 Anne was a strong A Grade chess player in her own right.He was also grandfather to another chess master, Cecil's son John Purdy.Furthermore, Crakanthrop's granddaughter Diana Hutchings (née Purdy) married Frank Hutchings — winner of the 1953 New Zealand junior chess championship while his father (Lawrence Crakanthorp) (1857–1929) was ranked world no 188 in the 1902 historical world rating list.