Robert Crowe of Swaffham, Norfolk, England 1710-1786

Born: 1710 in Swaffham and died January 1786 in Swaffham.
Son of: Robert Crowe (16??-1725) and Anna Crowe (nee Bodham, 1690-1727).
Brother of:
1. Elizabeth Dalton (nee Crowe, 1712-1797) who married Francis Dalton (?-1767).
2. Edward Crowe (1714-1715).
3. Anna Miller (nee Crowe, 1717-17??) who married John Matthias Miller.
4. Philip Crowe (1718?-1737).
5. Rebecca Crowe (1723-1723).
6. Dorcas Crowe (1725-1792).
Robert married: around 1734 Alice Alpe (1713?-1777).
Of the children of Robert and Alice, we know of:
1. Robert Crowe (1734-?).
2. Priscilla Crowe (1736-1739?).
3. Edward Crowe (1738-1742).
4. Rev Henry Crowe (1741-1816) who married in 1767 Elizabeth Haylett (1746?-1779) and later Mary Smith.
5. Catherine Crowe (1743-1769).
6. Philip Crowe (1744?-1745).
7. Philip Crowe (1745-1828) who married Margaret (17?-1834).

Robert Crowe: An Overview

We know of Robert Crowe from the following sources:
1. His portrait
2. Notes compiled by Ann Manley, 2003, referenced to the Swaffham Parish Registers 1471576.
3. A brief mention in the diary of Elizabeth Jones (nee Helsham) which reads as follows:

"... my great grandfather, Robert Crowe, whose portrait hangs in the dining room together with that of his wife Alice Alpe of Hardingham Hall in Norfolk, was a solicitor at Swaffham and, although he died in 1786, his second son, Philip, continued to reside there for many years."

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