 1837 - 1897 (60 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Phyllis Penelope Augusta Eaton was born in 1837 in Sturminster Marshal, Dorset, England; died in 1897 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England; was buried on 10 Oct 1897 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England. Phyllis married Thomas Crumpler on 10 Nov 1853 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England. Thomas (son of Samuel Crumpler and Louisa Bartlett) was born in 1828 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; died in 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Emily Augusta Louisa Crumpler
 was born in 1854 in Poole, Dorset, England.
- 3. Flora Mary Crumpler was born in 1855.
- 4. Fanny Phyllis Crumpler was born in 1856.
- 5. Tom Crumpler was born in 1858; died about 1862; was buried on 25 Jul 1862 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 6. Lavinia Crumpler was born in 1861 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 7. Walter Crumpler was born in 1865; died in 1931; was buried on 24 Jul 1931 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 8. Mary Jane Crumpler was born in 1866 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England; died in 1942.
- 9. Annie Crumpler was born in 1869; died in 1870; was buried on 07 Jan 1870 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 10. Jesse Crumpler was born on 30 May 1872 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; died on 12 Oct 1939 in Langton Matravers, Dorset; was buried on 17 Oct 1939 in East Coker Parish Church, East Coker, Somerset.
- 11. Ralph Crumpler was born in 1875; died in 1933.
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Generation: 2
| 5. | Tom Crumpler (1.Phyllis1) was born in 1858; died about 1862; was buried on 25 Jul 1862 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England. |
| 6. | Lavinia Crumpler (1.Phyllis1) was born in 1861 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1881; Occupation: Nursemaid and servant to William J and Mary W Rhodes of 7 Royal Terrace in Melcome Regis, Dorset, England
Lavinia married Robert Clench on 18 May 1891 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Robert was born in 1864 in Stockwell, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Walter Crumpler (1.Phyllis1) was born in 1865; died in 1931; was buried on 24 Jul 1931 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Walter married Annie Roffey in 1889 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Alice Crumpler was born in 1889; died in 1903; was buried on 02 Aug 1903 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 24. Flora Mabel Crumpler was born in 1890.
- 25. Thomas James Crumpler was born in 1892.
- 26. Sidney Walter Crumpler was born in 1894; died in 1895; was buried on 07 Feb 1895 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 27. William John Crumpler was born in 1896; died in 1969.
- 28. Herbert Walter Crumpler was born on 14 May 1898 in Hopman's Farm, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset; died on 10 Dec 1998 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; was buried on 15 Dec 1998 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
- 29. Amy Maud Crumpler was born on 31 Aug 1901 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; died in 1956 in Poole, Dorset.
- 30. Colin Edgar Crumpler was born in 1904.
- 31. Lionel Crumpler was born in 1906.
- 32. Bernard Crumpler was born on 24 Nov 1911 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England.
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| 10. |  Jesse Crumpler (1.Phyllis1) was born on 30 May 1872 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; died on 12 Oct 1939 in Langton Matravers, Dorset; was buried on 17 Oct 1939 in East Coker Parish Church, East Coker, Somerset. Notes:
Birth:
Exact date of birth from Crumpler Family Bible.
Died:
Date of death shown on gravestone.
Jesse married Clara Spicer on 07 Aug 1894. Clara (daughter of Joseph Spicer and Ann Besant) was born on 07 Aug 1869 in Tonerspuddle, Dorset; died on 04 Nov 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 23. | Alice Crumpler (7.Walter2, 1.Phyllis1) was born in 1889; died in 1903; was buried on 02 Aug 1903 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Notes:
Died:
Died at Royal Victoria Hospital (per Kevin Crumpler)
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| 28. | Herbert Walter Crumpler (7.Walter2, 1.Phyllis1) was born on 14 May 1898 in Hopman's Farm, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset; died on 10 Dec 1998 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; was buried on 15 Dec 1998 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Biography: HERBERT WALTER CRUMPLER
14-2-1898 to 10-12-1998
'Herbie' was born in Lytchett Matravers, and subsquently died there. The Crumpler dynasty goes back nearly 400 years and many of the menfolk were farmers. His great-grandfather, Samuel, was gored to death by his own bull in 1849. 'Herbie' was a sickly boy and at one time was not expected to live, but after a long convalescence with a farmer uncle in Somerset he returned to his parents a much fitter lad. Though his speech was devoid of dialect, and was always courteous and genteel, he was nonetheless a very hardworking countryman. For a long period of his life he held down both his smallholding of some half a dozen cows, plus poultry, vegetables etc., and his 'daytime' job, cycling to the Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, where his reputation for honest diligence was second to none.
