Robert Crawley

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: London; Merchant, Citizen and Grocer

Notes:

Excerpt from "History of a Bedfordshire Family" by William Austin

Robert, son of Thomas Crawley was of London, merchant, citizen, and grocer. He was named in the wills of his father, his brother Thomas, and his sister Mary.

He married, at Enfield, Middlesex, Elizabeth, daughter of John Shipton, St Matthew's, Friday Street, 21st December 1629. She was buried at Enfield, 15th July 1682. He died 12th February
1691-2. They had eleven children :

1. Elizabeth, baptized at Enfield, 15th September 1631.
2. Sarah, baptized at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 3rd October 1633; married ... Hilton.
3. Mary, baptized at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 4th December 1634; buried there, 16th March 1638-9.
4- Hannah, baptized at St Ma~thew's, Friday Street, 17th February 1635-6.
5. Thomas Crawley, eldest son and heir, of whom next section.
6. John Crawley, baptized at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 6th May 1640.
7. Mary (the second), baptized at StMatthew's, Friday Street, 13th May 1642.
8. Elizabeth (the second), baptized at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 6th March 1647.
9. Edward Crawley, baptized at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 8th March 1650·
10. Robert Crawley, buried at St Matthew's, Friday Street, 21st March 1651- 2.
11. William Crawley.

Robert married Elizabeth Shipton on 21 Dec 1629 in Enfield, Middlesex. Elizabeth died in 1682; was buried on 15 Jul 1682 in Enfield, Middlesex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Crawley, of London was born in 1638; died in Mar 1714 in Twickenham.

Notes:

Excerpt from "History of a Bedfordshire Family" by William Austin

Thomas Crawley of King's Walden, gentleman, son of the last-named Thomas, lived and died at King's Walden. His will, dated 23rd September, was proved in November 1647, before the death of his father. He married at King's Walden, 28th June 1593, Sarah Basshope, by whom he had:-
I. Thomas Crawley of King's Walden, baptized 9th February 1597; buried 12th December 1667. Will dated 21st October, proved 17th December 1667.
2. Edward Crawley, second son, baptized at King's Walden, 27th August 1600; buried there 30th September 1667, leaving a widow, a son, and two daughters.
3. Robert Crawley

Thomas married Sarah Basshope on 28 Jun 1593. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Preston, King's Walden, Hertfordshire

Thomas married Anne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Dunstable Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire

Thomas married Elizabeth Parrett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]