Vandeleur Benjamin Crake (1816-1894)
From Historical Hastings
| Born | 1816 |
|---|---|
| Died | 1894 Essenden Road |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Frances Browne (1817-1854) |
Vandeleur Crake was a lawyer, Justice of the Peace and was associated with a wide variety of organisations in the town. He was the founding president of the Hastings and St Leonards Chess Club[2] and constructed one of the first houses on Essenden Road. In 1860, Crake was one of the first members of the Cinque Ports Rifles[3].
Children
| Children of: Vandeleur Crake and Louisa Frances Browne (1817-1854) ¢ | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Vandeleur Crake (1852-1917) | 1852 | 1917 | [[Emma Taylor (1842-1931)]] |
| Winifred Constance Crake (1850-1873) | 1850 | 1873 | [[Evelyn Henry Villebois Burnaby (1848-1924)]] |
| Edward Barrington Crake (1854-1910)
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| Children of: Vandeleur Crake and Mary Bedingfield Delves (1823-1906) ¢ | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alice Mary Crake (1860-1940)
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References & Notes
- Hastings Independent Press,Geneanet.org: Pamela Gresham: Crake Family
- geneanet.org
- ↑ Hastings Independent Press: Highlands Crakes – Hastings Independent Press, accessdate: 28 January 2020
- ↑ Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club: Vandeleur Benjamin Crake | Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club, accessdate: 28 January 2020
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 8 Chap. 64 Pg. 162
