Edwin Critchlow 1907 - 1986
Known as Eddie
General dealer and labourer for Railway electricians
Eddie & May -golden wedding 1976
Born Ashington to a miner . Lived & worked there, likely in the mines as an electric labourer.
1907. Edwin Critchlow was born Morpeth Sep 1907 , the 7/7/1907, to James Critchlow & Fanny Wilson
1911C. Edwin Critchlow, 4, is living High Market Place, Ashington with his parents & 6 siblings in a 4 roomed Tenement. 10 children, 3 had died
| James | Critchlow | Head | Married | Male | Coal Miner Stone Man | 41 | 1870 | Cheadle Staffordshire | |
| Fanny | Critchlow | Wife | Married | Female | - | 37 | 1874 | Stafford Staffordshire | |
| William | Critchlow | Son | Single | Male | Coal Miner Driver | 16 | 1895 | Hollington Staffordshire | |
| Lizzie | Critchlow | Daughter | - | Female | - | 14 | 1897 | Sheffield Staffordshire | |
| Fred | Critchlow | Son | - | Male | - | 11 | 1900 | Sheffield Staffordshire | |
| Fanny | Critchlow | Daughter | - | Female | - | 9 | 1902 | Essington Staffshire | |
| Ada | Critchlow | Daughter | - | Female | - | 5 | 1906 | Bill Quay Northumberland | |
| Edwin | Critchlow | Son | - | Male | - | 4 | 1907 | Ashington Northumberland | |
| Albert | Critchlow | Son | - | Male | - | 1 | 1910 | Ashington Northumberland |
1912-1914. Edwin Critchlow, birthday 11/7/1907, of 94 Maple Street, father James, admitted 28/10/1912, attended Ashington New Hirst Boys School. FMP record gives his attendance[ 408 days- highest was 412 in 1913 & [ 329, highest 383] 1914, in Class 3 in 1913, Class Pa in 1914. Last day of attendance was 4/12/1914, he was off to the Junior Boys
921C.Edwin Critchlow, 13, is living 94, Maple Street, Ashington, Northumberland with his parents, 5 siblings and a niece
| James | Critchlow | Head |
Male | 1870 | 51 | Cheadle, Staffordshire, England | Coal Miner Below Ground (Shifter) Labourer | Ashington Coal Coy |
| Frances Fanny | Critchlow | Wife |
Female | 1874 | 47 | Coppenhall, Staffordshire, England | Home Duties | - |
| William James | Critchlow | Son |
Male | 1896 | 25 | Hollington, Staffordshire, England | Coal Miner Hewer | Ashington Coal Co Ltd |
| Margaret Jane | Critchlow | Daughter-in-law |
Female | 1894 | 26 | Seghill, Northumberland, England | Home Duties | - |
| Frederick George | Critchlow | Son |
Male | 1899 | 21 | Staffordshire, England | Striker Blacksmith | Ashington Coal Coy |
| Frances Fanny | Critchlow | Daughter |
Female | 1902 | 19 | Staffordshire, England | Farmworks Agricultural Labourer | Mrs S Gray Thirs House Farm |
| Ada Mary | Critchlow | Daughter |
Female | 1905 | 15 | Durham, England | Agricultural Labourer Farm Work | Mr S Gray Third House Farm |
| Edwin | Critchlow | Son |
Male | 1907 | 13 | Ashington, Northumberland, England | None | - |
| Albert Edward | Critchlow | Son |
Male | 1910 | 11 | Ashington, Northumberland, England | - | - |
| Frances Mary | Critchlow | Granddaughter |
Female | 1919 | 1 | Ashington, Northumberland, England | - |
1926 . Edwin Critchlow, 18, general dealer,, married May Brown , 17, Morpeth Jun 1926 on 17/4/1926, in Seaton Hirst Parish Church. Her address 111 Portia Street, his 4 Bungalow, North Seaton Rd. . Her father William Brown, miner. His James Critchlow, general dealer . Witnesses Frederick George Critchlow- his 1900 elder brother- & Beatrice E Critchlow Buttle- likely his 1908 sister, missing from 1911C: could she have been adopted ??
