Crawford Pasco
| Crawford Atchison Denman Pasco | |
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| Born | 17 January 1818 Plymouth Dock, Devon, England |
| Died | 18 February 1898 (aged 80) Melbourne, Australia |
| Resting place |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria, Australia 37°51′40″S 145°00′06″E / 37.861099°S 145.001795°E |
| Residence | England, Australia |
| Occupation | Naval officer, police magistrate |
| Employer | Royal Navy, Colonial Government of Victoria |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth nee Emmett (1820–1863) and Francis Emily nee Barker (1837–1907) |
| Children |
with Mary Elizabeth: Crawford Perry Bate Pasco (1854-1857), (twins) Pasco (1855-1855), Mary Isabel Penfold Pasco (1855-1893), Grace Pasco (1857-1857), () Pasco (1859-1859), Montague Gordon Charles Pasco (1860–1952), Frederick Claude Coote Pasco (1863–1955); with Francis Emily: Emily Frances Pasco (1868–1939), Alice Josephine Pasco (1869–1920), William Henry Pasco (1871–1961) |
| Parent(s) | Rear Admiral John Pasco and Rebecca, nee Penfold |
| Relatives | son-in-law of Henry James Emmett |
with Mary Elizabeth: Crawford Perry Bate Pasco (1854-1857), (twins) Pasco (1855-1855), Mary Isabel Penfold Pasco (1855-1893), Grace Pasco (1857-1857), () Pasco (1859-1859), Montague Gordon Charles Pasco (1860–1952), Frederick Claude Coote Pasco (1863–1955);
Crawford Atchison Denman Pasco (17 January 1818 – 28 February 1898) was a Royal Navy officer and Australian police magistrate during the 19th century.
There were two periods to his career, first as in the Royal Navy:
He wrote in 1846 to the editor of the Hong Kong Register suggesting that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P. & O. Co.) might extend its mail steamer services from Singapore to Australia. The letter was republished in the Sydney Morning Herald. and other Australian papers.
In 1852 P. & O. Co. gave him free passage on the inaugural voyage to Australia of the SS Chusan.
And later in Victoria, Australia:
Pasco retired in Melbourne and became a founder member of the Victorian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia in 1884, he was chairman of the first Antarctic Exploration Committee.
In 1885, he published Early exploration of Australia. In 1897 he published A Roving Commission, a vivid account of his naval life.
Crawford Pasco (1818-1898) was the youngest son of Rear Admiral John Pasco and his wife Rebecca, née Penfold.
He was married twice, first to Mary Elizabeth Emmett, daughter of Henry James Emmett and Mary Elizabeth Thompson, née Townsend, After the death of his first wife he married Francis Emily Barker, daughter of Dr. Thomas Barker and Francis Alicia née Lauder of Melbourne.
There were 8 and 3 offspring respectively from his marriages.
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