Alfred Ernest Cramp [254]

   FamilySearch ID: KGS4-72H.

  Burial Notes:

Crookwell Cemetery Anglican Section

  Noted events in his life were:

• Registration: Birth, 1864, Yass District, New South Wales. ⁵ 16658/1864
CRAMP, ALFRED E
GEORGE
MARY A
YASS

• Other: Federal Hall, 1910 Dec, Reid's Flat, Monteagle County, New South Wales, Australia. Completed the Federal Hall. This hall was located across the road from his hotel, the Royal Hotel.

• Newspaper: CROOKWELL, 1916 Mar 23, Goulburn District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁶ CROOKWELL. (1916, March 23). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 4 Edition: EVENING. Retrieved June 18, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98897152>

Thomas Daniel Eldridge was charged with be-
having in a riotous manner in a public place
at Crookwell on February 26 last. Defendant
pleaded guilty, but said he was in the billiard
room when he was assaulted by Alfred Ernest
Cramp. It was stated also that the two were
seen in holts by the billiard-room proprietor,
Eldridge seeming to be protecting himself. The
case was withdrawn.
Alfred Ernest Cramp pleaded guilty to riotous
conduct in a public place on February 26, and
was fined 20/, with 6/ costs of court, in default
7 days imprisonment with hard labour in the
lock-up.

• Registration: Death, 1955, Goulburn District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁷ 6499/1955
CRAMP, ALFRED ERNEST
GEORGE REUBEN
MARY ANN
GOULBURN

• Death Notice: Goulburn Post, 1955 Jan 12, Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales, Australia. ⁸ CRAMP
Alfred E
Death notice
09JAN1955
Death
91
late of Goulburn
Goulburn Post
12JAN1955

• Probate: Granted, 1955 May 30, New South Wales, Australia. ⁹ Item number or control symbol: Series 4-431845 Title: Alfred Ernest Cramp - Date of Death 09/01/1955, Granted on 30/05/1955

• Inquest: 'Crookwell Gazette, 1960 Apr 8, Crookwell, King County, New South Wales, Australia. Accidental Drowning Find

A 71 year-old retired farmer was accidently drowned in the Sapling creek, near Laggan on 24th March, said Crookwell Coroner, Mr P. Callaghan.
Mr Callaghan said this after investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death. The deceased was Arthur Cramp, of Sapling Creek.
The deceased's brother, James Cramp, also of Sapling Creek, told the coroner that his brother had left the house about 4 pm to go fishing, then was found later floating in the creek, apparently drowned.
As the deceased was leaving the homestead he said; '' That shower of rain should have freshened the water in the creek, there might be a few fish about.''
A nephew of the deceased, Bernard James Cramp(25), found the deceased's body about 5 pm, and rang the Crookwell Police. The witness told the Court that his uncle never expressed ant intention of committing suicide and seemed to be happy and contented.
The witness added; When I got the deceased out of the water I saw his hat on the left bank of the creek where grass was pressed down as though someone has rolled or slipped over it into the water.

Senior Constable A.N. Swanson, who inspected the scene of the drowning said close to the waters edge there was some dried grass and tussock on a jutting piece of the bank where there were marks suggesting someone had made attempts to pull themselves up. Dry grass and tussock were disturbed and new earth showing. The deceased's hat was lying at one side of the pressed down grass. Constable Swanson added; ''It would appear that the deceased had tripped and rolled over to the edge of the bank into the water and then had struggled for a short time trying to get back up on the bank.
The water hole was about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide and appeared to be deep, as the bottom could not be seen from the bank.

Government Medical Officer, Dr M.V. Mutton, told the court he had examined the body of the deceased about 6 pm. on the day of the drowning, and had ascertained that the death had occurred about 2 hours previously.
He said that there were no marks of violence on the body and there was evidence of immersion in water for a few hours
Dr Mutton said the deceased was suffering from chronic kidney and bladder restriction, high blood pressure and heart disease.
I do not consider he would be the type to commit suicide, said Dr Mutton. The deceased was a little childish, mental degeneration to some slight extent was evident in him and he was also slightly hard of hearing.

Alfred married Margaret Williams [8791] [9JB8-ZHJ] [MRIN: 3371], daughter of James Williams [28754] [KGC3-WQP] and Mary Ann Harris [28755] [KGC3-WQW], on 1890 Feb 24 in Crookwell, King County, New South Wales.¹ (Margaret Williams [8791] [9JB8-ZHJ] was born in 1865 in Crookwell, King County, New South Wales ¹⁰, christened on 1870 Aug 15 in Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia,¹¹ died on 1953 Sep 12 in Crookwell, King County, New South Wales, Australia ¹⁰ and was buried on 1953 Sep 13 in Crookwell, King County, New South Wales, Australia ¹².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1890, Crookwell District, New South Wales. ¹³ 3264/1890
CRAMP, ERNEST A
WILLIAMS
MARGARET
CROOKWELL