Spencer Crakanthorp (1885 - 1936)

Born 17 Feb 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Diana (Harris) Crakanthorp — married Sep 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1936 at age 51 in New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Spencer Crakanthorp is Notable.

Spencer Crakanthorp was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Birth

Spencer was born 17 February 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales. He was the eldest of the children born to Lawrence Spencer Crakanthorp and Florence Wentworth Eldershaw.^[1]

Marriage

In September of 1914, at Sydney, Spencer married [[Harris-38943|Emily Diana Harris, the daughter of Edwin and Emily Ruby Harris.^[2] In 1915 they had a daughter, Anne Crakanthorp.^[3]

Death

Spencer passed away 1 August 1936 at Sydney, NSW, Australia.^[4]

Chess Career

Spencer's father, Lawrence Spencer Crakanthorp was an avid chess player. Spencer learned the game at an early age. He went on to become the New South Wales champion 6 times, the Australian champion twice and the New Zealand champion twice.^[5][6]

Obituary

TROVE: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 5 Aug 1936 Page 11 ^[7]

OBITUARY.

MR. S. CRAKANTHORP.

The funeral of the late Mr. Spencer Crakanthorp, a former chess champion, took place yesterday. The remains were cremated at Rockwood, after a service at the chapel of Motor Funerals and conducted by the Rev. John Bidwell, of St Paul's Redfern. The chief mourners were Mrs. Crakanthorp (widow), Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Purdy (son-in-law and daughter), Mesdames A. B. Mason, D. Holmes, and R. Ranson (sisters), Messrs R. Ranson and A. B. Mason (brothers-in-law), Mrs. J. Crakanthorp (aunt), Dr. J. Saxon Crakanthorp, and Messrs M. C. Crakanthorp, Churchill Crakanthorp, J. Smith, and R. Harris (cousins).

Chess circles were represented by Messrs J Stewart (president), James Riddell (treasurer), and A E Neild, New South Wales Chess Association, David Stanley South Australian Chess Association, Hirry Huffell, Tasmanian Chess Association, K Koshnitsky Metropolitan Social Chess Club, B J Hill Bondi Waverley Chess Club, and A Todd, Mocca Chess Club. The Bank of New South Wales was represented by Messrs H D Brown (representing Mr A C Davidson general manager) J F Nichols staff inspector F D Hobbs H Hammond, A M Robertson, L M Fell, R Finch, A Brancker, W T Craig, C H Trollope, and V R Holmes. Others present Included Messrs L Goldberg (representing Sydney School of Arts), W D Mason (private secretary Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport), C H Walsh, Fred H Stallman, F C Bolton, H Dunn, J B Wellington, A C Fraser, Alderman O'Sullivan (Randwick) Messrs J Blackburn, F R Ranson, W F Gale, and A Dean

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales birth registration: Crakanthorp, Spencer; reg#8975/1885; Father Lawrence S; Mother Florence W; District Paddington. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?28
2. ↑ New South Wales marriage registration: reg#13314/1914; Groom Crakanthorp, Spencer; Bride Harris, Emily D; District Sydney. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?25
3. ↑ New South Wales birth registration: Crakanthorp, Nancy; reg#20210/1915; Father Spencer; Mother Emily D; District Woollahra. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?34
4. ↑ New South Wales death registration: Crakanthorp, Spencer; reg#18197/1936; Father, Laurence Spencer; Mother, Florence; District, South Kensington. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?4
5. ↑ https://www.chessgames.com/player/spencer_crakanthorp.html
6. ↑ http://www.bidmonfa.com/crakanthorp_spencer.htm
7. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17258020

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113561532/spencer-crakanthorp
• "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-H86R : 3 February 2017), Spencer Crakanthorp, 1936.

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q7576028, en:Wikipedia
• Wikipedia: Spencer Crakanthorp
• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDJ-826B : 6 July 2019), S Crakanshore, 14 Apr 1909; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004459929.
• "Australia, Victoria, Outward Passenger Lists, 1852-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLLX-TMRY : 17 March 2018), S Crakanthorp, born 1886, emigrated 1920; citing series VPRS 948, Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne; FHL microfilm 352,183.
• https://peoplepill.com/people/spencer-crakanthorp/
• Spencer's obituary: The Sydney Morning Herald 5 Aug 1936. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17258020