the

belo'ed father of rs 4 Arniel, rs S uggan, rs A Forrest and Alfred.

Alfred Aleander and 0ilhelmina had also had another son, 0illiam $andulph

Crewe. He had 3oined the AIF +th-att. at umbil on "ndFebruary 8% at the age of

"#, at the time he was a motor dri'er. 2n the 5thay 8+ he was reported as

issing in Action at -ullecourt, -ullecourt, France and was confirmed as 9illed in

Action on #th

2ctober 8+.He is remembered on the ?illers)-retonneu emorial.

Frederic&a Catherine died on the 5 thAugust 8 aged !*, $andulph who had added

the middle name of Glynne died sometime in !!% aged %8.

(hey are buried in >ithgow cemetery, -owenfels, a small township in eastern 7ew

South 0ales about 5# &m west of Sydney.

(he gra'estone lea'es no doubt at all as to $andulphBs ancestry, as the entry from the

inscription records re'eals it all.

I ha'e been contacted by a lady in Australia, she told me she had done a 'ast amount

of research on the Crewe family for descendants o'er there and has willingly passed

on her wor&. (he mystery of why the will of Capt Crewe too& so long to be pro'ed is

part of it.

apt !a"#ulph rewe apt. $8th !e%t.

7otes on 0ill dated /6"6!". ate of death "*6*6!"

a%tain re!e@s !ill a%%ointed his "riends Ma>or ;oynton tone o" 3orthgate t,

hester and a%tain Ad!ard Binsley o" 3e!to!n, 3orthgate e0ecuters and trustees

o" his estate in trust "or his !i"e, arah, his e""ects to e called in and converted into#oney as soon as convenient a"ter his death, arah to have the use o" his %late, linen,


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china, household goods and "urniture "or her li"e ut no so as to dis%ose o" #a/e

a!ay !ith the sa#e' or tone and a%tain Binsley a%%arently didn@t !ant the res%onsiility and arah!ith three young children didn@t either' .ll three renounced control o" Randul%h@s

estate and handed the res%onsiility to Randul%h@s rother (also te%hen re!e) the

Cncle and no! legal guardian o" Randul%h@s ? #inor children' 9stgrant o" %roate

granted 29D99D9829

Cncle te%hen died in 982? so arah retracted her renunciation o" the e0ecution o"

the Will and a%%ointed Willia# Wood the younger, 3otary *ulic and a *rocurator

eneral o" the onsistory ourt o" hester to e her la!"ul *roctor' .s the ter#s o"

the !ill !ere un"ul"illed (i'e' not everything sold o"") the Astate continued E 2 ndgrant

dated 8 D9D982?'


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My dear rother this is a correct state#ent o" your "ather and your

grand"ather@s "a#ily'

stephen crewe son of gentleman

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