Private David Crampton
(Crompton)(c. 1802 ...1876)
Back To . . .48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
c1802
Where Born :Blackburn , Lancashire . England
Occupation : Soldier / Farmer/ Baker
Date Arrived :
13 November 1817 .
Ship Arrived on : . The" Barque..Matilda "
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment :
Regimental: Number 797
Where Enlisted :
Northampton
Date of Discharge :
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 18
September
1876. age 74
Where Died /
Buried : Tumut New South Wales
Parents Names : David
Crampton (.......) & ? (b...........d)
Spouse's Name : Eliza ( Elizabeth)
Hayes
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Date Married :
1834
Where Married : St Phillips Cof E.
Sydney
Spouse's Parents :
Michael Hayes B 1769 in Ireland married in 1805 at Norfolk Island (to
Elizabeth Huffnell ) and died in 1825 in Sydney
- Descendants
- Information
- Area Settled :
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Tumut
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- Children :
- David B Crampton 1835
born
in Tumut and remained in the area until his death 1922 at the ripe old age
of 87.
- William Crampton
Born
2. December 1836, Baptised in Church of England in the Parish of St James
in the County of Cumberland married Emma Emilie Allard
History
& Achievements :
Pte David Crampton arrived with the North Hamptonshire Regiment (48th
Regiment of Foot) in Sydney on Board the "Barque..Matilda
13/11/ 1817 . . For his military life he was awarded the
General Service Medal . The medal has 3 bars attatched , naming
the battles in which he fought with distinction . He fought in
the Peninsular War under the Duke Of Wellington . The Service
Medal represent the following Battles : Battle of
Talavera -28/6/1809 :
Battle of Busaco 27 September 1810
:
Battle of Albuera 16 May 1811
Pte David Crampton Served with the second
Battalion at Albuera. Due to no further clasps issued it is Fair to say he
was wounded and repatriated back to England. From where he eventually sailed
with the regiment . To Australia Standard practise for enlisted soldiers was 21
years service,
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Gail Bennett
from Australia requires help with her Great, Great, Great Grandfather, David
Crampton (Crompton).
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David Crampton
(Crompton) served with Wellington's Regiments during the Napoleonic Wars. He
as was wounded after three battles earning honours and a service medal for
these deeds. As a volunteer he served with the famous 48th Regiment,
arriving in Australia on The Barque " Matilda" became an Australian
Redcoat Settler, after his discharge, as a private. (Muster Pays in the
Mitchell Library in Sydney NSW) he was offered a land grant in the Snowy
River Area of New South Wales in the locality of Tumut. He married Eliza Hayes
in Sydney at the Church of England St Phillips Church in 1834 and had 2 sons
David (1835) and William (1836). He died in 1876 in Tumut and is possibly in
the Pioneer Graves in Tumut. He and his family were responsible for farming
and producing many things in this part of the then wilderness.
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As an important
part of the settlement of the New South Wales Snowy River Areas if feel that
David Crampton should be listed a favourite son for Blackburn. From his death
certificate Gail knows that David died 18th Sep 1876 aged 74 and
his father’s name is given as David Crampton (mother’s name was not known).
Can you help Gail locate David’s baptism?
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This section is from confirmed
records. Pay Muster's of the 48th , PRO England, Reference Books Records
of the 48th . Mitchell Library Sydney, The Colonial Garrison
1817-1824 ( Clem Sargent ) published 1996, Wellington's Military Machine
( Philip J. Haythornthaite) published 1995
Reference :.Records of the 48th . Mitchell Library
,Sydney, New South Wales
The Colonial Garrison 1817-1824 ( Clem Sargent )
published 1996
Wellington's Military Machine (
Philip J. Haythornthaite) published 1995
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- References
- Family Members, Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay
Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records,
Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for short
Historical value only,
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- © Copyright B & M Chapman (QLD) Australia
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- Last revised: June 30, 2008.