Edward Owen Crichton

Edward Owen Crichton, R.N., lived at No. 8 in 1872-73.[1] He was born on 24 April 1824[2] and baptised in South Leith parish on 20 May 1824, son of George Crichton, a ship owner, and Gifford Allan.[3] He joined the Royal Navy in 1846, was appointed Assistant Engineer in 1848 and Chief Engineer in 1852. In 1857 he was awarded the Baltic Medal.[4] After 24 years’ service, including 11 years at sea, he retired from the navy in June 1870.[5] In 1871 he was recorded in his widowed mother’s house in Gateshead,[6] before moving to Malta Terrace. He moved to 30 Royal Circus on leaving Malta Terrace[7] and in 1881 was at 6 Greenhill Place,[8] where he died on 26 July 1894.[9]

A painting of ‘British naval ships off a mountainous coast’ dated 22 November 1861, attributed to Edward O. Crichton, was sold at auction in 2018.[10]

Edward Owen Crichton married Mary Ann Dearden in 1852, in Lewisham, Kent.[11] She was born in Lancashire in 1838[12] and died on 31 October 1876.[13] Edward Crichton’s second wife was Mary Charlotte Thompson, daughter of solicitor Edward James Thompson. They married at Notting Hill, London on 14 April 1880.[14] She died at Bath, Somerset in 1911.[15]

[1] PO Directory 1872-1873.

[2] Monumental inscriptions. Scotland. Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh. 07 June 1894. CRICHTON, Edward Owen. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112228798/edward-owen-crichton: accessed 2 October 2023.

[3] Baptisms index (OPR) Leith South, Midlothian. 20 May 1824. CRICHTON, Edward Owen. 692/2 180. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[4] Admiralty and Ministry of Defence. Medal Rolls. Baltic Medal. 1854-1855. HMS Arrogant. ADM171/19. The National Archives. https://nationalarchives.gov.uk: accessed 27 October 2023.

[5] Admiralty. Officers’ Service Records (Series III). 01 December 1848. CRICHTON, Edward Owen. ADM 196/23/65. The National Archives. https://nationalarchives.gov.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[6] Census records. England. Gateshead, Durham. 02 April 1871. CRICHTON, Gifford (Head). RG10/5060/03. Ancestry collection ‘1871 England Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[7] PO Directory 1873-74.

[8] Census records. Scotland. Newington, Edinburgh. 03 April 1881. CRICHTON, Edward O. 685/5 115/ 10. Ancestry collection ‘1881 Scotland Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[9] Probate records. Scotland. Edinburgh. Confirmation. 26 July 1894. CRICHTON, Edward Owen. Ancestry collection ‘Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[10] Dominic Winter Auctioneers. Fine Art Including the Estate of Robert Hardy CBE. 08 March 2018. Lot 375. https://www.dominicwinter.co.uk/Auction/Lot/375-crichton-edward-owen-1824-1894/?lot=11231&sd=1: accessed 27 October 2023.

[11] Marriages index (CR) England. Lewisham, Kent. Q4, 1852. CRICHTON, Edward Owen and DEARDEN, Mary Ann. vol. 1d, p. 883. Ancestry collection ‘England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[12] Census records. England. Gateshead, Durham. 02 April 1871. CRICHTON, Gifford (Head). RG10/5060/03. Ancestry collection ‘1871 England Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 26 October 2023.

[13] Burial registers. Scotland. Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh. 06 November 1876. DEARDEN, Mary Ann. BR0008. Edinburgh City Archives. Ancestry collection ‘Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 27 October 2023.

[14] Marriages (PR) England. St John’s, Notting Hill, London. 14 April 1880. CRICHTON, Edward Owen and THOMPSON, Mary Charlotte. P84/JN/019. London Metropolitan Archives. Ancestry collection ‘London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 27 October 2023.

[15] Deaths index (CR) England. Bath, Somerset. Q2, 1911. CRICHTON, Mary Charlotte. vol. 5c, p. 348. https://gro.gov.uk: accessed 27 October 2023.