1805 info 3h_1 for John Crompton
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| Thomas' eldest surviving son, Harry, was born 1896. 'Father
farmed Little Houndales and put Harry on to his newly bought Bempton Farm - times came
very hard and eventually Harry had to leave and went to Kenya' in June 1927. '
He emigrated to Kita (sic) in Kenya and, in 1944, had one daughter Sheila'.
Kita is either Kitale, a town in Kenya's Rift Valley Province or Kitani, the first farm he managed. Right: Harry CROMPTON, date unknown Courtesy: Sheila Mellstrom |
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Harry was born on 26 June 1896 (GRO ref: Driffield 9d 334) when the family was living at Houndales, Nafferton.
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| Above: Harry Crompton's christening record |
In that year his father Thomas wrote 'Then came the real turning point in 1896 we had a topping crop of wheat most of it did 8 Qrs. per acre - the barley also did well in spite of still low prices. Thomas gave up living at Houndales in 1900 and left it empty, because of the general poor health of his children, who amongst other things, contracted typhoid fever. This is transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the faeces or urine of an infected person.
Perhaps an astute man, Thomas saw an opportunity by leasing additional land.
'About that time I had taken East Field a Driffield farm of about 130 acres [53 hectares]. It joined Little Houndales and was worked from there. Like mine it was a good farm and not too dearly rented at 30/- [£1.50] an acre. ... '
1901 Census Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG13
Piece: 4518; Folio 44; Page 11/12; Sched: 84
Dwelling: Driffield Road [Sunnyside?]
Place: Nafferton, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Status Birthplace
Thomas Crompton Head M 33 Farmer Employer Yorks, Lowthorpe
Mary E Crompton Wife M 36 Yorks, Driffield
John Crompton Son U 7 Yorks, Nafferton
Marjory Crompton Dau U 5 Yorks, Nafferton
Harry Crompton Son U 4 Yorks, Nafferton
Edith Crompton Dau U 2 Yorks, Nafferton
Jane E Dunnington Serv U 22 Cook Domestic Yorks, Southburn
Florence Noble Serv U 14 Housemaid Yorks, Southburn
| Right: Harry Crompton with his father Thomas in 1908 with sheep and turnips Courtesy: Sheila Mellstrom |  |
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The family moved to Sunnyside, Nafferton for two years. Roger PARKIN,
Thomas' grandson, records that Thomas' mother, Margaret Elizabeth DUGGLEBY also
had property in this road. The 1911 census shows her to be living in Driffield Road,
Nafferton, probably in the same house.
Left: Sunnyside, 14 Driffield Road, Nafferton 2010, the temporary home before Thomas moved into Westfield Farm Author: October 2010 |
| Harry is not included in the 1911 census for Nafferton as he was one of 78
boarders at Bridlington Grammar School, which included five staff, matron, cook and
nine servants. These buildings were opened on 20 September1899 to accommodated a
hundred boys of whom thirty were then boarders. As a successful school it was
extended to the north.
Right: Bridlington Grammar School 1903 on Bessingly Road |
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1911 Census: Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source: TNA Ref: RG14 PN
Reg. Gen. Ref: RG78 PN 526; En.Dist: 12; Sched: 38
RegDist: SubDist: Bridlington
Dwelling: Grammar School
Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Status Birthplace
Arthur Thornton Head S 45 Head Master Yorks, Skipton
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Harry Crompton Boarder 14 Yorks, Nafferton
1911 Census: Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source TNA Ref: RG14 PN28860
Reg. Gen. Ref: RG78 PN1659 RD525 SD2 ED5 SN136
RegDist: Driffield SubDist: Nafferton En.Dist: 5 Sched: 136
Dwelling: West Field
Place: Nafferton, Driffield, East Yorkshire
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 11
Years married: 20
Children: Alive 5, dead 1
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Status Birthplace
Thomas Crompton Head 43 M Farmer Employer Yorks, Lowthorpe
Mary ellen Crompton Wife 46 M Yorks, Driffield
John Crompton Dau 17 S Articled clerk to accountant Employed Yorks, Nafferton
Edith Crompton Dau 13 Yorks, Nafferton
Katherine Crompton Dau 7 Yorks, Nafferton
Charles Crompton Son 4 Yorks, Nafferton
Gertrude Collingwood Serv 19 S Yorks, Nafferton
Hilda Patrick Serv 18 S Yorks, Middleton
| The family lived at Westfield until just after the 1911 census,
when they move to Cottam (see
1805info3e). Harry's father, Thomas, wrote:
Our move to Cottam was a way to expand his business and that proved a very wise move. We had the war years of great anxiety with two sons fighting - several cousins and three brothers and after we moved to Bridlington in 1916 news came that Jack was badly wounded. He later was taken to a Hospital in Newcastle-on-Tyne where he lost the use of one lung and never recovered - dying in 1922. That too was a severe blow to our parents. |
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| Above: Cottam House |
| Right: Harry, Charlie and Kitty at Cottam in 1913
Courtesy: Sheila Mellstrom |
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| It was Thomas' ambition to retire at 50. He wrote:
'I remember my father saying to me one day. "You
must get out on the land and see the working of it and not spend all your time with the
horses and sheep". This was very good advice. Despite his arable success and his
father's advice Thomas continued to breed show winning sheep and hachneys (sic).
