Charles Caw (1894 - 1958)

Born 18 Jul 1894 in Dundee, Forfarshire

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Annie Isabella (MacKenzie) Caw — married 14 Dec 1921 (to 10 Nov 1923) in Mathers Hotel, Dundee, Scotland

Husband of Sarah Fullerton (Shields) Caw — married 6 Apr 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1958 at age 63 in 43 Atholl Drive, Glasgow, Giffnock, Scotland

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Biography

Charles Caw was born at 23 Benvie Road in Dundee, Scotland, on 18 July 1894 at 5pm.

Charles Caw saved a boy from drowning in Broughty Ferry Harbour in January 1911.

Charles Caw sat his Civil Service entrance exam in 1909.

Charles Caw worked as a journalist. At first, he was employed by DC Thomson, but I believe he later worked for Glasgow newspapers - he moved from Dundee to live in Glasgow.

Charles Caw served in Gallipoli during the First World War, with the Black Watch regiment, I think. When he came back from Gallipoli, his mother did not recognise him when she met him at Broughty Ferry railway station - and he had terrible lice, too.

Charles Caw was affectionately known as 'Uncle Charlie'.

Here is Charles Caw in the 1921 Census, which was taken on Sunday 19 June 1921...

John Bryson, Head, 55, Perth, Tibbermore, Engineer, Anglo Indian Jute Mills, Calcutta. Grace Murray Caw Bryson, Wife, 52, Illinois, USA, [House Keeper, I think.] Charles Caw, step son, 26, Forfarshire, Dundee, Assistant Publishing (Manager Branch), Messrs D.C. Thomson and Co Ltd, Printers & Publishers. Location: 48 Monifieth Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

Charles Caw was a sports journalist. In February 1958, he was supposed to be on the plane carrying the Manchester United team that crashed at Munich. However, there was a late change in plan and he did not get on the plane. Sadly, Charlie Caw died of a heart attack and hypertension on 8 February 1958, just two days after the disaster. He was 63. Here's a newspaper article about this story: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/592423/curious-case-of-the-tayside-journalist-who-missed-ill-fated-busby-babes-flight-but-died-36-hours-later/

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Charles /Caw/^[1]

Birth

18 Jul 1894

Dundee, Forfarshire^[2]

Residence

1901

Dundee, Angus, Scotland^[3]

Sources

• Source: S-1537982498 Repository: #R-1539389618 Title: 1901 Scotland Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Unfortunately, we are unable to display the accompanying images Note: APID: 1,1101::0
• Repository: R-1539389618 Name: Ancestry.co.uk Address: http://www.Ancestry.co.uk Note:

1. ↑ Source: #S-1537982498 Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1901scotland&h=3476798&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1895Birth place: Dundee, ForfarshireResidence date: 1901Residence place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland APID: 1,1101::3476798
2. ↑ Source: #S-1537982498 Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1901scotland&h=3476798&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1895Birth place: Dundee, ForfarshireResidence date: 1901Residence place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland APID: 1,1101::3476798
3. ↑ Source: #S-1537982498 Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1901scotland&h=3476798&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1895Birth place: Dundee, ForfarshireResidence date: 1901Residence place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland APID: 1,1101::3476798

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ray Reid for creating WikiTree profile Caw-4 through the import of Ray_s Family Tree.ged on Feb 23, 2013.

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