b: 10 MAR 1888 in Plymouth, Devon
d: DEC 1915 in Lutton, Lincolnshire
David Secker says, “May 1915 Hubert Crawford married Mary Preedy daughter of Canon Preedy, Saltash, Cornwall. Mary died six months later after a short illness. She is buried in Lutton cemetery – a processional cross still in the church commemorates her.”
Below are Mary’s obituary and the register showing her death – with first evidential support of the Reverend J. Dixon-Spain, who stood in for HCDS while he mourned her.
These records are courtesy of David Secker
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Mary’s brother, Alban (Captain, Devonshire Regiment), killed in action 1st July 1916 aged 23years. Commemorated on Thieval Memorial, Somme.
Married April 28th 1915 (not May).
Batchelor of Science (Kings Coll. London).
Died from typhoid fever Dec 14th 1915 aged 27. (Obituary report)
Siblings: 1. Alban 2. Clement 3. Bernhard
4. Dorothy 5. Margaret.
Thanks for this David! I am now wondering where she was exposed to Typhoid. Would it have been in the parish? Or perhaps on honeymoon. Am now going to have to research this …