1807 Info 2b: James Crompton
The children of Thomas Edmond and Mary Louise Moore



1. Edmond Thomas CROMPTON

Born: 10 July 1869 at Hoxne, Suffolk. (GRO ref: Hoxne 4a 529)
Occupation: Butcher
Died: 27 April 1909, at Lund, Beverly (GRO ref: Beverley 9d 65) and is buried there. Bequeathed his gold hunter watch to his brother Arthur and then to Dr. James CROMPTON, Arthur's great grandson.
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1881 Census  Sun/Mon 2/3rd April 1881
Source:      FHL Film  TNA Ref RG11 
             Piece: 4752; Folio: 44; Page: 1; Sched: 1                   
Dwelling:    Stakes Road 
Place:       Preston, York ER, England

Name                     Rel  Mar Age Occupation       Birthplace
Thomas Edward Crompton  Head  Wid 41  Market gardener  Yorks, Meltham
Edmond Thomas Crompton   Son      11  Scholar          Norfolk, Hoxen
Agnes Louisa Crompton    Dau       9  Scholar          Yorks, Preston
Arthur Crompton          Son       6  Scholar          Yorks, Preston 
Albert Crompton          Son       4                   Yorks, Preston

Erratum: Thomas Edmond, Hoxne (pronounced Hoxon)
1891 Census   Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source:       FHL Film  TNA Ref RG12
              Piece: 3910; Folio 35; Page: 10; Sched: 54
Dwelling:     
Place:        Lund, York ER, England

Name                 Rel  Mar Age Occupation              Status    Birthplace
William O Prescott  Head   S  33  Butcher                 Employer  Yorks, Sproatley
Margret Fisher     [Serv] Wid 60  [Housekeeper] Domestic  Worker    Yorks, Elloughton
Edward T Crompton   Serv   S  21  Butcher                 Worker    Yorks, Preston!!
Elizabeth Grant     Serv   S  16  Domestic                Worker    Yorks, Lund
Fred Beaulah         Vis   S  24                                    Yorks, Wawne

Erratum: Edmond T
1901 Census   Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source:       FHL Film  TNA Ref RG13
              Piece: 4464; Folio: 35; Page: 11; Sched: 60
Dwelling:     Butcher's shop
Place:        Lund, York ER, England

Name                Rel  Mar Age  Occupation             Status    Birthplace
William O Prescott  Head  S  48   Burcher                Employer  Yorks, Sproatley
Ada Chatterton      Serv  S  39   House keeper domestic  Worker    Yorks, Hull
Edmond T Crompton   Serv  S  31   Butcher's assistant    Worker    Suffolk, Newmarket
John R Crosley      Serv  S  20   Horse breaker, groom   Worker    Yorks, Driffield 
Albert E Ransome    Serv  S  15   Butcher's apprentice   Worker    Yorks, Beeford 
Grace A Hull        Serv  S  14   Domestic servant       Worker    Yorks, Lockington
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Edmond Thomas died on 27th April 1909 of tuberculosis at Lund (GRO ref: Beverley 9d 65)

Registration District Beverley
Sub-District Lockington
1909 DEATHS in Sub-District of Lockington in the County of York
When and
where died
Name Sex Age Profession Cause of
Deth
Informant When registered
Twenty Seventh
April 1909
Lund
RD
Edmond Thomas
Crompton
Male 39 Butcher
Journeyman
Pulmonary Phthisis
Exhaustion
Heart Failure
Certified by
Ernest Clemints MB
A Crompton, brother
Present at death
Lund
Twenty
Eighth
April
1909

This certificate suggests his brother Arthur had travelled from Fleetgate, Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire. where he was living after his marriage to Jane.

In Loving Memory
of
OUR DEAR BROTHER
EDMOND THOMAS CROMPTON
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
27TH APRIL 1909,
AGED 35 YEARS.
"PEACE PERFECT PEACE."


Right: Thomas Edmund Crompton's headstone in Lund Cemetery

Thomas Edmund Crompton's headstone - 57Kb jpg

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2. Agnes Louisa CROMPTON (known as Aunt Aggie)

Born: in the second quarter of 1871 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 132)
Married: George William LUND in the second quarter 1893 (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 248). George William LUND was born in the fourth quarter of 1866 in Market Weighton (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 67) to Hannah Lund and christened 03 October 1866.
Occupation: In the third quarter of 1894 their first child, Annie, was born in Denton, Lancashire, now Greater Manchester, three miles from Hyde, Cheshire (GRO ref: Ashton 8d 489) where Aggie's uncle, John Harper CROMPTON, had his building company. In 1901 they lived in Audenshaw, also close to Hyde, where George was a foreman bricklayer. George being born in Market Weighton may have know John Harper CROMPTON.

At some time after the 1911 census the LUNDs emigrated to Australia, with William and Freddie, to Macquarie Street, Sydney. In 1976 Doreen LUND, granddaughter of Agnes, visited the UK as Doreen SCRIVENER, wife of Roy, who worked for Brinton's Carpets. At the moment their arrival in Sydney is not recorded in the National Archives of Australia.
Died: Agnes died in 1959 in Sydney. (NSW Justice ref: 20743/1959)
George William died in 1937. (NSW Justice ref: 14567/1937)
Link page: 1807info2d

3. Julia CROMPTON

Born: in the third quarter of 1873 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 131)
Died: in the fourth quarter of 1873 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 93)

4. Arthur CROMPTON

Born: 20 September 1874 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 137)
Married: Jane Watts, born 11 December 1879, of Lairgate, Beverley (GRO ref: Beverley 9d 95) on 15 April 1907 (GRO ref: Beverley 9d 204)
Occupation: Apprenticed as a butcher to Geo. Gabittas of Etton.
Master butcher at 78 High Street, Barton on Humber from 1908.
Guest house owner of Eastbourne Villa, Eastbourne Road, Hornsea in 1929.
Corner shop owner Clifton Street, Hornsea from 1940.
Died: 26 September 1951 (GRO ref: Holderness 2a 73) and buried Hornsea along with wife Jane Watts, who died 06 June 1969 (GRO ref: Surrey North 5g 486).
Link page: 1807info3a and 1807info3b

1807info2b, sheet 4

5. Albert James CROMPTON

Born: 10 October 1876 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 148)
Married: fourth quarter of 1908 Maria Kemp of Bainton. (GRO ref: Beverley 9d 216), who was born in the fourth quarter of 1878 (GRO ref: Driffield 9d 329)
Occupation: A master butcher who lived in Middleton-on-the-Wold in a house with garden and orchard. The slaughter house was next door to the house and the blood from this was spread on the garden. Maria had a tea shop and bed and breakfast.
Died: 29 December 1929 (GRO ref: Driffield 9d 367 ) and Maria on 26 March 1948 (GRO ref: Buckrose 2a 44. Both are buried at Middleton-on-the-Wold.
There were no children. On the death of Maria the house was sold for £1525, £250 of which was passed to Geoffrey CROMPTON and used for the purchase of his Barnoldswick house.
Link page: 1807info2c

6. Walter James CROMPTON

Born: 19 April 1880 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 157)
Died: 23 July 1880 at Stakes Road, Preston near Hull. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 117)

Source: Family letter and the recollections of Jane CROMPTON, nee WATTS, and Joan CROMPTON, her daughter-in-law.


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