Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Crawford Cheryl S
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRAWFORD & CO [CRDA CRDB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5620 GLENRIDGE DRIVE, N.E.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30342
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 12,053,158
I
Trustee and by spouse, Family Limited Partership and trusts (1)
Class B Common Stock 12,783,181
I
By Spouse, Family Limited Partnership and Trusts (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Crawford Cheryl S
5620 GLENRIDGE DRIVE, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30342
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Cheryl S. Crawford 04/13/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 3,000,000 as Trustee for Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for the benefit of her spouse; 427,455 by spouse; 8,192,091 by Estate for which spouse is co-executor and beneficiary; 53,691 by trust for minor child as to which spouse has investment approval; and 379,921 by Family Limited Partnership over which spouse exercises voting control. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest in them.
(2) 1,882,100 by spouse; 10,466,931 by Family Limited Partnership over which spouse exercises voting control; 384,912 by trust as to which spouse is a co-trustee and beneficiary; and 49,238 by trust for minor child as to which spouse has investment approval. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest in them.

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