They had met at the fairground where he was working. May's parents warned her to stop seeing him or be banned from their house. And, once married, May never entered her parents' house again. Their daughter, Audrey, the only one of their children who passed the 11+, was welcomed in her Brown grandparents' home "William Brown( a strict no nonsense Methodist) had little regard for Eddie Critchlow, likening him to a somewhat Fly-by- night character, the complete antithesis of the teachings of the Methodist Church,"
They had: Edwin Critchlow 1927, Audrey Critchlow 1929, Ronald Critchlow 1931, Margaret J Critchlow 1934 , all born Morpeth
& Michael Critchlow NorthC Sep 1946 - still alive 2016-
What is Audrey's father's occupation on her 1929 b.c.?
Children of Eddie & May Critchlow
1939 Register. Edwin Critchlow , general electric labourer, is living 1-2 Woodhorn Road, Ashington
| Edwin | Critchlow | 07 Jul 1907 | Male | General Electric Labour | Married | 240 | 1 | ||
| May | Critchlow | 12 Nov 1908 | Female | Unpaid Domestic | Married | 240 | 2 | ||
| Edwin | Critchlow | 9 Apr 1927 | Male | At School | Single | 240 | 3 |
| Ronald | Critchlow | 29 Aug 1931 | Male | At School | Single | 240 | 5 |
plus 2 offically closed records - these possibly Audrey & Margaret
Maybe ~ 1960s?? Occasion??
Eddie Critchlow on left with Ralph Gibbon on right in Ashington Welfare circa 1946. Ralph was Joyce Browns Stepfather who married Margaret Brown nee Armstrong
"Eddie liked to race Whippets and have a bet on them, played pitch and toss( gambling again), liked to smoke and have a drink and associated with the travelling community in local fairgrounds; however Francis found him to be a kind, loveable, albeit irresponsible rogue" .
1947.
Joyce ( Linda &Trevors Mum), May Critchlow, Edwin 1927 and Edwin Senior .Taken a short while after Edwin and Joyce's 1947 Wedding.
Edwin was employed by British Rail on the Bedlington to Ashington Branch Line. Edwin was the only son of James Critchlow not to go down the Coal Mines- info from Linda's huasband, Francis Bell .
In the 1950s, when Carol used to visit them for a few days annually, Eddie and May also looked after a neighbour's, Lily's, daughter Susan Hunter, as well as their late addition, Michael 1946
1977. May Critchlow, aged 68, b. 12/11/1908, died Northumberland Central Mar 1977
1986. Edwin Critchlow, aged 79, born 7/7/1907, died Northumberland Central May 1986 . No probate.
Carol remembers holidays with her parents at these grandparents. She would help her uncle Michael, 1946, with his Maths homework!!
Photos please from Audrey - any of the family when kids??
Loads more memories of him must exist, from Audrey, Carol, Audrey's siblings, Linda ...
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15/7/2016: it was interesting to learn you had found a "Frederick ", although I never knew my uncle by that name. -- he was always Uncle Fred, my fathers brother . uncle Fred was always considered (certainly by my Mum) to be the "posh" one in the family and he certainly gave that impression. I know very little of him, only that his wife was Auntie Mary who was a Nursing Sister, they had two children, Charles who I believe was something to do with the police force and Gay/Gale who until a few years ago had a very popular coffee shop in Morpeth, is now of course retired . they lived in a small village by the name of Pegswood (Northumberland). auntie Mary lived into her 90,s & Died only a few years ago, I have no memory of uncle Fred,s death. reference to Francis -I ,m thinking this could slot in somewhere with my grannie on my Dad,s side, again I can only remember him calling her "Fanny" & Francis in his better moods. I do remember my granddad having a thriving fruit & veg business, albeit it was selling from a horse & cart !!! I doubt whether Ann would have much on the Critchlow side as she would be going for the Browns - I could ring her - Audrey