Hello Here in Wales my Father,:William Fredrick Samuel Crocombe.dob:1920 Swansea. Son of Lodwig John Crocombe.dob:1892 LLanelly and Ethel Florence Barber.dob:1895 Devonport. Son of Samuel Crocombe and Rosetta Griffiths? any one with any info that can enlarge my family tree. Please Please contact e-mail howardcrocombe@hotmail.com. thanx millions
Jun 07, 2010 Rating
Jack on the Move by: David Reynolds/Flat-Broke Films.Ltd, UK
We have heard that JC after leaving Tregonwell moved to many properties around Lynton & Lynmouth so we are not surprised about your claims. Each property could have its own Plaque, but we are only interested in The Captain's House because of it being the home of JC at the time of the 1899 lifeboat rescue.
Jun 06, 2010 Rating
Crocombe family by: Anonymous
I think you had better contact Jack Crocombes family on the matter of where Jack lived.
He certainly did own Tregonwell, but he also owned Oakleigh, Heatherville and others. All these peoperties hold mortgage deeds. However, the family have proof of Jack Crocombe living in Oakleigh now Lorna Doone House.
There are a number of anomalies in the whole story of the Crocombes and Burgess family.
Please contact the family for more info
Jun 01, 2010 Rating
The Captain'e House by: David Reynolds/Flat-Broke Films Ltd
Hi Richard, What are your comments now that the owners of The Captain's House have established through their house deeds that Jack Crocombe owned and lived at 1 Tors Villa from 1894 until 1908?
Also our email address is working perfectly well ie flat-brokefilms@fsmail.net Please try it again.
May 25, 2010 Rating
DEEDS by: David Reynolds/Flat-Broke films Ltd
Many thanks for your enlightening information--I'm seeing the current owners later today and will copy them your information.
May 24, 2010 Rating
PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING (i.e The Deeds!) by: Anonymous
Jack Crocombe lived here between 1894 and 1908 at 1 tors villa Lynmouth.Formerly known as (Tregonwell)
The owners have given their Solicitors all the relevant papers proving it.After the year 1905 the said Jack Crocombe was evicted from the land now known as (The Captains House,formerly 1 Tors Villa)on the deeds as "a yearly rent of £2.1o.00"under the said first thrnbfre recited Indre and no further rent had been claim on this part,And in 1908 for £400.00 he sold pcs of land now called Russel gardens for £200.00 on the 28th of October 1897 to WG Burgess which finally proves Captain Crocombe lived at 1 Tors Villa until 1908.Done and dusted,we have the proof
and all the documents After 1908 he fell on hard times,Bless him,and his family lived in rented accomodations all over Lynmouth all this information and copies of deeds etc.have been sent to relevant parties i.e North Devon journa,The Times,The Telegraph and Fortean Times!
May 24, 2010 Rating
Jack Crocombe by: John Richards
Yesterday I identified myself as the great-grandson of Jack Crocombe and you replied asking me to contact you direct.This I have been unable to do as the address was not recognised
There is one small point I would comment on, regarding the home of Jack Crocombe, I think you are of the opinion that he lived in the house formerly known as Tregonwell. He did in fact live in a house formerly called Oakleigh, now called Lorna Doone House owned by Mr Adrian Hobbs. I always understood that this is where my grandmother Violet, her sisters Daisy and May and their brother Francis ( who died very young ) grew up and was the family home.
I would hate you to put your blue plate on the wrong house. Jack Crocombe did in fact own the garden beside the river in front of Tregonwell.
Hope this is of some help, John Richards
May 24, 2010 Rating
Blue Plaque for Jack Crocombe's House by: David Reynolds/Flat-Broke Films Ltd, UK
Hello John, What a fantastic story--if you would like to contact us direct at flat-brokefilms@fsmail.net we can continue our conservations. If you visit www.flat-brokefilms.co.uk you may see what we are intending for both LOUISA & The Wreck of the Forrest Hall film projects. We are also planning a Blue Plaque for Jack Crocombe's Lynmouth house and would be delighted to invite you to the Unveiling Ceremony (yet to be arranged). We are in Lynton & Lynmouth tomorrow (25/05/10) for further talks/research.