In 1993 when Lytchett Red Triangle F.C. won 'the double,' we asked Herbie to present the Cups and Medals. He accepted readily and came with great aplomb, agile and genial, telling us that he was a founder-member of the Club in Season 1919/20 after returning from War Service on the Western Front with the Dorsets. He had been Hon. Secretary of the L.R.T., later Hon. Treasurer, and had played in the Team for several seasons.
Thereafter I met him or phoned him on many occasions, especially after his dear wife, Elsie, died a couple of years later. On 29th October, 1997, three months before his 100th birthday, I went up to see him just before 2.30 p.m., by prior arrangement. Fiercely independent, Herbie wouldn't quit 'Larkrise' (his bungalow) on any terms, so the occasional accident was inevitable.
As I pulled off Dolmans Hill to enter the private track leading to his home, an ambulance raced past me, blaring loudly. I followed quickly and stepped into 'Larkrise' just behind the ambulance crew. Herbie was flat on the floor, bleeding noticeably from a head wound, but talking straight away, apologising for the inconvenience to them, and to me! He appeared to be bothering not one jot about his bloodened head. They got him up, bandaged him, waited 15 minutes or so to ensure there was no further reaction, then left - with Herbie thanking them profusely. Son Robin came briefly to check that all was well; I offered to go, but he emphatically insisted that I stay. He was soon in full flow and I didn't get away till well after 5.30. He spoke about his early days, his childhood sicknesses, his Army service, his football, his farming and his work at Holton Heath.
One story I scribbled down concerned the day he joined-up, in 1915, aged 17. There were 174 recruits at Dorchester that day, and he was No. 171. After certain formalities they were marched unceremoniously to the Mess Room where they were sat on hard benches against rough old tables. Their meal comprised stodgy potatoes, hard peas, and an unappetising bully beef stew. A man next to Herbie bumped the server's arm which spilt the peas from his ladle on to the table. The Server immediately got hold of Herbie's mess tin and scooped the peas into it. "It was positively awful," said Herbie (his face quite contorted), "and I just couldn't stomach it." A ginger-haired farm labourer recruit from Lyme Regis, on his other side, golloped his down, briefly paused, then looked at Herbie's full mess tin.
"Don' ee loike it then?" he asked.
"I certainly do not," Herbie replied.
SLIGHT PAUSE. "Bain ee goinna eat it then?" he asked.
"No I am not!" came the emphatic reply.
SLIGHT PAUSE. "C'n oi eat it then?"
"You most certainly can!" he replied.
"And then," said Herbie delicately, "he slurped the lot down, elbows on table and belching," causing him to reel in disgust.
The stories went on and I was amazed at Herbie's uncanny memory and joie de vivre. On his 100th birthday, in February, 1998, the weather was beautiful and our Football Club arranged a little presentation at the Sports Pavilion, plus sandwiches, tea, photos, radio and newpaper interviews and the like. Herbie revelled in it. I attempted to dissuade him from staying the two more tiring hours to watch the match, but he would have none of it. We entertained Wareham, a more experienced Senior Side, and fought back from a 2-0 half-time deficit to a very creditable 2-2 draw. Herbie was well pleased. I did a brief poem for the occasion which we incorporated into our programme:
Herbie's reached his Century,
He's made his 'ton' today,
There's still some petrol in the tank,
We think he's here t' stay.
