Descendants of William Crispin

First Generation

1. William¹ Crispin birth date unknown.

The only known source of information is his son’s marriage certificate, which lists his father’s occupation as either printer or painter.

He married Betsy Crispin? The only known source of information about her is Frederick’s baptism record.

William Crispin and Betsy had the following children:

+ 2 i. Frederick Sorrell² Crispin was born Moretonhampstead in About 1832.

Second Generation

2. Frederick Sorrell² Crispin (William¹) was almost certainly born in Moretonhampstead, Devon (although the 1881 census gives his birthplace as Ivybridge) in About 1832. He was christened on 03 June 1832 in Moretonhampstead; his mother’s name was given as Betsy Crispin but his father’s name is not given. According to the 1901 census his place of birth was Moretonhampstead.

He married Maria Jane Hood at Darenth Kent on 16 May 1853 (second quarter 1853, Dartford, Vol2a, P349). She was recorded as Jane on her marriage certificate and in the 1861 and 1881 censuses but Maria J in the 1901 census. She was born in Darenth, Kent in About 1834, the daughter of John Hood, a labourer. She died aged 73 at 22 Clifton Road, Margate on 13 April 1907 (second quarter 1907, Thanet, Vol2a, P582).

Frederick was a master papermaker at the paper mill at Wookey Hole, the manufacturer of the specialist paper for the Bank of England notes. He seems to have travelled the country widely, presumably in pursuit of work.

At the 1861 census (RG09/468, Folio 5, Page 5) he was aged 29 and living at South End Cottages, Darenth, Kent with his wife and three eldest children, Sam, Henrietta and Harriett.

At the 1881 census he was aged 49 and living at Railway Terrace, Alton, Hampshire. Also living with him and his family were his grand daughter, Florence Foote (aged 1 and born in Alton – it is not clear who her parents were) and 3 lodgers. In 1887 the family was living in Afon-wen a village in the parish of Caerwys, near Holywell.

At the 1901 census he was retired aged 68 and living at 4, Sandling Road, Maidstone, Kent with Jane and their sons Wilfred and Harry.

Frederick Crispin died aged 75 at 48 Salisbury Road, Maidstone on 9 July 1905 (third quarter 1905, Maidstone, Vol2a, P440).

Frederick Crispin and Jane Hood had the following children:

4 i. Samuel³ Crispin was born at Carshalton, Surrey on 03 November 1854. He was described as a scholar, aged 6 at the 1861 census, but there appears to be no record of him at the 1881 census.

5 ii. Henrietta Crispin was born at Darenth, Kent on 29 October 1856. Her married name was Clarkson and she had a daughter called May. The only possible entry in the 1881 census is Henr[i]etta Clarkson, aged 27 born in Faversham, married to Thomas Clarkson, a lighterman aged 24 and living at 449 Southwark Pk Rd, Bermondsey, Surrey.

6 iii. Harriett Crispin was born at Darenth, Kent on 29 September 1858. Harriette, aged 22, was working as a Nurse Dom Serv Inst Service at the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots, Reigate, Surrey at the 1881 census. Also working there was Nicholas Thurling, who married her younger sister, Phoebe

7 iv. Albert Crispin was born on 12 November 1860 (fourth quarter 1860, Dartford, Vol2a, P260) and died 2 days later.

8 v. Ernest Crispin was born at Darenth, Kent on 20 January 1862 (first quarter 1862, Dartford, Vol2a, P283). He was an unmarried papermaker, aged 19, living with his parents at the 1881 census. The death of an Ernest Crispin in Malling, aged 31 is recorded (fourth quarter 1893, Malling, Vol2a, P393). It is not certain but seems likely that this is the same person.

+ 9 vi. Frederick Crispin was born at Darenth, Kent in 1864 (first quarter 1864, Dartford, Vol2a, P305).

