Alfred Ernest Cramp [598] ²

   Cause of his death was appendicitis.

   FamilySearch ID: 9N54-5LZ.

  Medical Notes:

A resident of many years Mr Alfred Cramp died at his residence on Saturday night, after a brief illness, the result of an attack of appendicitis. About 4 years ago the first symptoms of failing health manifested & some months later he moved to Sydney for surgery.
About 3 years ago, returned to Cowra, up to one or two weeks ago he enjoyed good health until the fatal seizure. Our late townsman was born at Mulgowrie on April 21, 1838. In early days chiefly followed mining pursuits & in the course of his peregrinations in quest of the precious metal, he visited Lambing Flat (Young) & Forbes goldfields. At the latter 1862 he married Miss Louisa Payne of Goulburn , who survives him and eventually settled down in the Goulburn District, where he was a successful grazier for a number of years. He commenced his career as a Hotel Keeper in Cowra at the ''Great Western''1888 & upon that hostelry becoming too small for his large business connections he moved to ''The Royal Hotel'' where he conducted a large & lucrative business until the precarious states of health forced his retirement into private life. He leaves a widow & grown family of 6 sons & 3 daughters to mourn the loss of a most affectionate husband and parent.
Buried Church of England Cemetery ,Cowra, on Sunday. ⁷

  Birth Notes:

"Bombar"

  Christening Notes:

"Bombar"

  Noted events in his life were:

• Robbed: Dinner, 1865 Feb. ⁸ On Sunday last an affray occurred between the Police and the bushrangers, which has not been made public, though the news reached reporters last week. It seems that Hall, Gilbert and Dunn called at Alfred Cramp's farm, on the Crookwell, near Binda in this district, and ordered dinner. While the party of Police headed by an Inspector, whose name has not transpired, and Detective Jaggers, and numbering five in all, including one or two volunteers. They were perceived by the bushrangers or by someone on the lookout, and the Police perceiving that this was the case, dismounted, as there were some fences between them and the house. They then rushed up on foot, but too late to prevent the bushrangers mounting horses. Several shots were exchanged but the bushrangers escaped.

(One of the volunteers was later reported to be William Eldridge of Binda)

• Newspaper: THE GOULBURN HOSPITAL, 1865 Feb 1, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ⁹ Mr Kimberley has sent word to town that the money supposed to have been taken from his lad by the bushrangers on Thursday last was found on the following morning. A great many reports have been flying about since Saturday with respect to the whereabouts of the bushrangers ; but none of them are very reliable, and several have been found to be erroneous. In one case three policemen in disguise, and in another three travellers were mistaken for Hall and his gang. One of the parties of police who are in search of the bushrangers is accompanied by a young gentleman as a volunteer. We have information that on Sunday week last an affray occurred between the police and the bushrangers, and which hitherto has not been made public though the news reached reporters last week. It seems that Hall, Gilbert and Dunn called at Alfred Cramp's farm, on the Crookwell, near Binda, in this district , and ordered dinner. While there a party of police headed by sub-inspector, whose name has not transpired, and Detective Jaggers, and numbering in all five, including one or two volunteers, approached the house. They were perceived by the bushrangers or by some one on the look out, and the police perceiving that this was the case dismounted, as there were some fences between them and the house. They then rushed up on foot ; but too late to prevent the bushrangers mounting their horses. Several shots were exchanged and the bushrangers escaped. With reference to an opinion lately expressed - that news which appears in the papers must be furnished by the persons whose names are mentioned - it may be stated that this does not by any means necessarily follow ; and on the contrary it generally happens that the persons whose names appear in print have not in any way communicated with the reporters. It is not likely that the opinion referred to is generally held ; and it is surprising that it should be entertained in any quarter ; but as it has been recently expressed the present opportunity is taken of showing that it is erroneous

• Imprisoned: for assult, 1867, Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales. ¹⁰ Goulburn Herald, July 10 1867

Before the Police Magistrate at Goulburn on Monday the 8th was Alfred Cramp, charged with assaulting Mrs O'Brien, wife of John O'Brien, at O'Brien's Public House at Binda. The assault was of somewhat aggravated nature. Cramp was sent to Goulburn Goal for two months.

Goulburn Goal Entry

Goal Standing Number 4216, Alfred Cramp, born 1838, height 5'8'', fresh complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, prominate chin, long nose, mouth medium, mole under right shoulder blade. Could read and write.

