William George Cramp (1847 - 1912)

Born 31 May 1847 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Rayner) McPhail — married 3 Apr 1867 (to 1886) in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Sarah Jane (Lewis) James — married 1909 in Maclean, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1912 at age 65 in Maclean, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Father:Thomas George Cramp (1818-1865) (Drowned)

Mother:Sarah Lefley (1824-1906)

Birth: May 31 1847 - Strand, London, Middlesex, England

Death: July 7 1912 - Maclean, Clarence County, New South Wales, Australia

Parents: Thomas George Cramp, Sarah Cramp (born Lefley)

Siblings: Elizabeth A Cramp, Elizabeth A Sellars (born Cramp), Caroline Archer (born Cramp), Fanny Sarah Eggins (born Cramp), Amelia Zellah Cramp, Emmae Cramp, Harriett Burnett Brindle (born Cramp), Joseph David Cramp, James Samuel Cramp

Wife 1: Sophia Cramp (born Rayner)

Wife 2: Sarah Jane Cramp (born Lewis)

Children:George Thomas Cramp, William Donald Cramp, Mary Isabella Mcphail (born Cramp), Sarah Ellen Cramp, John A Cramp, Clara Matilda Hockey (born Cramp), Emily Maude Cramp, Ethel Florence Bridge (born Cramp), David R Cramp, Ernest Duncan Rayner Cramp, Jessie Elizabeth Cramp, Charlie Cramp, Archibald Cramp, Emily May Holder (born Cramp), Frederick George Cramp, Elizabeth Maud Cramp, Dorothy Jane Cramp, Adelaide Lewis Macarthur (born Cramp), Kathleen Burnet Caroline Cramp

Marriage (1): Sophia Rayner on 1867 Apr 3 in Grafton, Clarence County, New South Wales

Marriage (2): Sarah Jane Lewis [7381] [KCZ9-FLR] on 1909 Oct 8 in Maclean, Clarence County, New South Wales, Australia

Died: 1912 Jul 7, Maclean, Clarence County, New South Wales, Australia at age 65

Marriage Rego#11590/1909 CRAMP William G LEWIS Sarah J MACLEAN

Death Rego#11171/1912 CRAMP WILLIAM G GEORGE SARAH MACLEAN

NOTES:

• Registration: Marriage, 1867, Grafton District, New South Wales. 9 2121/1867 CRAMP, WILLIAM G RAYNER, SOPHIA GRAFTON

• Newspaper: Grafton Police Court, 1886 Nov 13, New South Wales. 10 Grafton Police Court. (1886, November 13). Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 -1889), p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2012, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62100946>

WIFE DESERTION. William George Cramp was summoned by his wife (Sophia Cramp) for having deserted her. Mr. Donaldson, for Mr Norrie, for complainant; Mr. Laman for defendant. Complainant deposed that she was married defendant twenty-one years since at the English church, Grafton. Lived with him till two years since, when defendant, who became cross and hard to put up with, left her.

They were then residing at Pillar Valley, defendant working for M'Phail. He promised to allow her 26s per month, but did not give her anything. They had ten children. She considered, having several children to support, that she is entitled to receive 15s per week.

By Mr. Laman : They did not live happily together through defendant's bad temper. Told defendant that it would be better to have a divorce than living the way they were, and he replied he was willing to keep her as long as he was able.

The youngest child is a year and nine months old ; was born at Glen Innes. M'Phail did not pay her expenses to Glen Innes. The youngest child not her husband's. She begged the money from M'Phail to pay for her children's schooling, and also got money from some of her children wio were at service. Was living with M'Phail sixteen years, and he contributed to her support and that of her family.

John M'Phail, a selector, residing at Pillar Valley for the last five years, knew the parties before the Court for the past fifteen or seventeen years. They resided at his place for three years when Cramp left a little over two years ago. Was paying Cramp £100 a year and find himself. He asked witness to allow him to leave his wife there.

Finding he did not return, went to him to request him, to remove his wife and family. He said he had no place to take them to, and requested permission to leave them at witness' place, till he got a place for them, and he would send what money he could to pay for their keep. All the money he sent was £7. Told complainant that he could not keep her, and she went to Armidale for three or four months. Met her in Glen Innes, and she told him she was starving and could not sup-port her family, and wanted to return. She did come back. Wrote to defendant several times ask-ing for money, but got no replies. Complainant stays at his place and does the housework. She had no property except some pet sheep. The youngest child is eighteen months old, but is not his.

By Mr. Laman : Am frequently away from home but his brother is mostly always there. Defendant on two occasions had some disputes with his brother, but witness did not order his brother off the place through Cramp stating that he had sus-picions between him and complainant.

He contri-buted to the support of complainant and family as he did not wish to turn them out, and his brother in one instance paid for some store goods she had been supplied with. Complainant had power to order goods for the place equally the same as his brother. Defendant on one occasion said he had n0 suspicion of his brother in connection with his wife, but would say this to annoy her.

Mr. Laman submitted that after the admission of complainant that the court had no alternative but to dismiss the case. No order could be made to oblige a man to pay for the support of a wife who was unfaithful to him. The P.M. hold that until a judicial separation were made, the law obliged a man to support his wife and family. He wished the Divorce Bill of Sir Alfred Stephen's, the best introduced to Parlia-ment last session, was passed, He also considered that justice in such cases should be as cheaply obtained as under the provisions of the Insolvent Act.

Defendant, who is engaged in driving teams a Coombadja deposed that he lived with his wife till two years and four mouths since. Bofore he left requested his wife to leave M'Phail's, as he disapproved of her carryings on with A. M'Phail He offered to maintain her if she would, but she declined. Upwards of a month after went to he again, and wanted her to leave, but she would not come. Two months since promised her 25s per month. He was then butchering for Hutchings and Pritchard, of South Grafton, for 25s per week and board. He received no letters from M'Phail.

He made no stipulations as to payment of 25s per month. Told John M'Phail that he suspected his brother of undue relations with his wife. The complainant's last child is not his. Mr. Laman again urged that an order should not be made against defendant after the admitted infidel-ity of complainant, more particularly as the claim was for herself and not for her family. Mr. Donaldson contended that in law the com-plainant was entitled to maintenance.

The P.M. said he had no discretion but to make an order, but, under the circumstances, would, as far as justice to the parties would admit, make it as little as possible. An order was made for £2 per mouth, payable monthly, and 5s 10d costs.

William next married Sarah Jane Lewis [7381] [KCZ9-FLR] [MRIN: 5298], daughter of James Lewis [26600] [K84F-GPV] and Elizabeth Ann Breach [26601] [KHX2-1NT], on 1909 Oct 8 in Maclean, Clarence County, New South Wales, Australia.2 (Sarah Jane Lewis [7381] [KCZ9-FLR] was born in 1879 in Brisbane Water Disctrict, New South Wales 11 and was buried on 1959 Sep 9 in East Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 12.)

Sources

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