10 vii. Phoebe Crispin was born at Sundridge End on 03 December 1865 (fourth quarter 1865, Sevenoaks, Vol2a, P470), although the 1901 census gives her place of birth as Dartford. She was a scholar aged 15 at the 1881 census. She married Nicholas Thurling (third quarter 1884, Maidstone, Vol2a, P1067). He was born at Newington, London in About 1850. They had 2 sons: John, born in Maidstone in About 1885; and Frederick (first quarter 1889, Maidstone, Vol2a, P750); and 3 daughters: Billie; Maude, born in Maidstone in About 1887 and whose married name was Beadon; and Mary May (first quarter 1894, Maidstone, Vol2a, P762). They were living in Margate at the 1901 census, where Nicholas was working as a general labourer and John was a fitter’s apprentice. Frederick is thought to have been killed in the First World War.

11 viii. Naomi Crispin was born in Wookey Hole, Somerset on 29 September 1868. She died in about 1930. She married either Frederic Hale Collins or George Charles Dickinson (fourth quarter 1897, Fulham, Vol1a, P677).

12 ix. Ambrose Jesse Crispin was born in Wookey Hole, Somerset on 31 May 1870 (second quarter 1870, Wells, Vol5c, P599). Ambrose is the name given by Winifred Baldwin; Jesse appears on the 1881 census when he was a 10-year-old scholar. There is no record of him at the 1901 census.

13 x. Mabel Crispin was born in Wookey Hole, Somerset on 27 April 1872. She died on 19 December the same year.

+ 14 xi. Wilfred Crispin was born in Wookey Hole, Somerset on 31 December 1873.

+ 15 xii. Harry Walter Crispin was born in Alton, Hampshire on 26 February 1875 (first quarter 1875, Alton, Vol2c, P151).

Third Generation

9. Frederick³ Crispin (Frederick², William¹) was born at Darenth, Kent in 1864 (first quarter 1864, Dartford, Vol2a, P305).

He was an unmarried papermaker, aged 17, living with his parents at the 1881 census. In 1887 Frederick was working in a paper mill in Flintshire close to where Wilfred was apprenticed in Holywell

He married Sarah Ellen Rogers (third quarter 1884, Holywell, Vol11b, P317). She was known as Sally and was born at Ysceifiog, Flintshire in About 1863.

At the 1901 census he was living in Maidstone and described as a vatman paper maker.

Frederick Crispin and Sarah Rogers had the following children:

16 i. Robert⁴ Crispin was born unknown. Robert married Joan and had a daughter named Freda.

17 ii. Thomas Crispin was born in Ysceifiog Flintshire in About 1885. He was a Railway Clerk at the 1901 census.

18 iii. Arthur Ernest Crispin was born in Caerwys Flintshire in 1886 (second quarter 1886, Holywell, Vol11b, P227). He was a papermaker’s apprentice at the 1901 census.

14. Wilfred³ Crispin (Frederick², William¹) was born in Wookey Hole, Somerset on 31 December 1873.

He was a scholar, aged 7 at the 1881 census. On 31 May1887 he was apprenticed as a papermaker to Mrs. Anne Appleby Jones of Pishill in the parish of Holywell in the county of Flint. By the 1901 census he was a papermaker living with his parents in Maidstone. He later moved to Cornworthy, Devon.

He married Kate Ethel Turner (Kathleen?) on 30 May 1903 at Maidstone, Kent (second quarter 1903, Maidstone, Vol2a, P1660). She died on 20 November 1950 in Plumstead, where she was living with her son and his family.

Winifred Crispin said that he died in 1930. However, according to his grandson, Peter, Wilfred was declared of unsound mind (as a result of his wartime experiences?) and placed in Deepway Mental Hospital in Exmouth, Devon in 1919. Commital continued after the mental health act of 1926, and a Court Order of 1939 (pension age) made his wife responsible for all decisions concerning him (this gave him 2/6 of his pension as pocket money, the remainder plus income from property going to his wife). He died in "Deepway", Exmouth on 02 November 1950.

Wilfred Crispin and Kate Turner had the following children:

+ 19 i. John Frederick⁴ Crispin was born on 16 May 1912 in Cornworthy, Devon.

15. Harry Walter³ Crispin (Frederick², William¹) was born in Alton, Hampshire on 26 February 1875.

At the 1881 census he was living with his parents at Railway Terrace, Alton.