• Newspaper: MONDAY-JULY 8, 1867 Jul 10, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ¹¹ MONDAY'97JULY 8. (1867, July 10). The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864 - 1881), p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100873810>

MONDAY -July 8.
Before the police magistrate and Mr. A. F. Gibson.
John O'Brien v. Alfred Cramp ; assaulting com-
plaintant's wife. The case occurred at Binds at
complainant's public-house, and was of a somewhat
aggravated nature. Defendant was sent to jail for
two months.

• Occupation: farmer at "Avondale", 1872, Binda, Georgiana County, New South Wales. ¹²

• Court: Police V Alfred Cramp, 1884 Sep 30, Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales. ¹³ ...for using unrecorded brand for sheep. Defendant stated that some three years ago he made an application to the inspector for the use of such brand, and had remitted the fees; since which time he had heard no more about it, and thought the brand was registered. The case was adjourned to the next court (20 October, 1884) to admit of defendant producing evidence.

• Court, 1884 Oct, Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales. ¹⁴ Alfred Cramp was sued by the police for using an unregistered sheep brand. This case had been postponed from last court upon the representation of Cramp, that he made an application and remitted fee to the sheep inspector at Carcoar, and he now produced a certificate under the brand of J.W West, sheep inspector, Carcoar, showing that the brand had been allotted. Case dismissed.

• Newspaper: CROOKWELL, 1895 Mar 16, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ¹⁵ CROOKWELL. (1895, March 16). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98555282>

…
Alfred Ernest Cramp deposed: I am a sheep
farmer and reside at Sapling Creek; accused's place
adjoins mine; I am continually through his pad-
docks, as the road runs through them; I saw
accused on Sunday morning last; he was going
through my paddock towards Branson's; when I
came home from shearing in November last the
accused had 21 sheep, as I counted them; I have
counted them since on an average of twice a week:
I know he has one of William's sheep; counted
them twice on Sunday and found there were 24 each
time; only one of the skins produced is like that of
accused; I know Brason Brothers' sheep, and the
skins produced bear every resemblance to theirs;
there is tattoo oil on four of them, and about the
place where the brand of Branson Brothers would
be; Williams uses tattoo oil, but brands on the
rump ; there are no brands on the rump of the skins
produced.
…

• Newspaper: GOULBURN CIRCUIT COURT, 1895 Apr 18, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ¹⁶ GOULBURN CIRCUIT COURT. (1895, April 18). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98555435>

…
Alfred Ernest Cramp, a farmer living near
accused, said he knew accused's sheep well; at
last shearing he had 21 and at the end of February
he had 24.
In answer to Mr. Gannon Cramp said he was not
on good terms with accused. He once shot ac-
cused's fowls for trespassing on his wheat.
This was the evidence for the prosecution.
…

• Court: Police Court, 1895 Oct, Cowra, Bathurst County, New South Wales. ¹⁷ Remanded accordingly, Alfred Cramp, licensee of the Royal Hotel appeared upon summons, charged with allowing billiards to be played on his premises an hour after the hour of 11 P.M. on the 17th instant.
Defendant pleaded guilty;
Constable Tranter deposed that he observed the billiard room attached to the defendants hotel, open at 12 midnight on Tuesday, 17th instant ; he questioned the person in charge, but did not caution the defendant personally, there were people playing in the room at the time.
Sergeant Harvey deposed that this was the first offence the licensee had been charged with.
Defendant said he was in bed at the time.
His Worship said that he had no option but to inflict a fine of 2 pounds, that being the minimum penalty under the licensing act.
Fined 2 pounds, and 4 shillings costs, in default levy and distress.

• Newspaper: Police Court, 1898 Dec 10, Grenfell District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁸ Police Court. (1898, December 10). The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1948), p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112810706>

