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Cawley was born at Priestlands, Bunbury, Cheshire, the son of Thomas Cawley by Harriet Bird, daughter of Samuel Bird, of Beeston Hall, Cheshire.
Born at Crumpsall, he was the second son of Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley and his wife Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John Smith.