He was born in Hastings in Sussex in 1849, the son of Andrew Crawford.
[2] Crawford attended University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1868, aged 18; he graduated B.A.
[1] He was the chaplain to Cane Hill Hospital in Surrey for 36 years from 1883 until he retired in 1919.
[3][4] He was an honorary curate at St Mary's Church in Merton after his retirement and died at Wimbledon Chase in Surrey in 1935 aged 85.
[2] His Wisden obituary notes that he "loved the game so much that all his children played from an early age" and that an entire team of Crawford's played on occasion, including at least two of his daughters.