Police Court
COWRA, Tuesday. Before the P.M.
Henry George Laundess (on remand) '97
Illegally using a horse. Mr. Phillips for the
prosecution. Mr. Mason for the defence.
From the evidence it appeared that accused
was seen by Septimus Cramp riding a black mare
of his branded A over C along Kendall-street,
Cowra, on the 23rd ult., and that when accosted
accused stated he had bought the animal out of
the public pound at Grenfell, and produced a
receipt purporting to have been signed by Syd-
ney Marks. Cramp did not look on the back of
the receipt then, but he now noticed a second,
receipt there, showing that the mare had been
sold by the poundkeeper at Grenfell to Sydney
G. Marks, on October 27th, 1898. He lost the
mare from Cowra in July last.
A. Cramp deposed the mare bore his registered
brand and that he had not received any notice
of the impounding from the poundkeeper.
Joseph Marks, poundkeeper and inspector of
nuisances at Grenfell, deposed that the mare in
question was impounded from Ipswich Farm, by
Mr. Arthur Newman on October 23rd, and as
she appeared to be a "Cleanskin," he sold her
on October 27th, at auction, to his son, Sydney
G. Marks, for 10s, and the latter shortly after
wards sold her to the accused for 25s. The
order authorising tho sale was signed by Mr. J.
D. Brierly, J.P. Witness admitted that the
receipt purporting to have been signed by his
son was written and signed by his daughter.
His worship held there was no evidence
against the accused, who was then discharged
from custody.
Joseph Marks. '97 Larceny as a bailee of a
horse.
Mr. Mason for the defence.
This case arose out of the preceding one,
hence since of the evidence was similar. The
additional testimony adduced went to show that
the shoulders of the mare had never been clipped
as sworn by Marks in the former case ; that the
sale had been made to Laundess by accused, and
not by his son ; that the pound books had been
altered ; that accused had entered a charge for
damages (4s) which was not, authorised by the
impounder, and, it was alleged, had committed
various other irregularities. The witnesses
were senior-sergeant Kenny, Septimus Cramp,
Henry George Laundess, Sydney G. Marks,
Alfred Cramp, G. T. S. Boilnau (C.P.S. Gren-
fell, and sergeant Roberts (Grenfell).
Accused, who reserved his defence, was com-
mitted to take his trial at the Court of Quarter
Sessions, to be holden at Young on January 12th
next. Bail allowed ; accused in £40 and one
surety in £40.
Laundess entered into a bond to produce the
mare at the trial. '97 Cowra Free Press.

• Probate, After 1904 Aug 28, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁹

• Newspaper: Family Notices, 1904 Sep 5, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ²⁰ Family Notices. (1904, September 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14667105>

CRAMP -August 28, 1904, at his residence, Mulyan,
Cowra, Alfred Cramp, aged 65 years.

• Newspaper: Family Notices, 1904 Aug 31, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ²¹ Family Notices. (1904, August 31). The Sydney Morning Herald(NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14633637>

CRAMP -In memory of Alfred Cramp, who died on
August 28, 1904, aged 65 years Inserted by his
loving wife and family.

• Newspaper: COWRA, 1904 Sep 9, Parkes District, New South Wales, Australia. ²² COWRA. (1904, September 9). Western Champion (Parkes, NSW : 1898 - 1934), p. 6. Retrieved June 11, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112467587>

Mr Alfred Cramp, a resident of this,
town for some sixteen years, died early
on Sunday morning from an acute
attack of appendicitis.

• Newspaper: Family Notices, 1904 Sep 26, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ²³ Family Notices. (1904, September 26). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 8 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved June 13, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86037877>

CRAMP.-August 28, at Mulyan, Cowra,
N.S.W., Alfred Cramp, aged 65.

• Newspaper: Ejectment Order Against Local Hotelkeeper, 1921 Jun 11, Cowra District, New South Wales, Australia. ²⁴ Ejectment Order Against Local Hotelkeeper. (1921, June 11).Cowra Free Press (NSW : 1911 - 1921), p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99701878>