(Hackney, a type of horse)
Right: 91 Cardigan Road, Bridlington 2010 Author |
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In 1916 the family moved to 91 Cardigan Road, Bridlington. In 1919 Cottam was sold at a good price and before The Depression. Harry would have returned from the War to Bridlington.
In page 6 of undated notes, Harry he records the pre-enlistment days.
Went to Leeds Ag[ricultural] College for 2 winter courses - with cousin Jack Elgy. The war came. Many farm workers went to join the forces & things became qui-- f- many. We had Cottam Farm for 7 years. Father sold all but the best of things & stock which he took to Houndales. Farmed it from Bridlington. He took on war work under the N.Z. Major Daltry DSO for the E. Riding. Sa-- -ising livestock killing all rationed. Uncle Charlie was near Wakefield in the West Riding. [...] All meat killed was reported to Major D in Leeds. He had been released from the Army to ---- the work. Butchers often tried to do the under hand killing & were caught & had up. Father also had to go to give Crown evidence. We lived doing odd war work Y.M.C.A canteens, Red [Cross] bandages & by then could not get domestic help. Boys away at the war - so many killed in our family & Jack ....
Harry's account refers to Major Henry James DALBY DSO an accountant from Christchurch Frozen Meat Company and a native of 18 Andover Street, Merivale, Christchurch. After 46 days in New Zealand he went overseas for three years serving in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium. On 24 December 1917, he was discharged and struck off the strength in England as a substantive major and appointed livestock commissioner for Yorkshire. On 11 July 1916, he was also Mentioned in Dispatches for distinguished and gallant service in the field. Source: Archives New Zealand (Accessed: 07 April 2021)
At the time of the 1921 census Harry was a visitor at ??? being classified as a farmer employing his own staff,
Quite how Harry enlisted in the army is unknown, but given the date it is suggested he volunteered rather than being conscripted or having an essential worker classification.
1921 Census: Sun 19th June 1921
Source: RG15; Piece: ;
RegDist number: 525; SubDist: 3; ED 2; Sched: 29;
Reg District: Droffield ; Parish: Bainton
Dwelling: East Field
Place: Lund, Middleton on the Wold, Yorkshire East Riding
Rooms: 9
Children under sixteen: none
BL=Both parents alive; FD=father dead; MD=mother dead
Whole time school
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Employer Work place Birthplace
Yrs Mn
Digby Byass Head 34 8 M Farmer Employer At Home Yorks, Wharram Percy
Mabel Byass Wife 32 7 M Home Duties Yorks, Kilnwick Percy
Freda Byass Dau 3 2 BL Yorks, Lund
Barbara Byass Dau 11 BL Yorks, Lund
John Digby Cookr Neph 20 2 S Clerk Mssr Enrigury Coal exporters Rorks, Melbo??-the-Hill
Harry Crompton Vis 24 11 S Farmer Employer Yorks, Nafferton
Lily Windlass Serv 32 8 S Helps Lancs, Dalton in Furness
Sarah Elizabeth Shurlow Serv 25 8 S Maid Yorks, Huggatte
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