Crawshay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Crawshay Bailey Crawshay Bailey (1789 – 9 January 1872) was an English industrialist who became one of the great iron-masters of Wales. Early life Bailey was born in 1789 in Great Wenham, Suffolk, the son of John Bailey, of Wakefield and his wife Susannah ...

(1789–1872), English industrialist who became one of the great iron-masters of Wales *

David Crawshay David William Crawshay (born 11 August 1979) is an Australian former rower, an eleven-time national champion, an Olympic champion and medalist at World Championships. He represented Australia in rowing at three consecutive Olympic games from ...

(born 1979), Australian rower *

Eliot Crawshay-Williams Eliot Crawshay-Williams (4 September 1879 – 11 May 1962), was a British author, army officer, and Liberal Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. Early ...

(1879–1962), British author, officer, and Liberal Party politician *

Geoffrey Crawshay Capt. Geoffrey Cartland Hugh Crawshay KStJ (20 June 1892 – 8 November 1954) was a Welsh soldier and social benefactor who is most notable for his connections to rugby union. He was also a Liberal Party politician. Early life and military servic ...

(1892–1954), Welsh soldier and social benefactor who is most notable for his connections to rugby union *

Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge Lieutenant-colonel Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge (21 July 1879 – 28 August 1965) known as ''"The Bird"'' or "''Birdie''", was a Welsh born British Army officer and international rugby union player who was capped for South Africa and was ...

(1890–1969), Welsh born international rugby union player *

Richard Crawshay Richard Crawshay (1739 – 27 June 1810) was a London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster; he was one of ten known British millionaires in 1799. Early life and marriage Richard Crawshay was born in Normanton in the West Riding of ...

(1739–1810), London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster *

Robert Thompson Crawshay Robert Thompson Crawshay (3 March 1817 – 10 May 1879) was a British ironmaster. Life Crawshay, youngest son of William Crawshay by his second wife, Bella Thompson, was born at Cyfarthfa Ironworks. He was educated at Dr. Prichard's school at ...

(1817–1879), British ironmaster *

Rose Mary Crawshay Rose Mary Crawshay (1828–1907) was a British philanthropist. She commissioned free libraries and a non-fiction prize for women. Life Crawshay was born Rose Mary Yeates in Caversham Grove in Oxfordshire to Wilson Yeates and his first wife. She ...

(1828–1907), English philanthropist, wife of Robert Thompson Crawshay *

William Crawshay I William Crawshay (1764 – 11 August 1834) was a British industrialist. Born in South Wales, he spent most of his life in London. He was the only surviving son of Richard Crawshay, one of the richest men in the United Kingdom. He had three s ...

(1764–1834), South Wales industrialist *

William Crawshay II William Crawshay II (27 March 1788 – 4 August 1867) was the son of William Crawshay I, the owner of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. William Crawshay II became an ironmaster when he took over the business from his father. He wa ...

(1788–1867), the son of William Crawshay I

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