May 23, 2010 Rating
My Great Grandfather by: John Richards
I am the Great Grandson of Jack Crocombe, my grandmother Violet being his daughter. I grew up in Lynton and spent a lot of my early years in her company as she was vertually bedridden for the latter part of her life.
I remember sitting on her bed listening to the stories she told me of her father and her childhood growing up in Oakleigh only a couple of houses from the house she died in.
One story I remember was how the local fishermen would come to the house to tell her father that his geese had gone to sea and he would go out in his boat to bring them back.
I too have a picture of the Forrest Hall it is the one given to my great grandfather by the owners after the rescue. This has now been handed down to me.
May 05, 2010 Rating
Bring Back the Bell by: David Reynolds/FBF Ltd
I concur with the "Parkers of Lynmouth" that the Forrest Hall ship's Bell should really be returned back to the people of Lynmouth as a tribute to their famous heroic CAPTAIN JACK CROCOMBE and his lifeboat crew.
Flat-Broke Films Ltd have been carrying out extensive enquiries about the 1909 Forrest Hall ship wreck on Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand, and the tribunal that followed. They intend producing a Docu/Drama to be called "The Wreck of the Forrest Hall" once their LOUISA 1899 historical lifeboat rescue adventure feature film is produced. FBF would like to place on record the outstanding help and encouragement from the FAR NORTH REGIONAL MUSEUM in Kaitaia with this project.
May 04, 2010 Rating
THE CAPTAIN'S HOUSE by: Clifford and Josie Parker & Family.
Here in Lynmouth after all these years we're so excited at the prospect of the "Forrest Hall" ship rescue being turned into a distinguested movie.
We would like to invite you all in New Zealand for your thoughts about the magnificient Captain Jack Crocombe saving the lives of the ill fitted Forrest Hall ship.
Please can we bring the ship's bell back to Lynmouth where it truly deserveds to be,after all the hard work Capatain Crocombe and the men of Lynmouth did for its rescue.
Isn't it strange that the beautifull Forrest Hall ship was doomed from the beginning was it the captain or the crew.What is your opinion.Any info or photos please send us.
Nov 11, 2009 Rating
Forrest Hall Film Update by: David Reynolds/UK
Our LOUISA feature film screenplay is ready to send out having gone through a few rewrites. We are also writing/researching a sequel about the demise of the Forrest Hall ship wrecked off 90 mile beach in 1909. Check out our website for the latest info: www.flat-brokefilms.co.uk
Sep 02, 2009 Rating
FORREST HALL by: Fisherman
Just a few lines to make you think we are at war
now are we told the truth at any time
did they get told the truth in 1899
FORREST HALL
THE NEW WAR VOTE
THe sum which the new Minister MR BRODRICK asked for is sixteen millions of which halfamillion is for OPerations in China and One Million for aPolice force Of 10 OOO men in the two aannexed Stats of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony
in Gold how did it get there Just somthing to think about
Mar 28, 2009 Rating
Forrest Hall Photo by: David Reynolds
How very interesting Bruce. Would it be possible to have a copy of your photo? What I'm really looking for is a photo of what the ship (wreck) looks like now and its actual location off Ninety Mile Beach. South Australia library sent me a photo showing the FH stuck on the sandbank back in 1909 - I wonder if you have the same photo? If you look on our website www.flat-brokefilms.co.uk under Overland Launch you can see the ship there, best wishes David Reynolds/Flat-Brokefilms
Mar 27, 2009 Rating
Forrest Hall by: Bruce Rule
My Grand father, Reg Rule had a photo of the Forrest Hall on his wall for as long as I can remember. It has now been passed down to me, last year I was in Kaitaia for my grandmothers funeral and the mast believed to be from the ship was across the road from my uncles place in a yard. I was lucky enough to go and see it, as the photo always meant a lot to me, it was great to actually touch the mast from this ship.
Anyway thats about it, good luck with the film.
Regards Bruce Rule