Four hundred years of Crumpler grit,
The longest group by far,
Have graced the village, made it tick,
And Herbie is the star.
Co-founder of our Lytchett Club,
A player for many years
since 1920, still not out,
It's worth a hundred cheers.
We're playing Wareham here today,
There're still some in the pub,
If they bain't yur by two o'clock
We'll put him down as 'Sub'.
Thanks for your presence and your smile,
You needed scant persuasion,
It makes us proud to stay the while
and share this GREAT OCCASION!
Footnote: In his 101st year, Herbie was awarded the Legion d'Honneur by the French Government for services during the Great War.
- Military Service: "With the onslaught on the First World War, Herbert was called up to serve his country. Joining the 4th Battalion of the Dorset Regiment, he left for France and was later transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a signaller. A sprightly Herbert, now 92 years of age, told the Purbeck Independent: 'I was ery lucky to get through the First World War unscathed, but nearly all of my friends I left Britain with were killed. It was very sad. I feel I must have a charmed life."
Herbert married Elsie Caridwen Chilcott on 31 May 1930 in St. Mary's Church, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset. Elsie was born in 1908 in Merrioneth, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 29. | Amy Maud Crumpler (7.Walter2, 1.Phyllis1) was born on 31 Aug 1901 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England; died in 1956 in Poole, Dorset. Other Events and Attributes:
Amy married William Frank Bailey Palmer on 01 Sep 1920 in St. Mary's Church, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset. William was born in 1891 in Organford, Lytchett Minster, Dorset; died in 1965 in Organford, Lytchett Minster, Dorset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 38. | Raymond Howard Crumpler (10.Jesse2, 1.Phyllis1) was born on 18 Aug 1909; died on 16 Dec 1985. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: North Coker, Somerset; Address:
Longlands Farm
North Coker, Somerset
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| 41. | William Ralph Crumpler (11.Ralph2, 1.Phyllis1) was born on 14 Jan 1921 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England; died on 22 Sep 1982. Other Events and Attributes:
- Biography: From an e-mail (23 Jan 2000) from Kevin Crumpler:
Born in the house pictured in Lytchett Matravers - A Dorset Village in Pictures, pictures 10 and 11.
When William was five years old his mother, Daisy, went off with a Tong and took the children to Salisbury. William's father found their whereabouts and took back the children. William's last contact with Daisy was when William's son Kevin Crumpler was born, and this was by letter. The letter wasn't answered.
William's father died when William was 11 years old. William went to East Coker under the guardianship of Jesse Crumpler, his uncle. William went to Yeovil Grammar School (Jesse was on the Board of Directors of the school). William rode a horse to school every day: the horse was stabled at a pub next door to the school.
Due to an "unfortunate accident" in the school laboratory -- an explosion -- William was expelled. He transferred to Beaminster Boarding School, which he hated.
William left school and went to Listers in Gloucester, but after six months returned to Lytchett Matravers at the wish of his Aunt Polly (Mary Jane Crumpler) who owned the Chequers Inn. Her husband Edwin Jenner was an alcoholic and William ran the pub in the evening while working at Tweedale and Riley (Estate Agents & Auctioneers) in Wimborne during the day. At that time her will left the pub to William.
In 1939 William joined the RAF as a radio operator, and served in this capacity until the end of the war. In the meantime Mary Jane Crumpler altered her will with Jenner inheriting. When Jenner died William was left £200.
William played football while in the RAF, and won several cups. He had a fiancee in Exeter.
While at Hendon waiting to be de-mobbed, William missed the flight to Exeter and instead came to Lytchett to his step-brother Stephen Crumpler. The village football team were playing away at Alderholt, and with nothing better to do William went to the game.
Valerie Lawrence also went on the coach to see the game. (Valerie's friend was May Spiney: May's brother was playing goal.) Valerie was attracted to the handsome airman in uniform.
William lodged with the Randalls, next door to the Post Office in Lytchett Matravers.
William married Valerie Elizabeth Lawrence on 26 Mar 1949 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England. Valerie was born on 04 Dec 1927 in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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