Anthony Crean (abt. 1911 - 1975)

Died 21 Mar 1975 at about age 63 in Shorne, Kent, England

Biography

Born in 1911, he traveled in 1955 to the United States, arriving in New York on April 5, 1955 on the "Mauritania."^[1]

He died in 1975, murdered by Patrick Mackay^[2]

From his Find A Grave Memorial: Former Chaplain of the Carmelite Nuns, Father Crean was a murder victim. His Funeral Mass was celebrated in Latin at St. John's Church in Gravesend, as requested in his will. It was presided by Monsignor Rapallo, Bishop of Gibraltar, a long time friend of Father Crean, who studied with him for the Priesthood. He was buried in the Grounds of the Corpus Christi Convent, where he had served as Chaplain for five years. When the Sisters left the Convent at Shorne as the property was subsequently sold and the remains of several Sisters and also those of Reverend Crean were exhumed.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 1330; Item: 84
   Ancestry Record 1518 #20849940 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Name: Anthony Crean; Arrival Age: 43; Birth Date: 11 Jun 1911; Port of Departure: New York, New York, USA; Arrival Date: 19 Apr 1955; Port of Arrival: Southampton, England; Ports of Voyage: New York; Ship Name: Mauretania; Shipping Line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd; Official Number: 5784/01.
2. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 16; Page: 1017
   Ancestry Record 7579 #50293887 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Anthony Joseph Crean death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1975 in Dartford (born 13 Jun 1911).
3. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #23638588 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Rev Anthony Joseph Crean (13 Jun 1911-21 Mar 1975); Maintained by mmel (contributor 47686399).

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Mackay