Person:Thomas Crawley (4)

Thomas Crawley's origins have yet to be established. The age given when he died suggests he was born around 1751. His first confirmed sighting is on 14th February 1781, when he married Martha Dean at Great Gaddesden in Hertfordshire. They went on to have thirteen children at Great Gaddesden between 1781 and 1808, although at least five died young. Several of the children's baptisms describe the family as being paupers.

Thomas died in 1833, when he was said to be 82 years old. He was buried at Great Gaddesden on 2nd September 1833, and his last abode was given as Church End. Martha survived him by eight years.

1.   Church of England. Great Gaddesden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   Possible baptism:
   May the 27th 1753 Thomas Crawley Son of John and Hannah Crawley Baptized at Great Gaddesden
   
   But would need to account for who else this burial was:
   Dec[em]b[e]r the 23d 1753 Thomas Crawley Buried at Great Gaddesden Affidavit Hannah Stanner

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Burials register, in Church of England. Great Gaddesden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of G[rea]t Gaddesden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1833
   No	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   493	Thomas Crawley	Church End	Sept[embe]r 2d	82 [1750/1]	J.B. Bingham