79:. He had two sisters: Henrietta Hungerford Offley Crewe (1808â1879) and Annabella Hungerford Crewe (1814â1874). He also had an illegitimate sister by an unknown woman and an illegitimate brother, Rev John Griffiths (1813 â ?), the latter being well known and acknowledged by both family and local villagers alike. The correspondence of his sisters, which include many references to Hungerford Crewe, as well as a small number of letters by Hungerford himself, are deposited at the
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