Percy Facey Hunter CROWTHER

1895 - 1961  (65 years)

• Name	Percy Facey Hunter CROWTHER  [1]
  Born	24 Mar 1895	Ceylon   [1, 2]
  Christened	7 Apr 1895	Wesleyan Methodist Church, Trincomalee, Ceylon   [2]
  	Percy Hunter FACEY, born 24 March 1895, baptized 7 April 1895, son of Richard Facey and Louisa A. I. Andree CROWTHER, abode Trincomalee.
  Gender	Male
  Address	1917  [3]
  	66 Shadwell Rd., Portsmouth, Hampshire
  	Address at the time he signed his attestation papers on 11 October 1917.
  Military Service	1917  [3]
  	He signed his attestation papers on 11 October 1917. He appeared as, "Percy Facey Hunter CROWTHER, born Trancomali, Ceylon, residing 66 Shadwell Rd., Portsmouth, British subject, age 22 years, 6 months. Stated he was single, and a rubber planter. Served 1 year in Cadets, C.L.I., and 3 years in Malay States, V. Rifles. Regimental number 1539; to join Imperial Forces. Signed P.F.H. Crowley at Duke's Road."
  Address	1923  [4]
  	142 Bath Rd., Southsea, Hampshire
  	Address at the time of his marriage to Lilian HAWKINS on 29 August 1923.
  Address	1950  [5]
  	5 Nelson Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight
  	Address prior to his immigrating to Brazil in 1950.
  Died	19 Mar 1961	Portsmouth, Hampshire   [1, 6, 7]
  	Percy died at the Royal Hospital in Portsmouth.
  Notes	At some point in time Percy married Violet DELL; they had no children together. (Personal communication) There is a marriage between Percy F. H. CROWTHER and a Violet ANDRESS registered on the Isle of Wight in 1952. This has not been researched further. (Anne Brooks) [1, 7]
  Person ID	I7666	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Facey CROWTHER,   b. 24 Jul 1853, Millbrook, Cornwall, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1921, Portsmouth, Hampshire  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Louisa Alexandra Irene Andree HUNTER,   b. Abt 1868, Ceylon ,   d. 8 Oct 1914, Portsmouth, Hampshire  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Married	1891  [1]
  Address	1895  [2]
  	Trincomalee, Ceylon
  	Address at the birth of their son Percy on 24 March 1895.
  Address	1911  [8]
  	54 Cardiff Rd., Portsmouth, Hampshire
  Address	1914  [9]
  	"Clinton", ? Shadwell Road, Portsmouth
  	Address at the death of Louisa as reported on 13 October 1914.
  Family ID	F976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lilian May HAWKINS,   b. Abt 1895,   d. 20 Oct 1950, London, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1923	Portsea, Hampshire   [4, 7]
  	Percy Hunter Facey CROWTHER, age 28, Bachelor, Rubber Planter, residing 142 Bath Rd., Southsea, son of Richard Facey CROWTHER, Deceased, R.N.; married Lilian May HAWKINS, age 28, Spinster, residing 38 Elphinstone Rd., daughter of John HAWKINS, Deceased, R.N. Married after Banns on 29 August 1923 at St. Jude's Church, Parish of Portsea, County of Portsmouth. Witnesses: Herbert Williamson LITHGOW; W. J. HAWKINS; D. M. DALE. Entry # 196. Three days after they married, they left for Burma with the stated intention of residing there. [4, 10]
  Address	Aft 1923  [1]
  	He and his wife lived in Malaysia in a place called Batu Gajah, and had two children.
  Address	1927  [10]
  	28 Exeter Rd., Southsea, Hampshire
  	Address when Percy left for Penang on 4 November 1927.
  Address	Abt 1932	Sussex, England   [9]
  Address	1950  [6]
  	4 Woodville-gardens, Ealing, Middlesex
  	Address at the time of Lilian's death on 20 October 1950.
  Children	1. John Kenneth CROWTHER,   b. 24 Aug 1924, Malaysia ,   d. 2 Mar 2018, Australia  (Age 93 years)   2. Margaret Patricia "Paddy" CROWTHER,   b. 1925, Malaysia ,   d. 1999  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F3154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Violet,   d. Aft 1 Dec 1961
  Married	1952	Isle of Wight, England   [7]
  Address	1953  [10]
  	5 Nelson St., Ryde, Isle of Wight
  	Address given when Percy left for Canton on 12 January 1953, travelling alone.
  Address	1961  [6]
  	4 St. Davids Road, Southsea, Portsmouth
  	Address at the time of Percy's death on 19 March 1961.
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F3708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Percy Facey Hunter CROWTHER Photo taken around 1950 prior to immigrating to Brazil.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S384] Certificate of Baptism. [S622] Attestation Papers. [S490] Marriage Certificate. [S1300] Brazil, Immigration. [S773] Probate of Will / or Administration (without a will). [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911). [S217] Newspaper. [S398] Passenger List.