Whittington families » Charles Smith CRICHTON (1849-> 1920)

Personal data Charles Smith CRICHTON 

• He was born in the year 1849 in Whittington.
• He died after 1920.

  Age:About 70-71

• A child of John CRICHTON and Ann 2 SMITH (CRICHTON)
• This information was last updated on July 30, 2015.

Household of Charles Smith CRICHTON

(1) He is married to Mary Eleanor WALPOLE (CRICHTON).

They got married in the year 1878 at Sunderland, he was 29 years old.

(2) He is married to Emily Jane GILBERT (CRICHTON).

They got married April 1883 at St Mark, Winshill, Burton On Trent.Vol 6B, P 487. Or 220/01/174, he was 34 years old.

CHAN: NOTE 13:25

Child(ren):

1. Ethel May CRICHTON (PALMER)  1885-> 1913
2. Emmie CRICHTON  1890-> 1901

Notes about Charles Smith CRICHTON

In April 1883, Charles Smith Crichton, married his 1st Cousin Emily Jane Gilbert, at Burton on Trent.

«b»Charles Crichton and family journeyed to Australia in 1893 aboard the Hornby Grange.«/b» «b»Diane.«/b»

«b»LANGTON GRANGE «/b»Workman Clark & Co. Belfast 1896. 5,851gt 420ft x 54ft. Single Screw Triple Expansion Engines. 26 First Class, 230 Third.

Dateline Sidney, Nov. 13. The«b» Langton Grange«/b» left Newcastle to-day with the final portion of the NSW contingent for SA numbering 4 officers, 50 men and 630 horses.

LT. 14/12/99 (Thursday)

The first group left Newcastle on 14 November 1899, on board the transport «b»Langton Grange«/b», and consisted of two officers and 32 other ranks, with 36 horses. They arrived at Cape Town, South Africa, on 13 December.

p5c The British Princess , the Montfort and the «b»Langton Grange «/b»(with horses from Australia) arrived at Natal yesterday.

LT. 19/12/99(Tuesday)

p5a The Gaul arrived at Cape Town on the 16th and the Simla arrived yesterday. The Hyades left Buenos Ayres on Dec. 16th for Durban. The Urmston Grange, from Durban arrived at Port Elizabeth on Dec. 16th; and the «b»Langton Grange «/b»left Durban for East London on Dec. 14th.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 16/01/01

p11 The «b»Langton Grange «/b»from New Orleans has arrived at Cape Town, Monday with 833 horses and will unload at Port Elizabeth.

Charles Smith Crichton became a Master Mariner and in 1901, was aboard .«b»SS Langton Grange«/b» , West India Docks, London.

and also of 190, Stockwell Road, Lambeth, London, in 1901.

The ship had sailed from Auckland 8th April the same year! and had in 1901, been carrying troops and 773 horses from Maitland, to Cape Town for the Boer War

Itappears that his ship, «b»The Langton Grange,«/b» berthed at West India Dock, in London, and built around 1896, and with a crew of 48, went down on in a Summer Fog, on 5th of August 1909, North Bishop' s Rocks, (Bell Rock specifically), in Pembrokeshire. It was whilst on a voyage in ballast from Clyde, to Newport Monmouthshire.

«b»Langton Grange.«/b» Steamship, 5852 tons. Built 1896. Houlder Bros. Wrecked on the coast of Pembrokeshire, broke up amidships, 5 August 1909.

Sunk on«b» 05/08/1909«/b» on the North Bishop's Rocks Pembrokeshire.

Did he go down with it??? .

Divers bought up wine and champagne bottles still corked. It is fair to assume that Charles was with ths ship all during the period 1896-1902. However , there is no evidence that he was aboard in August 1909 , when the ship struck rocks off the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, broke up amidships and sank. (I have a photo of the«b» SS Langton Grange«/b»).

At first only thirty-four officers and men were sent out, and these went with Mounted Rifles on the transport «b»Langton Grange«/b», which carried a big cargo of horses.

The 4th Regiment was also represented in the South African Boer War by a small contingent that sailed direct from Newcastle on the «b»Langton Grange«/b». This led to the Battle Honour "South Africa" also being approved for display on the Regimental Colours.

Memoranda of Reference, &c.

Volunteered for Transvaal War on 29thOctober 1899. Sailed from Sydney in 'Aberdeen' on 2nd Nov. Mtd. Rifle Regt. Under command of Cpt. Antill - Lt. McLean - J. Onslow - & Tooth, taking 50 horses on board & 75 men. The complement making 107 men & horses started on 10th Nov. from Newcastle on the «b»Langton Grange.«/b» Disembarked at Cape Town Dec. 7th. «b»Langton Grange «/b»arrived Dec. 19th. Entrained for De Aar on 21st Dec.& detrained on 23rd. A draft of 25 men sailed from Sydney to join us with 2nd Conting. on Jan. 14th 00.

Regiment struck camp on Dec. 30th and marched for Prieska - leaving tents behind (which were not again used); we were under Col. Alderson's command & had a Reg of English mounted infantry with us. Arrived at Britstown 34 miles for days march at dusk. Reveille 4.30 march 6.30 next day, a hot dusty day. Marched to Houwater by 2pm. & decided to camp owing to scarcity of water along route.

