Thomas Crawford

Male12 February 1897–29 April 1968

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Crawford was born on 12 February 1897, in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Crawford, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Todd Frew, was 23. He lived in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 29 April 1968, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 71.

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Thomas Crawford
1897–1968
Ivy Ethel Waters
1907–1976

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  • Thomas Crawford in household of Daniel Crawford, "Scotland Census, 1901"
  • Ivy Ethel Waters - FamilySearch Family Tree - MyHeritage

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World Events (8)

1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

Age 5

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

1908

Age 11

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1918

Age 21

WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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