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Frederick Champion de Crespigny

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Frederick Champion de Crespigny
Born
Frederick John Champion de Crespigny

(1822-12-12)12 December 1822
Died25 June 1887(1887-06-25) (aged 64)
London, England
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge
SpouseRosabelle Tompson Wythe
Parent(s)Augustus James Champion de Crespigny
Caroline Smijth
RelativesSir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 3rd Baronet (brother)

Frederick John Champion de Crespigny (12 December 1822 – 25 June 1887) was an English first-class cricketer active 1843–51 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Camberwell; died in Hampton Wick.[1]

Early life

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Portrait of his father, Augustus James Champion de Crespigny

Champion de Crespigny was born on 12 December 1822 at Hill Hall in Theydon Mount, near Epping, Essex. He was the third son of Augustus James Champion de Crespigny (1791–1825), and Caroline Smijth, daughter of Sir William Smijth, 7th Baronet.[2] His father was an officer in the Royal Navy who died from yellow fever on board the HMS Scylla in 1825. His grandfather was Sir William Champion de Crespigny, 2nd Baronet and his elder brother was Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 3rd Baronet.[3]

He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

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After graduating he became a Church of England priest and was perpetual curate at Emmanuel Church, Camberwell, from 1850 to 1858, then vicar of Hampton Wick from 1858 until his death.[4]

Personal life

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On 18 August 1857, he married Rosabelle Mary (née Tompson) Wythe in Boxted. The widow of Thomas Mallet Wythe, Esq., she was the only daughter of late E. Thompson, Esq., of Yarmouth. They had no children.[2]

He died on 25 June 1887 in London at the age of 64.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Frederick Champion de Crespigny at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ^ a b c d Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. 1865. p. 215.
  3. ^ London Naval exhibition (1891). Official Catalogue & Guide. p. 129.
  4. ^ "Crespigny or De Crespigny, Frederick John Champion (CRSY840FJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.