PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	William CROWDY
Birth date and place	c. 1820  Chalgrove, Thame, Oxfordshire, England.
Baptism date and place	8 Oct 1820 Chalgrove, Oxfordshire.
Civil Census Residences	9 Spray Building, Plumstead, Lewisham, Kent (1851).
Trade	Collar-maker. Diver (see sidebar).
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 7¼ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown.
Marriage date and place	28 May 1849 St Nicholas Church, Plumstead, Kent.
Spouse	Jessie SMITH.
Children	Charles b. 1850, Woolwich, Kent. William b. 1851, at sea on ‘Anna Robertson’ en route from London to Western Australia. Henry b. 1854, Fremantle, Western Australia. Mary Ann b. 1857, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Death date and place	1866 Q2 Lewisham District, London.
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#433 Sapper.
Attestation date and place	20 Aug 1841 Woolwich, Kent.
Service/Campaigns	China 4 years 7 months. Western Australia 10 years 10 months.
Musters	WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-207 (1872) Western Australia.
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (£5 gratuity).
Other Awards & Prizes	The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present.
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	6 Nov 1862 Chatham.
Length of Service	21 years 79 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1360-50.
Post Discharge Residence	Chalgrove, Tetsworth, Oxfordshire.
Pension District
Pension	1/1d. per diem.
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ship	Anna Robertson.
Departure and Arrival dates	Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851.  Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851.
Occupations post-arrival in WA	Instructing Warder.
Land Acquisition	None in Western Australia.
Ship ex-WA	Lincelles.
Departure date and destination	Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London.