Cruft, Adrian Francis, brother of John Herbert Cruft (qv); b. 10 Feb. 1921: adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left Dec. 1937; Roy. Coll. of Music, Boult Conductmg School. 1938; 2nd Lieut. RA 1944, transf. Beds & Herts Regt 1945; RWA Frontier Force, W. Afnca and India, 1945-6; Sullivan Comp. Prize RCM 1947; 1st prize Roy. Philh. Soc. open competition 1951; Prof. of Harmony and Counterpoint RCM 1962; ARCM 1964, FRCM 1981; member BBC Symphony Orch. 1948-9, Covent Garden Orch. 1949-53, Philharmonia Orch. 1954-62; chairman Composers' Guild of GB 1966; Freeman City of London 1968; Prof. of Orchestration, Guildhall Sch. of Music 1972- 5; composer of over 90 choral, orchestral, solo and chamber music works, including a setting of the Te Deum for Commem. 1964 in the Abbey; m. 1st Joyce Latham, d. of C. Wentworth Elam of Liverpool; 2nd 26 Apr. 1957 Margaret Pamela, d. of W. W. Peters of Lewisham; 3rd 23 Sept. 1975 Jocelyn, d. of W. Ralph Mather of Bodicote, Oxon.; d. 20 Feb. 1987.
Cruft, John Herbert, son of Eugene John Cruft MVO, Prof. Roy. Coll. of Music, of Mitcham, Surrey, and Winifred Frances, d. of Herbert Abels of Barnet, Herts; b. 4 Jan. 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (H); left Dec. 1930; Roy. Coll. of Music 1931, Katherine Florence Boult Schol. 1932-6; oboist Lond. Philh. and Suisse Romande orchestras 1936-40; Roy. Signals 1940-6 (Capt.); oboist LSO 1946-9, sec. 1949-59; music director Brit. Council 1959-61, drama and music director 1961-5; music director Arts Council of GB 1965-79; FRCM 1961, hon. RAM 1974; author of The Royal College of Music: a Centenary Record 1881-1981, 1983; m. 14 Apr. 1938 Mary Margaret Miriam, d. of Rev. William Patrick Glyn McCormick, Vicar of St Martin-in-the Fields, Chaplain to HM the King; d. 17 May 2008.
CRUMP, ---; b.; in school list Jun 1764; left Sep 1764.
CRUMP, ---; b.; in under school lists 1715, 1716.
CRUMP, ---; b.; in school lists 1764, 1765.
CRUMP, BYAM, second son of Col. Nathaniel Crump, President of Antigua, West Indies, and Ann White; b.; adm. (aged 15) Feb 1733/4; in school list 1736; adm. Inner Temple 6 Feb 1735/6; Ensign, 3rd Foot Guards 15 Jun 1744; Lieut. and Capt., 10 Mar 1747; Maj., 38th Foot 23 Nov 1753; Lieut. -Col., 60th Foot (afterwards 58th Foot) 27 Dec 1755; 4th Foot, 17 Dec 1757; temporary rank of Brig. -Gen. as Governor of Guadelope Apr 1759; m. Feb 1758 Dorothea, dau. of Ven. William Lewis, Archdeacon of Kilfenora; d. 11 Mar 1760.
CRUMP, PHILIPS; b.; adm. (aged 8) Sep 1715; in under school list 1720.
CRUTCHLEY, NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel Crutchley, London; b.; adm.; BB 1721; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1725; KS 1725; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1730, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1730, scholar 7 May 1731, matr. 1731; Craven Scholar 1732; BA 1733/4; MA 1737; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1736, Major Fellow 6 Jul 1737; ordained; Curate, Meonstoke, Hampshire c. 1736; Vicar of Roxton, Beds., from 1740; m. (?); d. 1743.