| Name |
James Crabb [1] |
| Birth |
11 Apr 1883 |
Loscombe, Dorset, England  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
15 Jul 1883 |
Melplash, Dorset, England [4, 5, 6] |
| Residence |
15 Jul 1883 |
Melplash, Dorset, England [4, 5] |
| Census |
1891 |
Wraxall, Dorset, England [7, 8] |
| Age: 7y |
| Census |
1901 |
Littlebredy, Dorset, England [9, 10] |
| Occupation |
1901 [11] |
| Farm Labourer |
| Residence |
Between 1901 and 1911 |
Littlebredy, Dorset, England [9, 12] |
Address:
White Hill |
- White hill Cottages are just to the east of the main village beyond White Hill Wood.
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WhiteHillWoodLittlebredy
Keywords: Picture |
| Residence |
From 1911 to 1950 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 14] |
Address:
South View Farm |
- Isaac, George and James came to South View around 1911, having obtained the tenancy from Winchester Collage.
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| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Littlebredy, Dorset, England [9, 15] |
| Age: 27y |
Address:
Whitehell |
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Littlebredy, Dorset, England [9, 15] |
| Farm Labourer |
| Residence |
24 May 1912 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 16] |
Address:
South View Farm |
- He signed a lease with Winchester College to the Rent of South View Farm house and 4 accompaning tithes, InNails Field (252) and in the Combe(276,284b and 284a) for a Rent of £35 per year, the land totaled 21 acres. The lease was witnessed by his future brother in law, William Walbrin, who would go on to marry James' sister Matilda in the Autumn.
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| Residence |
29 Sep 1914 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 16] |
Address:
South View Farm |
- He took on additional fields from "Northfield Hill" on to his lease totaling another 31 acres, meaning his farm now totaled around 51 acres. His rent was increased by £22 per year. Although this was reduced by £1 per year, in March of 1915 when some of the land at Mars Cross was taken for housing.
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| Public Service |
Abt 1918 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13] |
- served on the parish council for some time. He was presented with a armchair by the council as a wedding gift.
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| Occupation |
1918 |
| Farmer, Carrier and Coal Merchant |
| Newpaper Article |
3 May 1918 |
Dorchester, Dorset, England [17, 18] |
| Western Gazette, Borough Police Court, breaches of the Swine Regulations |
- "James Crabb, Sydling, was summoned for a breach of the Swine Regulations by removing two pigs from the market with out a license and was fined 20 shillings."
In todays money this is around a £60. Another carrier was also fined 40 shillings as he moved 4 pigs with out a license, on the same day.
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| Occupation |
Mar 1923 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13] |
| Bus Operator |
- He purchased his first motor vehicle, registered PR256 this was one of the very popular Model T Fords and it carried a dual purpose van body with windows in the sides and a luggage rack on the roof.
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Crabb Family With the Bus
Media Date: CAL 1923
Keywords: Bus,photos,Picture |
| Residence |
25 Mar 1929 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 16] |
Address:
South View Farm |
- James added a couple more fields to South view farm, the small "Christian Hardy's Close" (110), just 2 roods and 39 p, and the larger "Allotment in Mars Cross Field, a pasture of just over 4 acres. This added another £14 pounds per year to his rents.
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| Census |
29 Sep 1939 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 19] |
Address:
South View Farm |
| Ancestor Count |
30 |
| Descendant Count |
7 |
| Occupation |
29 Sep 1939 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 19] |
| Farmer |
| Occupation |
From 1946 to 1951 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13] |
| Bus Operator |
- A Dennis Ace was bought from another old-established operator, House of Hilton. RV6946 had a small protruding snout-like bonnet with small wheels set back, which led to the model being commonly known as "The Flying Pig". Its body was in poor condition but after some refurbishment it was fit for service.
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Crabb families third bus RV6946
Media Date: ABT 1950
Keywords: Bus,photos,Picture |
| Death |
28 Apr 1951 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13] |
- When James died the Crabb family lost the tenancy of South View farm and his widow Nellie and the girls moved to Hit or Miss house, a few hundred yards down the road.
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| Burial |
2 May 1951 |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13, 20] |
| Age: 68y |
Address:
St Nicholas Parish Church |
| Probate |
29 Jun 1951 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England [21, 22] |
- The adminstration awarded effects to the value of £934 14s 10d to his widow Nellie.
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| Residence |
INT 25 Mar 1929 (Ladyday 1929) |
Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England [13] |
- James extended his lease adding the field known as Christian Hardy Close, a meadow of about ½ an acre and an area known as Allotment in Mars Cross Field Pasture of a little over 4 acres, were added to James' lease at a cost of £4 per annum.
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| Person ID |
I28 |
Taubman Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Family |
Nellie Record, b. 15 Nov 1895, Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England d. 11 Feb 1962, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Aug 1918 |
Rampisham, Dorset, England [27, 28] |
- When James and Nellie returned to the Sydling after their marriage a group of villages met them at the parish boundary removed the horse from the shafts and "pulled them in". [26]
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| Notes |
- James & Nellie's marriage was witnessed by Henry Record and John JamesCrabb.
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| Children |
| | 1. Irene Crabb, b. 12 Aug 1921, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England d. Between Oct 1989 and Dec 1989, Stembridge, Somerset, England (Age 68 years) |
| | 2. Joyce Crabb, b. 5 May 1929, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England d. 24 Sep 2015, Stembridge, Somerset, England (Age 86 years) |
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| Photos
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| James Crabb and Nellie Record Wedding Photo
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| Crabb Family With the Bus
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| James Crabb and Nellie Record Wedding Photo
Picture Note: Original is full height portrait held by R J Taubman nee Mullins
Media Date: 5 AUG 1918
Keywords: photos,Picture |
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| Crabb Family With the Bus
Media Date: CAL 1923
Keywords: Bus,photos,Picture |
| Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 May 2007 |
Jane Taubman's Family Home
1883 - 1951 (68 years)
