The story of the
Chrimes, Crimes, Chrymes and Crymes
surnames
The story of the
Chrimes, Crimes, Chrymes and Crymes
surnames
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| Children: | Eileen, Henry Bertram, Muriel |
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| Travel: | Arrival | 3 Jul 1914 | New York, New York, USA |
| Travel: | Arrival | 18 May 1928 | New York, New York, USA |
| Travel: | Arrival | 30 Mar 1955 | New York, New York, USA |
| Travel: | Arrival | 18 Apr 1955 | Southampton, England |
| Estate: | Grant of Probate | 28 Mar 1973 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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| William Bertram was initiated into the Bootle Wilbraham Lodge of Freemasons at Knotty Ash, Liverpool on 28 September 1911 and subsequently joined the Hyperion Lodge at Liverpool on 19 May 1919. In the 1921 England Census William Bertram declared that he was 38 years and 6 months old, whereas he was in fact 37 years and 6 months old. In 1921 William Bertram employed two live-in servants. In 1921 William Bertram was employed by Coopers Glasgow London & Liverpool - General Food Stores of Church St. Liverpool. William Bertram made a return trip to the United States with his wife Mary in 1928. In January 1939 William Bertram was awarded C.B.E. (William Bertram Chrimes, Esq., O.B.E., J.P., Chairman of the Liverpool Local Employment Committee). In 1939 William Bertram and Mary advertised in The Liverpool Echo for a Cook (servant) to join their house parlour maid. William Bertram had a high profile role in WWII in the Ministry of Food. William Bertram was knighted in the VE Honours List of June 1945. On 30 March 1955 William Bertram, his son Henry Bertram and his son's wife Suzanne Isabel arrived on the Queen Mary at New York, giving their address as Toronto. On 18 April 1955 Henry Bertram, Suzanne Isabel and William Bertram arrived by Queen Mary back at Southampton. They had travelled first class. From The Liverpool Echo of 15 December 1972: "Death of former stores chief. Sir Bertram Chrimes of Bryn-y-Glynn, Colwyn Bay, former managing director of Coopers Stores, Liverpool, for many years died yesterday, aged 89. Born in Liverpool, Sir Bertram was interested in many facets of public life. He was chairman for forty years of the Liverpool Child Welfare Association and later the United Voluntary Organisation for which he was founder chairman. Sir Bertram joined Coopers when he was 13 in 1896. A story is told when he went for the job an assistant jocularly remarked to one of his colleagues 'meet the future manager of Coopers.' The prophecy was later fulfilled when Sir Bertram then Mr. W.B. Chrimes, became general manager, and later managing director. He was then made a Liverpool city magistrate in 1926, an OBE in 1930 and a CBE the following year. He was knighted in 1945 following his war-time service as Director of Wartime Meals. His work in conjunction with British Restaurants and communal feeding was acknowledged by Lord Woolton, who was Wartime Minister of Food. Sir Bertram was a member of the University Settlement, Liverpool and of the Liverpool University Court. Lady Chrimes, who was a daughter of Mr. John Holder of Liverpool and whom he married in 1911, died in 1952. Sir Bertram leaves a son, Mr. H.B. Chrimes, deputy chairman of Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd.., and a daughter, Dr. Eileen Davies." Sir William Bertram's Grant of Probate reads: "CHRIMES, sir William Bertram of Bryn y Glyn Nant y Glyn Colwyn Bay Denbighshire died 14 December 1972 Probate Liverpool 28 March £19528" |
