When Sir Arthur Hardinge was in control of the EA Protectorate and when the railway reached Nairobi, he was Hardinge's representative at the coast.

Hobley - a plodding Scotsman of considerable local knowledge, who accomplished a great deal of work for which he never seemed to earn much credit. He was somewhat lacking in personality, hampered by ill-health and possibly a little handicapped by a "spouse" who was locally famed as a "Mrs Malaprop". Many newcomers to the country, however, owed a great debt to the Craufords for their never-failing kindness and hospitality.  

EAHB 1905 - Officer of IBEA Co. who served in EA as Sub-Commissioner - died prior to 1905. Acting Commissioner of EA Protectorate June 1896 - Jan 1897 and April 1899 - December 1899

North - Dep. Mombasa with Company's Emin Pasha relief expedition 18/10/1888; leading troops in expedition towards Witu Dec 1889; Dist Supt. Kismayu at 28/11/1893; Appt. direct to EAP 1/7/1895, DO Juba River; Acting Commissioner at Mombasa 16/5/1896; Appt. Consul 1898; Consul and Sub-Commissioner Dec 1899 - "a plodding Scotsman ... somewhat lacking in personality" (Hobley) ' …… wife …… locally famed as a "Mrs Malaprop" (Hobley, 1929)

IBEA Co. General Africa Staff - appointed 1st September1888

Mills Railway - His {F J Jackson's} description of C H Craufurd [sic], the man in charge of the IBEA Company stores depot, as "sticking to his stores like a limpet, unable to part with even a few without unpleasantness" could have been followed by the revelation that Craufurd was one of the less talented men to rise to the rank of Sub-Commissioner, but he forebore.

Gazette - 15-6-1900 - News of the death in England on May 30th of Mr Clifford Henry Craufurd, CMG, Consul and Sub-Commissioner for the Province of Seyyidieh and Member of the East Africa Protectorate Council was received in Mombasa on the 2nd instant and created a profound sensation, the more so as his speedy return to his post had been expected by everybody.

Mr Craufurd's personality was a striking one and will not soon be forgotten in East Africa as it was of a resolute and painstaking Government servant, devoted to his profession and conscious of the responsible position he held. He brought to the discharge of his duties a wealth of experience and a determined industry worthy of the confidence with which he was regarded.

The record of his services is a long and honourable one. He was in the Nile Expedition of 1884 and gained the Egyptian Medal and Khedive's Star. In 1888 he was engaged by the IBEA Company and served in various capacities till in 1895 the East Africa Protectorate was formed when he became Sub-Commissioner at Kismayu. He was afterwards transferred to Mombasa and was appointed Vice-Consul on May 1st 1896 and promoted to be Consul in 1898. He twice acted as Commissioner and Consul-General in Sir Arthur Hardinges absence and was made a CMG on January 1st of the present year.

He was never strong and his constitution was latterly much undermined by the strain of many years work in a tropical climate such as that of East Africa. It was much to be regretted that his life should have been cut short just when he was beginning to reap the reward due to his long and faithful service.

Mombasa Cathedral plaque: sacred to the memory of / Clifford Henry Craufurd C.M.G. / H M Consul and Sub commisioner for the / Seyyedieh Province East Africa Protectorate / who died at Twickenham, England / on the 30th day of May 1900 aged 41 years / this tablet is erected by his fellow officers / and friends as a token of regard and esteem

President, Mombasa Club 1898, 1899