Crawford.....

RChristopher · Post by **RChristopher** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:19 pm

Bit of a long shot I'm afraid!

I am interested in a William Crawford, who was married to Isabella Reedit at All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1808. They had 7 children in Newcastle between 1810 and 1833. I know nothing more about them other than they were obviously middle class - the children were well educated and had good professions.

I have spoken to a very, very distant relative in South Africa who is also descended from these Crawfords. She says it is legend in their family that an ancestor of theirs founded the Crawford's whisky brand. My research tells me that the whisky was (and possibly still is) made by a company called E & E Crawford based in Leith, and is one of the oldest brands (so may pre-date 1850).

Can anyone link these two sets of Crawfords? Does anyone know anything about either family that may be of help?

Thanks

Richard

Skene Dhu · Post by **Skene Dhu** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:32 am

Hi Richard,
Cant help in joining the two Crawfords, but the Distillers you are refering to is A. & A. Crawford, who were established as Whisky Merchants and Blenders in Leith in 1860. The original Founders died before the turn of the Century, and were taken over by their Sons, who were responsible for the Crawford`s Three Star Blend, and the De Luke Five Star (1920). The Firm was aquired by the Distillers Company Limited in 1944, and ownership then passed to Whyte & Mackay in 1986.

John

RChristopher · Post by **RChristopher** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:44 pm

Hi John

Thanks for that. At least I have the correct initials and a general time frame to work in now.

Regards

Richard