5-Nov-1929 Brisbane, Qld.
8 interred -- South Brisbane Cemetery, Por 10A, #36 [6-11-29]
When his wife Deborah died, she was interred with him
Crampton.-The Friends of Mrs. D. Crampton, sen., Mr. and Mrs. C. Melloy, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Crampton are respectfully Invited to attend the Funeral of her deceased Husband, their Father, and Father-in law, Mr. Ellis Baxter Crampton (late Metropolitan Fire Brigade), to move from the Funeral Parlour, Stanley-street, South-Brisbane, This (Wednesday) Morning, at 10 o'clock, to the South Brisbane Cemetery.
Family Notices. (1929, November 6). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 16. Link to TROVE
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10-Aug-1930 Brisbane, Qld.
8 interred -- South Brisbane Cemetery, Por 10A, #36 [11-8-30]
Deborah was interred with her husband Ellis
ARREST OF A PICKPOCKET.
A quiet-looking young fellow, fashionably and well dressed, named John Hogan, aged 20, was charged at the City Police Court yesterday with having stolen a purse from Mrs. Crampton in the Grand Arcade on Monday forenoon.
Police-constable Gunn deposed that at about 11 a.m. on Monday he went to the Grand Arcade, where he saw accused speaking to Mrs. Crampton, who, pointing to accused, said, "This man has robbed me of my purse" ; defendant ran away and witness chased him round Edward and Elizabeth streets into Albert-street, where he caught him; brought him to the lockup and searched him, finding on him a watch and chain, and half a sovereign and 7s. 6d. in silver.
Deborah Crampton deposed that she was the wife of a tinsmith residing at Kangaroo Point, on Monday, between 11 a.m. and noon, she was in the Grand Arcade, standing in a crowd at an auction sale ; had a bag, produced, with a small purse inside it; in the purse was a £l note and 18s. in silver ; opened her bag and took her handkerchief out, and when she went to put it back the purse was gone; accused was standing close behind her when she opened her bag; when she missed the purse she turned round and saw the accused standing beside her; he said, "What's the matter madam ," she looked into his face, and he seemed confused, and she said, "I've lost my purse; you've got my purse;" he said, "No, I have not got your purse;" she put her hand in his right-side coat pocket ; he said, " I'll go for a policeman, and lay the information at once ;" she kept looking at him, and could see that he grew more confused, and he said two or three times, " You had better go for a policeman;" she said it was not " good enough," and sent her little girl to the door for a policeman who was standing there, and meanwhile she watched accused who had his hand in his left side coat pocket ; just then she said to accused, " It is a little green purse, and you have got it ;" he took the purse out of his pocket and held it as if about to throw it ; she said, " You wretch, you've my purse in your hand;" he threw the purse on the ground, and she stooped and picked it up ; as she was going to pick it up a man tried to pick it up, but she got it and held accused by the coat ; she stood up and held him by the coat collar ; he pushed her off and got away, and the constable then came in; accused ran away up Edward-street, and the Constable after him. By Mr. O'Shea: Was sure she did not drop the purse when she took her handkerchief out ; accused could have reached the bag without her seeing him ; the money in the purse was all right when she got it back. Accused, after being duly cautioned, elected through his solicitor to be tried by the bench, and pleaded guilty. Sub-inspector Graham said there was another charge against accused for larceny. Mr. Pinnock said, "Mr. Graham, I see, and I am not surprised at it, that within the last few days persons have arrived who are visitors from New South Wales, I am glad to see that this man and two others yesterday belonging to those visitors were brought up. I particularly wish that the previous characters of this man and those yesterday should be ascertained; have them photographed and sent down to Sydney ; if they are first offenders I will treat them as such, but if they are old offenders in the other colonies I will give them as much as I can." Accused was then taken below.
In the afternoon the second charge against the defendant, of having attempted to steal a gold pin from the necktie of one Joseph Harris, was proceeded with. After Constable Gunn's evidence had been taken, the complainant, Joseph Harris, said the defendant came up to him in Queen-street on the afternoon of the 14th August, and asked him to have some beer ; he refused, and defendant again asked him, and while doing so put up his hand to his (witness's) scarf and had pulled the pin out about an inch, when witness stopped him but did not say anything ; defendant then went away ; he identified the pin produced as his, and valued it at £15 (it being set with diamonds and sapphires). Mr. O'Shea cross-examined him as to whether the pin might not have worked out, but witness said he distinctly felt the defendant taking it out. Defendant was then remanded on both charges till Wednesday next that inquiries might be made concerning him.
ARREST OF A PICKPOCKET. (1887, August 17). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 6. Link to TROVE
CRAMPTON-In loving memory of our dear Mother and Grandma, Deborah Ellen, who departed this life, August 11th, 1930.
Inserted by Sid, Eva. and Edna.
"Gone, but not forgotten."
Family Notices (1931, August 11). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 14. Link to TROVE
You will find Deborah in this descendent chart
Ellis CRAMPTON