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Charles William Crompton ...
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married Annie Elizabeth Wright of Fitling, East Yorkshire in the 3rd Quarter of 1870. (Skirlaugh
9d 249)
He farmed Well Close Farm, Lowthorpe with his father before moving to Hall Green Farm, Wakefield. A photograph thought to be Charles William, taken circa 1891, holding horses head looks exactly like James thomas Crompton, born 1977, from the line of James b.1807. Right: Possibly Charles william Crompton as a young man |
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Sleights Farm, Lowthorpe
Leila (registered as Selina), was born at Sleights Farm, Lowthorpe in early 1901,and was registered
in Driffield. (GRO Driffield 9d 347)
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The 1901 census poses a problem with names. Elizabeth was register as Annie and their second child, known in the family as Leila, is recorded as Selina [wright].
1901 Census Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source: FHL Film PRO Ref RG13
Piece 4517 Folio 57 Page 13
Dwelling: Sleights Farm
Place: Lowthorpe, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Sex Occupation Status Birthplace
Charles W Crompton Head M 29 M Farmer Employer Lowthorpe, Yorks
Annie E Crompton Wife M 30 F Fitling, Yorks
Charles R Crompton Son 2 M Lowthorpe, Yorks
Selina W Crompton Dau 3m F Lowthorpe, Yorks
William Smith Serv S 19 M Farm foreman Worker Hutton Cranswick, Yorks
Robert Bielby? Serv S 19 M Farm Waggoner Worker Wansford, Yorks
John Morres Serv S 15 M Third lad Ag Lab Worker Foston on the Wold, Yorks
Mar E Hakner Serv S 17 F Housemaid domestic Harpham, Yorks
Ada E Pinkey Serv S 18 F Cook domestic Wellerby, Yorks
This census return suggests a young and affluent family able to employ three farm workers and two domestic servants. It shows that Annie elizabeth had been born in a village in the Holderness coastal area, near Withernsea.
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Above: An aerial photograph locating Sleights Farm in 2007
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Right: Sleights Farm House 2007
©2007 Google Imagery ©2007 DigitalGlobal, Infoterra Ltd & Bluesky, Map data ©2007 Tele Atlas - acknowledged |
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Hall Green Farm
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Sometime after the 1901 census the family moved to Hall Green Farm, which is in the parish of Crigglestone, just south of Chaplethorpe, west of New Miller Dam, about three miles south of Wakefield. In the 1881 census this 104 acre farm probably accounted for all the open space, of this predominantly mining area. The farm is in the south-east corner of the 1907 map. In 1908 Ruthie's birth was registered in Wakefield in third quarter of 1908 (GRO Wakefield 9c 7), probably when still at Hall Green Farm. Right: The location of Hall Green in 2007, with |
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| Above: Hall Green Farm in 1907. Scale 1:2,500 |
1911 Census: Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source TNA Ref: RG14 PN 27363
Reg. Gen. Ref: RG78 PN RegDist: SubDist: En.Dist: 6 Sched: 190
Dwelling:
Place: Hall Green, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: Eleven
Years married: 13
Children: Alive 3, dead none
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Status Birthplace
Charles william Crompton Head 39 M Farmers Employ Yorks, Lowthorpe
Annie elizabeth Crompton Wife 40 M Yorks, Fitling
Charles reginald Crompton Son 12 School Yorks, Lowthorpe
Ruthie wright Crompton Dau 2 Yorks, Criggleston
Lillian agnes Williamson Serv 30 S Governess Yorks, E.Ardsley
Alice Newbatt Serv 19 S General servant (Domestic) Yorks, Criggleston
The Nidd Farm
Sometimes after the death of Charles reginald, in April 1918, and the signing of official army papers in August 1919, the family moved to Nidd Farm which was one of the Nidd farms near Ripley in North Yorkshire. In the summer of 1933 Ruthie walked across the field to Nidd Church, carrying flowers, when she married Geoffrey Cooper. At this moment the exact name of the farm is not known, but Flat Farm is in walking distance to Nidd Church, across fields.
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Above: The location of Ripley and Nidd in 2007 two miles north west of Harrogate |
The early life of Annie Elizabeth Wright
In the 1851 census Robert Wright was the six year old eldest son, born in Fitling, of the widowed Elizabeth Wright who farmed the 270 acres and employed 7 labourers. Ten years later the census shows that this was Fitling Hall, whose 275 acres employed two labourers and eight boys. By the 1871 census Robert is the head of his family, farming 269 acres and employing six labourers. The similarity of the acreage would suggest that he had inherited Fitling Hall. The same census shows that Robert had married Elizabeth ann [Elgey]. This marriage of first cousins had taken place in Driffield in the fourth quarter of 1869, but as yet there were no children.
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Above: Locating Fitling Hall on the 1858 Cassini Historical Map Kingston upon Hull |
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Above: Locating Fitling Hall on a modern map |
In 1881 Robert, at the age of 36, described himself as a retired farmer living in Clarence House, Fletcher Gate, Hedon. They lived there with their three children, his mother and one general servant. The census shows an eight year gap between the two eldest surviving children. At sometime between these children the family had moved to Hedon.
Five years after retiring Robert Wright died, but his widow and family continued to live at Clarence House through to the 1891 census. In this census their eldest child Annie E is recorded as Ann E.
It was from Hedon that Annie elizabeth Wright returned to Lowthorpe after her marriage to her first cousin Charles william Crompton. The Elgey's were a close knit family and family hearsay suggests that cousins kept in touch through their mothers, who were sisters. Being farming families they had the opportunities to meet at the markets. The Driffield Times mentions, on more than one occasion, the animals that Mr Crompton and Mr Elgey sold.
Around 1956 Sheila Mellstrom, then Sheila Crompton, visited her Uncle Charlie in Leeds. He was described as ' a wonderful old man, by that time a widower, with the same gentle nature as his brother Harry'.
For further information on the Elgey's of Wetwang and Driffield click on the link.| Back to TOP |  |
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Version B11 Updated 19 January 2009 |