Vincent Crabbe I (20 April, 1825 - 19 August, 1889) was an English pure-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1836 to June of 1843. He was Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Crabbe for a period of fifteen months following the death of his father, Fabian Crabbe, in 1888.
He was the only son of Fabian Crabbe and his wife, Wilhelmina. He married Horatia Crouch in 1868. They had two children together, Balbina and Joseph Crabbe, before Horatia died in 1879. His daughter, Balbina, later became the wife of Donalbain Selwyn, Head of the House of Selwyn. His son, Joseph, later married Antoinette Greengrass.
Vincent Crabbe I was the paternal grandfather of Irma Black (née Crabbe), Victor Crabbe, and Flora Weasley (née Crabbe), the latter of which was disowned for marrying a man called Barnabus Weasley in 1940. He was the great-grandfather of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, Cygnus Black IV, Vincent Crabbe Sr., Emil Weasley, and Angus Weasley.
Most notably, he was the second great-grandfather of Sirius Black III, Regulus Black IV, Altair Black, Aquila Black, Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), Andromeda Tonks (née Black), Narcissa Malfoy (née Black), Vincent Crabbe Jr., Guinevere Weasley, Owain Weasley, and Dennis Weasley, and Terrence Weasley.
Biography
Early life
Vincent Crabbe I was born on 20 April, 1825, in Crabtree Manor, located in what was the county of Sussex in England. Crabtree is a hamlet in the parish of Lower Beeding, and in Horsham District of West Sussex, England. He was the only child of Fabian Crabbe and his wife, Wilhelmina Crabbe. He was the Heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Crabbe from birth. He was believed to be a direct descendant of Nicolas Crabbe Jr., son of Nicolas Crabbe Sr., a wizard who lived in the 17th Century.
Hogwarts years
He received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1836. That same summer, he visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of alder and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1836, he boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin House that same night.
He left the school after completing his seventh year in 1843.
Later life
He married Horatia Crouch in 1868. They had two children together, Balbina and Joseph Crabbe, before Horatia died in 1879. His daughter, Balbina, later became the wife of Donalbain Selwyn, Head of the House of Selwyn. His son, Joseph, later married Antoinette Greengrass.
He was Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Crabbe for a period of fifteen months following the death of his father, Fabian Crabbe, in 1888.
Death
Vincent Crabbe I died on 19 August, 1889, just fifteen months after the death of his own father. After his death, his son, Joseph Crabbe, became Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Crabbe.
Legacy
Vincent Crabbe I was the paternal grandfather of Irma Black (née Crabbe), Victor Crabbe, and Flora Weasley (née Crabbe), the latter of which was disowned for marrying a man called Barnabus Weasley in 1940. He was the great-grandfather of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, Cygnus Black IV, Vincent Crabbe Sr., Emil Weasley, and Angus Weasley.
Most notably, he was the second great-grandfather of Sirius Black III, Regulus Black IV, Altair Black, Aquila Black, Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), Andromeda Tonks (née Black), Narcissa Malfoy (née Black), Vincent Crabbe Jr., Guinevere Weasley, Owain Weasley, and Dennis Weasley, and Terrence Weasley.
Etymology
The name Vincent is from the Roman name Vincentius, which was derived from Latin vincere meaning "to conquer". This name was popular among early Christians, and it was borne by many saints.
The surname Crabbe was derived from the Old English word crabba, which means crab, or from the Old English word crabbe, which means wild apple. This latter reference implies that the origin may lie as a habitation name "one who lives near the wild apple trees."