«b»GILCHRIST«/b» H. W. Trooper 1007 - - Australian died of typhoid fever at Kimberley on the 13th instant. 2nd entry, Local Glen Innes regrets, brother Mr. E. A. H. GILCHRIST, TEACHER AT THE Shannon Vale Public School. Trooper had sailed from Newcastle in the Langton Grange. SMH 20 March 1900

«b»GILCHRIST«/b» H. W. Trooper Rev. W. H. Ash preached funeral sermon. H.W. was the ninth son of Major Alexander and Agnes Gilchrist, born Willoughbyin 1878. In 21st year when died. Brother Charles left in the «b»Langton Grange«/b» and is not serving under Major-General French. SMH 26 March 1900

Trooper No. 1007, First Australian Horse.

['The First Australian Horse was Bush Cavalry upon the Volunteer system originally... raised in 1895, ...for service in the remote country districts of New South Wales. The movement became very popular; and several excellent squadrons were enrolled, of a superior class of men, who were admirably mounted. They wore a distinctive and somewhat remarkable uniform of dark green with black embroidery, of the hussar pattern; with handsome belts and accoutrements, including sabretaches.' [Murray p41].

Two contingents sailed - it is not known which of these H.W. Gilchrist was with;

First contingent on 14 Nov 1899 aboard «b»S.S. Langton Grange«/b», from Newcastle, NSW. Arrived Cape Town 13 Dec 1899.

Second contingent left Sydney on Transport Surrey, 17Jan 1900, arrived Cape Town 23 Feb 1900.

Engaged in many actions [see Murray p44]:

Embarked at Cape Town aboard S.S. Tongariro, 31 Mar 1901, and arrived in Sydney 2 May 1901.

Horace William Gilchrist incorrectly listed as 'Died, Bloemfontein, 27.6.00' [Murray p46].

Brother, Trumpeter No. 893, Charles Anthony Gilchrist, served in same unit. [Murray p46]. [Died at Kimberley, South Africa, 13 March 1900, aged 25 years 3 months. Death NOT recorded in Murray.

Brother, Corporal No. 36 John Hay Goodlet Gilchrist, served in 2nd, NSW Mounted Rifles [Murray p114].

«b»Present geographic location of the Langton Grange. Wreck 51 54 14N 05 22 35W

http://www.dive-pembrokeshire.com/wreck.html

«/b»The «b»Langton Grange«/b» sank in 1909, hitting Bell Rock. She weight 5,852 tons, 420 feet long and 54 feet wide. Some Swansea divers located her winestoreroom and brought up some bottles of wine and champagne still corked, some Swansea divers dispute this fact, saying «i»they could not remember much after the dive«/i», and «i»most came downwith headaches the following morning!

«/i»A dive not for the inexperienced, especially on the North going current. Slack water is about 3 hours after low water and high water, Milford Haven. Visibility is good. Launch out of Pothclais or Whitesands.

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«u»HANSARD 1803-2005 «/u» «u»1900s «/u» «u»1909 «/u» «u»August 1909 «/u» «u»19 August 1909 «/u» «u»Commons Sitting «/u» «u»ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. «/u»

Stranding of the s.s. "Langton Grange" (Admiralty Charts).

«/b»HC Deb 19 August 1909 vol 9 cc1520-1 «u»1520«/u»

«u»§«/u» «u»Mr. JEREMIAH MacVEAGH «/u»

asked the President of the Board of Trade, with reference to the recent stranding of the s.s. "Langton Grange" on North Bishop's Rock, St. David's, whether he is aware that the disaster might have been averted if the rock had been indicated by a red line on the Admiralty Chart; and whether the charts will be revised in order that such points may be indicated?

«u»§«/u» «u»The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Churchill) «/u»

I have ordered a formal investigation into this casualty, and until I have received the Report of the Court of Inquiry I cannot say what the stranding was due to, or whether it might have been averted had the rock on which the vessel stranded been marked on the Admiralty Chart by a red line. I understand that the Admiralty are of opinion that to increase the marks on their charts in dangerous places in the manner suggested would render the charts illegible in places where legibility is most required, and would be more likely to confuse mariners than to help them.

«u»1521«/u»

«u»§«/u» «u»Mr. JEREMIAH MacVEAGH «/u»

In view of the appalling amount of damage done by some rocks on that part of the Irish coast, does the right hon. Gentleman not think that the Irish Lights Board should be urged to look into this matter more earnestly, and to take some practical action?

«u»§«/u» «u»Mr. CHURCHILL «/u»

They really are considering it, and I hope they will take some practical action early.

«u»§«/u» «u»Mr. MacVEAGH «/u»

They will not listen to anybody who knows anything about it.

Below may be his death details.

Deaths Dec 1926

Crichton Charles 77 «u»Strood «/u» 2a «u»853 «/u» «u» «/u»

(Research):Mate on 3 Apr 1881, aboard, the SS Ebro, a Royal Mail steam packet out of Middlesborough, Yorkshire. With a crew of 17.

Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd'sof London (Guildhall Library Ms 18567)

CRICHTON, Charles b. Stafford 1850 C02753 Sunderland 1882

vol. 30 1882-1887, vol. 45 1888-1895; vol. 60 1896-1902; vol. 75

1904-1911

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