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| Above: A modern map locating Thomas Wilson's farms |
1803 Info 7 for Thomas Crompton |
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| Above: A modern map locating Thomas Wilson's farms |
The modern Ordnance Survey map locates points in Thomas Crompton WILSON's life.
The 1881 census shows an enumerator or transcription error of Thomas Crompton WILSON's name.
1881 Census Sun/Mon 2/3rd April 1881
Source: FHL Film 1342157 PRO Ref RG11
Piece: 4795; Folio: 38; Page: 13; Sched:
Dwelling: Bainton Field
Place: Bainton, York ER, England
Rel Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Thomas Crompton Wilson Head U 27 Farmer of 350 Acres Yorks, Harpham Field
3 Labourers & 5 Boys
Margaret Ellin Wilson Sis U 24 Farmer's daughter Yorks, Harpham Field
Elizabeth Wilson Sis U 15 Farmer's daughter Yorks, Harpham Field
John Simpson Wilson Bro U 13 Farmer's son Yorks, Harpham Field
Sarah Ann Hugill Serv U 21 General domestic Yorks, Filey
George Berriman Serv U 21 Farm serv indoor Yorks, Kilham
John Deighton Serv U 18 Farm serv indoor Yorks, Rudstone
Richard Alden Serv U 15 Farm Serv indoor Yorks, Skipsea
William Prank Serv U 15 Farm serv indoor Yorks, Nafferton
James Whinham Serv U 17 Farm serv indoor Cambridge, Castle Camp
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| Above: A map of Bainton Field in 1893 - Scale 1:10560 |
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| Above: Entrance to Bainton Height's Farm
Author: 2010
Right: Bainton Height Farm from the B1246 Author: 2010 |
Living at The Grange, North Dalton
Thomas married Margaret Hudson TOPHAM in the third quarter of 1888 (GRO: ref Driffield 9d 445). Three years later, the 1891 census shows them living at The Grange in North Dalton.
1891 Census Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG12
Piece: 3956; Folio: 38; Page: 2; Sched: 12
Dwelling: The Grange
Place: North Dalton, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Employ Birthplace
Thomas C Wilson Head M 38 Farmer Employer Yorks, Harpham
Margaret H Wilson Wife M 40 Yorks, Bainton
Eileen M Wilson Dau 1 Yorks, North Dalton
Elizabeth Topham S-i-L S 43 Living on own means Yorks, Bainton
John T Kirby Serv S 21 Farm servant Yorks, Langtoft
Thomas Lawson Serv S 17 Farm servant Yorks, Bainton
Mark Wilson Serv S 17 Farm servant Yorks, Cranswick
George Jackson Serv S 14 Farm servant Yorks, Cranswick
Charles Taylor Serv S 15 Farm servant Yorks, Kirkburn
Kaziah A Dove Serv S 19 Servant domestic cook Yorks, Bainton
William Wilburn Serv S 13 Farm servant Yorks, Middleton
Elizabeth Milson Serv S 18 Farm domestic Yorks, Middleton
Tom Preston Serv S 31 Farm servant shepherd Yorks, Millington
| Right: Details of the buildings of North Dalton Grange, Huggate Road, North Dalton, YO25 9EL |
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Thomas and Margaret's only child, Eileen, was born in the third quarter of 1889. (GRO ref: Driffield 9d 334).
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| Right: North Grange Farmhouse, North Dalton Author: 2010 |
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| Above: A 1911 map showing North Dalton Grange, believed to be The Grange, North Dalton - Scale 1:10560 |
1901 Census Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG13
Piece: 4520; Folio: 40; Page: 1; Sched: 2
Dwelling: The Grange Farm
Place: North Dalton, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Status Birthplace
Thomas C Wilson Head M 47 Farmer Employer Yorks, Harpham
Margaret Wilson Wife M 50 Yorks, Bainton
Eileen Mgt Wilson Dau 11 Yorks, North Dalton
Florence Barker Serv S 20 General servant domestic Yorks, Little Driffield
William Gunn Serv M 27 Shepherd on farm Yorks, Market Weighton
1911 Census: Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source: TNA Ref: RG14 PN28873
Reg. Gen. Ref: RG78 PN1660 En.Dist: 4 Sched: 12
RegDist: Driffield SubDist: Driffield
Dwelling: The Grange
Place: North Dalton, Yorkshire East Riding
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 12
Years married: 22
Children: Alive 1, dead none
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Status Birthplace
Thomas Crompton Wilson Head 57 M Farmer Employer Yorks, Harpham
Margaret Hudson Wilson Wife 60 M Farmer's wife Yorks, Bainton
Eileen Margaret Wilson Dau 21 U Farmer's daughter Yorks, North Dalton
Mary Ann Etherington Serv 24 U Domestic serv. general Yorks, Huggate
1921 Census: Sun 19th June 1921
Source: RG15; Piece: ;
RegDist number: 526; SubDist: ; ED 5; Sched: 170;
Reg District: Bridlington; Parish: Bridlington Quay
Dwelling: 7 Trinity Road
Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
Rooms: 8
Children under sixteen: none
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Employer Work place Birthplace
Yrs Mn
Thomas Crompton Wilson Head 68 M Collector of taxes At home Yorks, Harpham
(Retired farmer)
Margaret Hudson Wilson Wife 71 M House keeper At home Yorks, Bainton
Eileen Margaret Wilson Dau 22 S Yorks, North Dalton
Doris Jock Serv 21 S Yorks, Little Driffield
Elsie Elgey Niece 30 M Yorks, Bainton
Thomas Crompton Wilson was one of the executors of the will of John Hudson Topham (b.1853), his brother-in-law, who died in 1916 leaving £11,803 (in 2024 the relative value was £1,079,000). John Hudson Topham was a farmer of Bainton Heights, North Dalton. Elsie Elgey, née Topham, was John Hudson Topham's daughter and wife of James Elgey, who she married in 1913. In the 1911 census she was a farmer's daughter.
Despite his position, Thomas Crompton did not complete the full form.
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Left: The pub and pond at North Dalton in 2001. Turn left at the top of the photograph for North Grange Farm. Author: 2001 |
| Right: North Dalton Author: 2001 |  |
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Right: Main Street, North Dalton and the road to Bainton Farm and Driffield Author: 2001 |
Their deaths
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Margaret Hudson TOPHAM died on 03 August 1923 at 7 Trinity Road, Bridlington
(Probate and GRO Ref: Bridlington 9d 318) leaving £1,110 17s 5d to her husband.
Thomas Crompton WILSON died on 21 May 1935 at 7 Trinity Road, Bridlington (Probate
and GRO Ref: Bridlington 9d 401) leaving £10,612 8s 4d to Eileen Margaret WILSON
spinster and Thomas Wilson MITCHELL.
Right: 7 Trinity Road, Bridlington |
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| This page was created by Richard Crompton and maintained by Chris Glass |
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Version A13 Updated 08 October 2025 |
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