Daimpré’s living was sequestrated, and in December 1890 the Bishop gave him permission to leave. A curate was appointed.

He laid low for a few years; in 1891 he and his family were living on Alderney, where he was curate. His ninth child, Nona, was born there.

In July 1893, he reappeared in Exeter, and sensationally applied for admission to the City Workhouse, claiming that he, his wife and the four children with him were destitute. He believed that the Bishop thought that he had lost the confidence of his parish, and that he could never return.

But he was taken in by some friends and the Mayor set up a fund for the family who in November were enabled to join Rev Daimpré who was by then in Tours in France.

In 1897 he quietly returned to Colebrooke. A son was born at the vicarage in May that year. At the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations in June, 500 parishioners sat down to a dinner of roast and boiled beef in a field midway between Colebrooke and Coleford, presided over by local dignitaries, including Rev Daimpré. Cake and bread and butter, tea, cider, and mineral waters were also provided.

By December the churchyard had been extended as a Jubilee Memorial, incorporating the land on which the four parish poor houses (used as a work house until 1838) had formerly stood.

In 1903 he published his “Short Account of the Church and Parish of St Andrew, Colebrooke”

In 1906 he fell down the stairs at the Vicarage, fracturing two ribs.

In 1907 Daimpre sued and was countersued by his sexton.

PARSONDOM AT COLEBROOKE: The Vicar of Colebrook is not popular his parishioners. The strained relations are not a matter of recent origin. Breaking point was apparently reached during the year 1905, when the churchwardens ceased to attend the parish church and practically wiped their hands of all that concerned parochial administration. Since then the parishioners have declined to attend the vestry meeting, and matters are in a chaotic state.

DEATH OF MRS. DAIMPRE. Inquest on the Wife of the Vicar of Colebrooke. [inquest 16 May 1908]

An inquest was held on Saturday by Mr. Gould, Coroner, at the Vicarage, Colebrooke, respecting the death of Mrs. May Wolfe Daimpré, aged 47, the wife of the Rev. I. Daimpré Vicar of Colebrooke, who was found dead in her bed on Friday morning. Mr Lee (Penston Barton) was elected foreman of the jury.-Mr. Daimpré said his wife went out for a walk Thursday evening with her two sons, who some time later returned and said their mother had taken ill, and was in Mrs. Chilcott’s cottage. The Vicar and his daughter then went to her and assisted her home, but she could only walk a few steps at time, and complained of pains in the chest and back. She had practically to he carried. She was got to bed and at 4 o'clock Mr. Daimpré gave her glass of cold water and went sleep again. He was awakened at about 7 o'clock by his wife getting out of bed and going to her daughter's room and asking her to put a mustard plaster on her back. This was done but when Mr. Daimpre awoke again about 8.30 he found his wife dead by his side.—Asked a juryman why hadn't sent for a doctor, Mr. Daimpré said he thought his wife had only caught a chill, as she had a thin, gauzy blouse on. Dr. Miller, Exeter, said he received a telegram after 11 o'clock Friday morning, and, as it was urgent one, he motored out, and found deceased lying on her back in a natural position, with no external signs of the cause of death. He held a post-mortem examination, and found the cause of death to be a ruptured heart. Asked whether medical aid would have been any service to the deceased, replied nothing could have saved her life. The jury brought in a verdict of "Death from natural causes."

While the inquest was taking place, at a meeting of the Crediton Rural Council, who were unaware of her death, the condition of the vicarage at Colebrooke was discussed. It was reported in the paper under the following heading:

"SCANDAL TO THE COUNTY." Crediton Rural Council and the Colebrooke Vicarage. Dr. Body, medical officer for the district, in his report to Crediton Rural Council on Saturday, stated that the Vicarage at Colebrooke was structurally in a very dilapidated condition and honeycombed with rat runs. The Vicar informed him that rats swarmed all over the house, and also that the rooms got very damp, and things mildewed in them. He had no doubt the drain from the house was a bad state, and that the rat runs communicated with the drains. The house was structurally in such a state that he considered it would be unwise to attempt its repair. The house internally was very unsatisfactory state, and unwholesome. Rev Daimpré said it was due to the fact that his wife had been away for two or three weeks. They kept no servant, and the woman who came once a week had been unable to come the previous one. He (Dr. Body) had since visited the house, and found that Mrs. Daimpré had returned, the rooms had been cleaned out, and everything was much more satisfactory. Mr. Webber believed the vicar had gone into lodgings. Mr. T. Batting said the state of the house, as reported, was a scandal to the county, especially it was the occupation of a clergyman. Mr. Carter Pedler said the vicar was the first to complain of a trifling nuisance at Mr. Cooper's house at Colebrooke. He proposed that the Local Government Board be written to in order to show what sort of man the Council had deal with. Mr. D. M. Norrish moved as an amendment that the Council should first do their duty by seeing that the vicar made good the nuisances reported. The voting was equal, and the Chairman (Mr. R. Densham) gave vote in favour of the amendment.

In 1912, the old vicarage dating back to 14^th century was pulled down and a new one built on the same spot.

In 1917 Isidore Daimpré celebrated 50 years as a clergyman, at which time six of his sons were serving their country:

COLEBROOKE Among the splendid records of the war must be placed that of the Daimpré family of Colebrooke. Rev. Isadore Daimpre, vicar of this parish has six stalwart sons on duty in his Majesty's forces. Four of them were home on short leave recently. One, who holds both medals for the Boer War, has been ten years in Canada, where he joined up, and is with his battalion awaiting orders ready to go to the front. Another son, who is in the Ministry, has been ten years in Western Australia, where he was priest in charge of parishes, Jarrowdale, Serpentine and Mundigong. On the raising of the Australian Expeditionary Force be accompanied the troops to Egypt. For six months he acted as chaplain to the Australian Light Horse before Gaza and Beersheba, which latter place was this week captured by General Allenby's troops. When at Colebrooke recently Chaplain Daimpre preached twice on the Sunday at the parish church on behalf of the Red Cross. Another of the four sons recently had been in France and Flanders nearly three years - One son is at present in Flanders and another in Mesopotamia, whilst the sixth has been training in England.

March 1921: The Vicar of Colebrooke attained the age of 80 years yesterday, and merry peals rung honour of the event. Mr. Daimpré was ordained priest in Exeter Cathedral 50 years ago, and he has been 36 years Vicar of Colebrooke. His predecessor, who died at the age of 80 years, was also Vicar there for 36 years. Another Vicar, the Rev. John Chilcott, who died in 1723, held the living for 36 years, while the Rev. Richard Richards, who died in 1687, was Vicar for 33 years. The Rev. Christopher Eaton, who died in 1655, was Vicar for 51 years, and the Rev. Wm. Churiton, who died in 1333, was Vicar for 51 years—a remarkable and, I think, unique record.