Researching Tom Crawley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3891 people with the Crawley surname? In that year Crawley was ranked number 1094 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Crawley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Crawley and the Crawley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crawley Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Crawley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Tom Crawley at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4827 people with the Crawley surname in the UK? Crawley is now ranked number 1223 for popularity in the UK. |
Crawley Family Tree Databases
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Crawley Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Crawley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Crawley
Tom Crawley
Thomas Crawley (10 November 1911 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for Hamilton Academical, Motherwell, Preston North End and Coventry City.
He signed for Hamilton as a replacement for the injured David Wilson and moved to Motherwell for the same reason to fill in for Willie MacFadyen, but was unable to displace either of them on a long-term basis despite a good scoring record (they were among the leading forwards of the period in Scottish football). He turned out for Accies once more in the summer of 1935 in the Rosebery Charity Cup in 1935 with Wilson unavailable.
Crawley then moved to England, firstly for a short spell with Preston. In his later years at Coventry (where he stayed until after World War II), he moved back to play at centre half. During the war he made guest appearances for Nottingham Forest and Leicester City.
His son Tommy and grandson Ian both played in non-league football in the East Midlands, Ian winning the FA Vase with VS Rugby and the FA Trophy with Telford United in the 1980s.
Source: Tom Crawley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crawley
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