George Crichton^[1]

1819 - 1888  (69 years)

• Name	George Crichton
  Born	1819	Bridgend, Scotland, UK   [2]
  	Bridgend is not shown on modern maps but was probably near to Dundee. The baptism register entry is from Inverarity and there is a Bridgend Street in Dundee. Also, other records show the family in Dundee around this time.
  Christened	17 Jun 1819	Inverarity, Forfarshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	4 Nov 1845	Woolwich
  	Appointed to a Liverpool packet for 3 months
  Occupation	4 Nov 1845	Woolwich
  	Passed for 3rd Class Engineer
  Occupation	8 Jun 1846
  	Appointed to HMS Stromboli
  Occupation	20 Nov 1846	HMS Stromboli
  	Promoted to Acting 2nd Class Engineer
  Occupation	13 Nov 1847
  	Passed for Assistant Engineer of the 2nd Class. Appointed to HMS Fisgard.
  Occupation	20 Mar 1848
  	Appointed to HMS Redwing.
  Occupation	2 May 1848
  	Appointed to HMS Enterprize.
  Occupation	14 Nov 1849	Woolwich
  	Surveyed and passed fit for active service.
  Occupation	16 Nov 1849	Woolwich
  	Passed for 1st Assistant.
  Occupation	4 Dec 1849
  	Appointed to HMS Fisgard.
  Occupation	11 Apr 1850
  	Proceeded to Greenock to navigate HMS Simoom to Portsmaouth.
  Occupation	23 May 1850
  	Appointed to HMS Prometheus.
  Occupation	2 Feb 1853
  	Appointed to HMS Fisgard.
  Occupation	29 Apr 1853
  	Appointed to HMS Waterloo.
  Occupation	12 May 1854
  	Appointed to HMS Cyclops.
  Occupation	14 Nov 1854
  	Promoted to Acting 3rd Class Chief Engineer for Sebastopol and continued appointment to HMS Cyclops.
  Occupation	1 Sep 1856
  	To Edinburgh in charge of HMS Cyclops.
  Occupation	13 Nov 1856
  	Confirmed Chief Engineer.
  Occupation	4 May 1857
  	Appointed to HMS Cyclops.
  Occupation	6 May 1861
  	Half pay on HMS Cyclops pay-off.
  Occupation	8 Jun 1861	Sheerness
  	Appointe to HMS Cressy.
  Occupation	4 Mar 1867	Sheerness
  	Appointed to HMS Phaeton.
  Occupation	18 Apr 1867
  	Half pay on sale of HMS Cressy.
  Occupation	1 Jan 1869
  	Half pay.
  Occupation	10 May 1870
  	Place on RN Retired List at own request.
  Census	3 Apr 1881	11, Sylvan Grove, Camberwell, London, England, UK   [3]
  	Head
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Camberwell   [4]
  	11, Sylvan Grove, Camberwell, London, England, UK
  Occupation	17 Feb 1886
  	Fleet Engineer, RN On 17 Feb 1886 an Order of Council was made that any Chief Engineer with eight years seniority becomes a Fleet Engineers.
  Residence	16 Nov 1886	Putney
  	6 Stanbridge Terrace, Stanbridge Road, Putney, Surrey
  Occupation	13 Sep 1887
  	Awareded a Greenwich Hospital pension of £50 p.a..
  _UID	DC58F31B04AD5643BF18B8AB49ACEF06B03A
  Died	30 Dec 1888	374 Clapham Road, South Lambeth
  	Aesopageal cancer - epithelial. J. D. Swallo MD.
  Person ID	I6	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Crichton,   b. 29 Apr 1763, Alyth, Perth & Kinross, Scotland ,   d. 28 Mar 1843, Meigle, Perth & Kinross, Scotland  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Helen Paterson,   b. 23 Jul 1776, Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 13 Feb 1836, Angus, Scotland  (Age 59 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1799	Inverarity, Forfarshire, Scotland
  _UID	67B7FF77BEAC1A4D8C69A9FA5F4194EC1D95
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Leader,   b. 1811, Lambeth, London, England, UK ,   d. Aft 1881  (Age > 71 years)
  Married	Bef 1846
  _UID	275462406BD1D611A4CA444553540000DECB
  Children	1. George John MacDonald Crichton,   b. Bef 13 Feb 1832, Lambeth, London, UK ,   d. Abt 1862  (Age 29 years)   2. Charles Robert Crichton,   b. Abt 1844, Lambeth, London, UK ,   d. After 1850  (Age 7 years) + 3. Alfred James Crichton,   b. 1846, Lambeth, London, England, UK ,   d. 1906, Sunderland, Durham  (Age 60 years)   4. Sarah Sophia Peterson Crichton,   b. 1850, Lambeth, London, England, UK ,   d. 1939, South Lambeth  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George Crichton and daughter Sarah Sophia P. Crichton

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Will of George Crichton (Reliability: 2), 14 Jan1889. This is my Last Will and Testament I George Crichton of No. 6 Stanbridge Terrace Stanbridge Road in the parish of Putney in the County of Surrey a Retired Fleet Engineer late of the Royal Navy do hereby revoke all former Wills and Testamentary Dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. I appoint Alfred James Crichton of 27 Cooper Street Monkwearmouth Sunderland and Sarah Petterson Sophia Crichton residing with me to be the Executors and Trustees of this my Will. I direct that all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses shall be paid as soon as convenient after my decease. I devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate unto my beloved daughter Sarah Petterson Sophia Crichton now residing with me for her sole use and benefit. In witness whereof I have set my hand to this my will the sixteenth day of November 1886 ____ George Crichton _____Signed by the above named George Crichton as his last will in the presence of us both being present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses ____ William Archer Hyde White 3 Trehern Rd Mortlake ____ William Bridger 12 St Mary's Villas Richmond. On the 14th January 1889 Probate of this Will was granted to Sarah Petterson Sophia Crichton Spinster, one of the Executors. BE IT KNOWN, that as at the date hereunder written, the last Will and Testament of George Crichton formerly of No. 6 Stanbridge Terrace Stanbridge Road Putney but late of No. 374 Clapham Road both in the County of Surrey deceased, who died on the 30th day of December 1888 at No. 374 Clapham Road aforesaid was proved and registered in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice, and that Administration of the personal estate of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Sarah Petterson Sophia Crichton of No. 374 Clapham Road aforesaid Spinster the Daughter one of the Executors named in the said Will she having been the first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same. Power reserved of making the like grant to Alfred James Crichton the Son the Other Executor named in the said Will. Dated the 14th day of January 1889 Gross value of Personal Estate £ 521.10.0 Transcribed by Mike Mellor [S2] 1881 British Census, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1999, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, March 11, 2003), FHL Film 1341160 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0691 Folio 115 Page 74. [S2] 1881 British Census, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1999, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, March 11, 2003), FHL Film 1341160 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0691 Folio 115 Page 74. Extract: 1881 British Census Dwelling: 11 Sylvan Grove Census Place: Camberwell, Surrey, England Source: FHL Film 1341160 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0691 Folio 115 Page 74 Household: Marr Age Sex Birthplace George CRICHTON M 61 Male Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Retired Chief Engineer R N Anne CRICHTON M 70 Female Lambeth, Surrey, England Rel: Wife Sarah S.P. CRICHTON U 38 Female Lambeth, Surrey, England Rel: Daur Occ: Housekeeper Dom Serv [S2] 1881 British Census, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1999, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, March 11, 2003).