At the 1901 census he was living with his parents at 4, Sandling Road, Maidstone. His occupation was given as hairdresser, working at home on his own account. He was described as a Hairdresser (Master) on his son Geoffrey’s birth certificate. His son Geoffrey Crispin remembered, as a child, reading (principally Charles Dickens) to him because he was blind.

He married Ellen Harding on 15 August 1904 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (third quarter 1904, Berkhamsted, Vol3a, P1586). [See Harding descendants file.] She was born at 14, Walton Road, Aylesbury on 20 February 1880, the daughter of Joseph Harding, a shoemaker, and Sarah Freeman. She died on 5 May 1955 at “Crossways”, Ryders Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent (second quarter 1955, Thanet, Vol5b, P731).

Harry Crispin died aged 47 at his home: 36 Malling Road, Snodland on 24 November 1922 (fourth quarter 1922, Malling, Vol2a, P869).

Harry Crispin and Ellen Harding had the following children:

+ 20 i. Geoffrey Hollis⁴ Crispin was born in Snodland, Kent on 15 May 1905 (second quarter 1905, Malling, Vol2a, P782).

+ 21 ii. Max Harding Crispin was born in Berkhamsted on 20 July 1907 (third quarter 1907, Berkhamsted, Vol3a, P908a).

Fourth Generation

19. John Frederick⁴ Crispin was born on 16 May 1912 in Cornworthy, Devon. He was known as Jack, at least by his cousin Geoffrey.

He married Beatrice Martha Beauchamp in 1939. She died in the early 1980s.

They lived in Plumstead for most of their lives, although they moved to Isleworth when Beatrice was evacuated there with the War Office, returning to Plumstead in 1947.

John Crispin died in the early 1980s.

John Crispin and Beatrice Beauchamp had the following children:

+ 22 i. Peter John⁵ Crispin was born on 21 February 1943.

23 ii. John Richard Crispin was born in 1946 and died the same year.

20. Geoffrey Hollis⁴ Crispin (Harry³, Frederick², William¹) was born at 2, Malling Road, Snodland, Kent (in the Malling District) on 15 May 1905.

He married Winifred Baldwin on 15 August 1931 in St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted (third quarter 1931, Berkhamsted, Vol3a, P3168). [See Baldwin descendants file.] She was the daughter of Alfred John Baldwin and Kate Gertrude Humphrey. At the time of their marriage Geoffrey was living at The Friary, Charles Street, Berkhamsted and Winifred was living at 149 High Street, Berkhamsted. The witnesses to their marriage were Max Harding Crispin and Kathleen Baldwin. She died aged 86 in Hemel Hempstead General Hospital on 12 July 1992 (Jul 1992, Dacorum, Vol10, P133, Ent No 792).

On his marriage certificate he was described as a Secretary to Public Companies. He was a barrister, Queen’s Counsel and Recorder of Rochester, Kent. They lived in The Tile House, Chipperfield, Herts.

He died aged 70 in Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, Hertfordshire on 16 April 1976 (Jun 1975, Dacorum, Vol10, P107).

Geoffrey Crispin and Winifred Baldwin had the following children:

24 i. Shirley Kathleen⁵ Crispin was born in Berkhamsted on 12 August 1932. She married Paddy Clark, son of Cecil Clark and Anne Latton. They had 4 children: Penelope, Jacqueline, Timothy and Jeremy.

+ 25 ii. Michael Julian Crispin was born in Abbots Langley, Herts on 28 May 1935.

26 iii. Nicholas Crispin was born in Abbots Langley, Herts on 20 February 1944.

21. Max Harding⁴ Crispin (Harry³, Frederick², William¹) was born in Berkhamsted on 20 July 1907.

He married Mary Elizabeth Wiltshire.

Max Crispin and Mary Wiltshire had the following children:

27 i. Dorothy Marion⁵ Crispin was born unknown. She married Anthony Cartwright on 23 April 1962 at Hayling Island, Hampshire. They had 2 children; Sarah and Emma.

28 ii. Margaret Crispin was born unknown. She married Edward Martin Wyer on 8 September 1962 at Hayling Island, Hampshire. They had 2 children; Andrew and Allison.