Ejectment Order Against
Local Hotelkeeper.
A Very Interesting Case.
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Before Mr. F. C Crane- S.M. on
Wednesday, Frank Bennett (Trustee
in the Estate of the late Alfred
Cramp) asked for an order directing
Patrick Kennedy, licensee of the
Royal Hotel, Cowra, to give up pos-
session of the premises to him.
Mr. Hill (Sydney) appeared for
complainant and Mr. Phillips for de-
fendant, who pleaded cause to show.
Frank Bennett deposed he was a
warehouse manager and resided at
Darling Point Road, Darling Point;
was landlord of the Royal Hotel, as
trustee under the will of the late
Alfred Cramp.
Mr. Phillips : Do you produce your
appointment by the Court as Trustee ?
'97No.
Mr. Hill: Do you object ?
Mr. Phillips: We admit nothing.
S.M.: As a general rule possession
is sufficient.
Mr. Phillips : They haven't proved
anything yet.
S.M.: The case hasn't gone far
enough yet. I overrule the objec-
tion.
Mr. Phillips: I'd like my objec-
tion noted.
S.M. : If Mr. Phillips will put his
objection in writing it would simplify
matters.
Witness (continuing) ) Received no
remuneration as trustee; the wife
and children were the beneficaries;
defendant was then in occupation ; he
was in the premises under a lease
that expired on 30th April, 1917 ;
just prior to that date defendant
asked; for a renewal of his lease and
wrote several letters; knew defend-
ant's handwriting ; received the letter
(produced) from defendrnt and as a
result witness came, to Cowra; it
was then agreed he should remain in
occupation for four years at £312
per year.
To Mr. Phillips: To the best of
my belief it was a verbal agreement.
Mr. Hill: I refer your Worship to
the case of Marston. v. Deane, when it
was held it was required to show how
a tenant came in possession.
Mr. Phillips objected to the evi-
dence.
The S.M.: I admit the evidence.
Witness (continuing): Shortly
after that left for Japan and on his re-
turn twelve mouths later a lease was
submitted to witness by Mr. Phil-
lips, who was then acting as his so-
licitor, providing for a four years'
term at £312 per annum ; it was not
signed by witness, as it contained
clauses he would not agree to ; Ken-
nedy had offered him £700 for a
lease such as that before ; received the
letter (produced) in which Kennedy
threatened to take proceedings; later
received the letter (produced) from
Messrs. Garden and Gilcreest (who
were Kennedy's solicitors at the
time).
Mr. Phillips : I submit there was
no evidence it; was written with de-
fendant's authority.
Mr. Hill: It was written by his
solicitor.
Witness (continuing) : Instructed
his solicitor to write in reply;
S.M.; Did you give them notice, to
produce?
Mr. Hill: Owing to the great dis-
tance between the places unfortun-
ately notice to produce was not
served.
Mr. Phillips: There is no evidence
the letter was writlen by Garden and
Gilcreest.
The S.M.: There is a way of get-
ting that evidence. It is a purely
technical objection.
Mr. Hill: I won't have it marked
then, Your Worship.
The S.M.: You can put it in just
for what it's worth.
Witnees (continuing) : Attended
with a clerk from your office at the
office of the Master in Equity; defen-
dant was still in possession; was still
Trustee and owner of the premises ;
Mr. Montgomerie exhibited the infor-
mation and was authorised by wit
ness; before April 30th of this year
defendant asked for a further lease of
ten years, and offered £600 ; replied
in writing; had other offers to lease
the premises; defendant did not reply
to witness letter ; the lease expired
on 30th April, 1917.
To Mr. Phillips: Mr. Montgomerie,
under my instructions, exhibited the
complaint.
Mr. Phillips: I object to the auth-
ority; as Mr. Montgomerie was only
authorised to exhibit an information
and this is really a complaint.
S.M.: What the difference P
Mr. Phillips: They have different
meanings under the Landlords' and
Tenant's Act.
S.M.: I overrule the objection.
To Mr. Phillips: Say he is not
holding ou his old lease; allowed him
further possession in 1917 ; made ar-
rangements to give him a lease, but it
was never put through, and he kept on
on the old terms ; gave him his word
he could stay on for 4 years whether
he had a lease or not.; defendant was
in possession of the premison under
the old lensa; he didn't fulfil his part
although I did mine ; he paid rent up
to April 30th, and I then instructed
it to be sent back to him ; no lease
was signed by me ; they told me you
as my solicitor had lost it ; the rent
has been the same as before from
1917 to April 30th, 1921.

