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. Born at

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, she was the youngest of three children of Commander Harold William Swithinbank

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. Swithinbank met Stafford Cripps in January 1910. The couple married on 12 July 1911 at Denham parish church and had four children: * Sir John Stafford Cripps (1912–1993) *Isobel Diana Cripps (1913–1985) *(Anne) Theresa Cripps (1919–1998), who was married to Sir Robert Cornwallis Gerald St. Leger Ricketts, 7th Bt. *

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; their son is the philosopher

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(b. 1954). She was a governor of

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in 1949 and a Vice President of the

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References

External links

* Introducing Lady Cripps - film recording 1944 Introducing Lady Cripps, British Film Institute https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-introducing-lady-cripps-1944-online Retrieved 29 Sept 2024.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cripps, Isobel 1891 births 1979 deaths Isobel Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire English people of American descent People from Denham, Buckinghamshire Winthrop family Wives of knights