Fifth Generation

22. Peter John⁵ Crispin was born in Plumstead? on 21 February 1943.

He worked in the brewing industry, initially in production and later in consultancy to the industry. In 2000 he took early retirement and ran The Royal Oak at Dacre Bank, near Harrowgate with his daughter and son-in-law.

He married Patricia Ruth Tucker on 04 March 1967.

Peter Crispin and Patricia Tucker had the following children:

29 i. Nicolas Richard⁶ Crispin was born on 04 September 1968.

30 ii. Anna Michelle Crispin was born on 14 November 1970. She married Stephen Cock on 19 February 2004 and they run a pub in partnership with her parents.

25. Michael Julian⁵ Crispin (Geoffrey⁴, Harry³, Frederick², William¹) was born in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire on 28 May 1935. He was always known as Julian

He married Janice Caroline (Jane) Munday on 6 January 1961 at South Mimms, Hertfordshire. She was born on 12 August 1937, the daughter of Michael Munday and Caroline Ferres. [See Munday descendants file.] She trained as a nurse and later as a teacher.

He was an insurance broker in the City of London and underwriters’ agent at Lloyds of London. They lived for most of their lives in Lewisham, London.

Julian Crispin and Jane Munday had the following children:

+ 31 i. Toby Alexander Baldwin⁶ Crispin was born in Lambeth, London on 10 October 1962.

+ 32 ii. Geoffrey Oliver (Rollo) Crispin was born in Sittingbourne, Kent on 14 October 1964.

33 iii. Thomas Michael Fabian Crispin was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire on 21 December 1966. He was a teacher at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath, London.

+ 34 iv. Charles Julian (Sam) Crispin was born in Lambeth, London on 7 February 1969.

Sixth Generation

31. Toby Alexander Baldwin⁶ Crispin (Julian⁵, Geoffrey⁴, Harry³, Frederick², William¹) was born in Lambeth, London on 10 October 1962.

He married Georgina Helen Katherine Adams on 1 August 1992 at Compton Dundon, Somerset. She was born in Bath, Somerset on 27 May 1965, the daughter of Roger Adams and Joy Sydney. [See Adams family descendants file.]

Toby Crispin and Georgina Adams had the following children:

+ 35 i. Daniel Michael Roger⁷ Crispin was born in Yeovil, Somerset on 15 November 1994.

36 ii. Isabelle Caroline Joy Crispin was born in Yeovil, Somerset on 21 November 1996.

37 iii. Eleanor Katherine Rose Crispin was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus on 15 December 1999.

38 iv. Madeleine Georgina Grace was born in Yeovil, Somerset on 11 May 2002.

32. Geoffrey Oliver Crispin was born in Sittingborne, Kent on 14 October 1964. He was known as Rollo at home, until his marriage. Thereafter he was known as Oliver.

He married Sarah Brockman in Chislehurst, Kent on 5 August 1989. She was born on 20 September 1964, the daughter of John Brockman and Rosemary.

Oliver Crispin and Sarah Brockman had the following children:

39 i. Josette⁷ Crispin was born in the Portland Hospital, London on 6 May 2000.

40 ii. Hermione Crispin was born in the Portland Hospital, London on 16 November 2001.

41 iii. Rollo Julian Fabian John Crispin was born in the Portland Hospital, London on 19 August 2004.

34. Charles Julian Crispin was born in Lambeth, London on 7 February 1969. He was always known as Sam as a child and later adopted the name as a third Christian name.

He married Marcie in Shanghai, China in 2002. Their marriage was blessed at St Margaret’s Church, Lee, London on 10 August 2003.

Sam Crispin and Marcie had the following children:

42 i. Chloe⁷ Crispin was born in Shanghai, China on 8 August 2002.

43 ii. Felix Crispin was born in Shanghai, China on 3 October 2004.

Seventh Generation

35. Daniel Michael Roger⁷ Crispin (Toby⁶, Julian⁵, Geoffrey⁴, Harry³, Frederick², William¹) was born in Yeovil, Somerset on 15 November 1994. He was christened in St Andrew’s Church, Compton Dundon on