By Mr. Hill: There were variations
in the old lease; agreed to insure
against fire and do structural repairs,
but refused to do any alterations, be-
cause the rent had not been altered
for 20 years ; the Court called on me
to do certain repairs and I had it
done and paid for it ; defendant had
not paid any money for repairs.
By Mr. Phillips: Agreed to do
structural repairs, but not structural
alterations.
To the S.M.: There has been no
notice to quit ?
Mr. Hill: No, only that the term
has expired.
Mr. Phillips submitted on appli-
cant's own evidence he could not suc-
ceed, and quoted authorities to sup-
port his view. He held his client
was a yearly tenant.
Mr. Hill replied, quoting a case 90
years old, in which it was held where
there was an agreement for a lease
the tenancy automatically ceases.
Witness (recalled) : Came to Cowra
prior to the lease expiring; at the
time Kennedy threatened to take
proceedings under the Fair Rents
Act for a reduction of rent; that was
about March; 19 17 ; saw Keunedy in
Mr. Gilcreest's office and he said if I
gave him an extension for four years
he would not go furthor re the appli-
cation for reduction of rent; told
him Mr. Phillips had advised me he
had no case and personally I didn't
think he could succeed and pointed
out £6 a week on a £5000 property
was not a fair return; at that time
the position was bad ; discussed the
matter amicably and said he would
give a further lease of four years for
the same terms with several alter-
ations, witness to do the structural
repairs and to insure for risk against
fire; the time agreed on was four
years; that terminated all other
agreemeets between them ; defendant
carried on under that agreement and
paid rent; absolutely refused to do
the structural improvements..
To Mr. Phillips : There was a
verbal agreement ; defendant wanted
me to do certain things and I would
not ; refused to do structural
alterations ; there was a verbal
agreement, and you were present as
my solicitor; went to Japan think-
ing everything was satisfactorily ar-
ranged ; went to Japan every year
for about eight years; it was a con-
ditional agreement ; refused to sign
the lease drawn-up, and it had not
been signed yet by me.
Mr. Phillips asked that the appli-
cation be dismissed.
S.M. : When the terms, were
agreed on and the lease was not com-
pleted I hold you are not entitled to
notice. I am against you that far.
Patrick Kennedy deposed he was
licensee of the Royal Hotel, Cowra ;
in 1917 saw complainant and had a
discussion in regard to the renewal of
the lease ; went to Garden and Gil-
creest's office ; had a discussion and
the agreemont arrived at was that if
witness withdrew his application for
a reduction of rent he would be given
a four years lease without paying a
bonus; the lease was prepared; the
building was in very bad repair at
the time ; arranged with complain-
ant' to do structural repairs or wit-
ness could have same done and de-
duct the cost from the rent; com-
plainant absolutely refused a lease
and repudiated the whole arrange-
ment ; had been there ever since
under the terms of the old lease and
paid the same rent.
To Mr. Hill : The terms of the old
lease in regard to repairs provided
that I was to pay for same ; certain
repairs have bean done lately and I
did not pay for them ; referred to the
new lease as "a scrap of paper" and
refused to pay for structural alter-
ations and some painting; Garden
and Gilcreest were my solictors; the
conference was prior to the ex-
piration of the lease; an agree-
ment was made about a lease; com-
menced an Equity suit against
Bennett ; the agreement mentioned
was put down in writing; continued
under the old lease ; did not pay for
the work insisted on by the Licensing
Inspector last year ; asked the Equity
court to compel Mr. Bennett to ex-
ecute the lease in pursuance of the
agreement, also to compel him topay
for damages sustained.
'By Mr. Phillips: The agreement
arrived af was that I was to get a
lease, which I never got; Bennett
absolutely denied any agreement;
Bennett repudiated any agreement re-
structural alterations and I say he
agreed to do same ; the structural al-
terations cost £918 ; did not do
them.
To Mr. Hill: Could not say how
-much of that was for outside and in=
side painting.
Mr. Phillips held that there was
never any agreement arrived at.
Mr. Hill held there was, and relied
on the authority previously quoted to
show that no lease was necessary so
long as there was an agreement for a
lease.
After a lengthy legal, and at times
times highly technical, argument His
Worship found for complainant, and
ordered a warrant to issue, returnable
on Monday, July 4th. £4 12s costs
were allowed, in default one month
goal.
Mr. Phillips gave an undertaking
that the license would be renewed.

Alfred married Elizabeth Louisa Payne [71] [LXSJ-4FH] [MRIN: 57], daughter of Charles Payne [1063] [LF1Z-RS9] and Flora Ann Fitzgerald [1064] [LF1Z-GRQ], on 1862 Apr 28 in Forbes, Ashburnham County, New South Wales.¹ (Elizabeth Louisa Payne [71] [LXSJ-4FH] was born on 1843 Aug 5 in Petersham Parish, New South Wales,²⁵ died on 1923 May 24 in Cowra, Bathurst County, New South Wales, Australia ²⁶ and was buried on 1923 May 25 in Cowra Cemetery, Bathurst County, New South Wales, Australia ⁶.). The cause of her death was Lenghty Illness.