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Crapp History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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The name Crapp is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a mower, or field laborer. The surname Crapp was originally derived from the Old English word cropp, which means cut, which was quite common in Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Crapp family

The surname Crapp was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Crapp family

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Crapp Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Crapp include Cropper, Crowper, Crapper and others.

Early Notables of the Crapp family

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Crapp migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Crapp were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Crapp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Crapp, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 [1]

Crapp Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. James H. Crapp, (b. 1881), aged 23, Cornish outfitter travelling aboard the ship "Cedric" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 16th July 1904 en route to New York, USA [2]

Crapp migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Crapp Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Joseph Crapp, English convict from Devon, who was transported aboard the "Argyle" on March 5th, 1831, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia [3]
Mr. Joseph Crapp born in Saltash, Cornwall, UK convicted in Devon on 19th October 1830, sentenced for 14 year for stealing a hat, transported aboard the ship "Argyle" in 1831 to Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia [4]
Mr. John Crapp, (b. 1810), aged 38, English agricultural labourer from Plymouth, England, UK travelling aboard the ship "Castle Eden" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 9th October 1848 [5]
Mrs. Marian Crapp, (b. 1811), aged 37, Cornish settler from Calstock, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Castle Eden" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 9th October 1848 [5]
Mr. John Crapp, (b. 1833), aged 15, Cornish settler from Exeter, England, UK travelling aboard the ship "Castle Eden" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 9th October 1848 [5]
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Crapp migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Crapp Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Samuel Crapp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Swordfish" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 27th July 1858 [6]
Mrs. Charlotte Crapp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Swordfish" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 27th July 1858 [6]
Miss Rosa Crapp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Swordfish" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 27th July 1858 [6]
Mr. Sydney Crapp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Swordfish" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 27th July 1858 [6]
Mr. Arthur Crapp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Swordfish" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 27th July 1858 [6]
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Crapp migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. [7]

Crapp Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. John Crapp, (b. 1597), aged 37, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Crapp (post 1700) +

Austen Robin Crapp CBE (1934-2024), Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Sydney, New South Wales

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Argyle voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1831 with 251 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/argyle/1831
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/tasmanian_convicts_cornish.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies