Covey-Crump is an English, double-barrelled surname. The name was created when Rev. Walter William Crump (1865–1949) took on the surname of his friend Rev. Richard Covey (1833–1903) in 1903.[1] He formalised the change of his surname to "Covey-Crump" by deed poll in the same year, just before he married.[2] His three sons were registered with the surname "Covey-Crump".
People
editThe name may refer to the following:
- A.T.L. Covey-Crump (1907–1991), Commander of the Royal Navy and creator in 1955 of the Naval slang compendium Covey-Crump.[nb 1]
- Rogers Covey-Crump (born 1944), British tenor specialising in early music.[nb 2]
- Walter William Covey-Crump (1865–1949) Anglican canon, Freemason, and writer.[nb 3]
Naval slang or "jackspeak" compendium (1955)
edit- Covey-Crump, a compendium of Naval slang published within the Royal Navy in 1955. It is mentioned in A.T.L. Covey-Crump, Royal Navy#"Jackspeak" and Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A.T.L. Covey-Crump was the son of Walter William Covey-Crump. GRO Births Mar 1907 Covey-Crump Alwyn Thomas (mother Hilda Maria nee Porter) Luton 3b 373
- ^ Rogers Covey-Crump is the grandson of Walter William Covey-Crump, via W.W. Covey-Crump's son, musician Lewis Charles Leslie Covey-Crump (1904–1962). GRO Births Jun 1904 Covey-Crump Lewis C. L. (mother Hilda Sophia nee Porter) Luton 3b 395. Marriages Jun 1930 Covey-Crump Lewis C. L. (wife nee Edwards) St Albans 3a 2293. Births Mar 1944 Covey-Crump Rogers H. L. (mother nee Edwards) St. Albans 3a 2086.
- ^ GRO Marriages Jun 1903 Covey-Crump Walter William (wife Hilda Maria nee Porter) Ely 3b 1213
References
edit- ^ "Cottenham Church fete, barrel organ days recalled". Saffron Walden Weekly News. British Newspaper Archive. 26 June 1936. p. 13 col.5. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "I, Walter William Covey Crump". The Times. No. 37068. Gale. 30 April 1903. p. 1 col.2. Retrieved 10 July 2022.