Crowe was born in
Kåfjord,
Norway, the son of
John Rice Crowe (1795–1877) and Malene Marie Waad (1802–1843). Together with
Henry Dick Woodfall, his father started the company
Alten Copper Works near
Alta around 1826. The company was later renamed the Kåfjord Copper Works. Henry Woodfall Crowe was named after his father's business partner. and the ship's commander,
Charles Napier, was a legend in his own time. Crowe later served as the British consul in
Helsinki. Crowe died in
Christiania and is buried there in
Our Savior's Cemetery. ==Works==