1807 Info 5a for James Crompton
Mary Frances Crompton/Tate

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Mary Frances Crompton ...
... was born 3 May 1850 in Scarborough, but given as Burlington (Bridlington) in the 1891 census.

Source: GRO Births
Crompton Mary Frances  2nd Quarter 1850  Scarborough  vol.24 page 583

The inquest report, in the 1896 Hull Daily Mail (qv), includes 'Mary Tate stated that she was a sister of the deceased and lived next door to him.'  This has helped find Mary Frances in the various census.

By 1861, after the death of her mother Martha , James, a groom, and Mary, aged 11, lived in Low Green, Hutton Cranswick. Since Mary's husband Henry Tate, an agricultural labourer, was born in Hutton Cranswick in 1849, it is possible that they met. In census returns their first child, Thomas, is recorded as being born there.  However, by 1871 her father, James, had taken the only position of shepherd, lodging with the farm foreman at Ganstead, north-east of Hull. There appears to be no record of Mary Crompton in the 1871 census. FreeBMD does record:

Source: GRO Birth
Crompton Thomas    3rd Quarter 1871  Driffield  vol.9d page 273

Mary and Henry's marriage is recorded in 1875, suggesting the possibility of Mary, aged 21, returning to her former home in Bridlington to give birth.

Source: GRO Marriages
Tate Henry     4th Quarter 1875  Driffield  vol.9d page 661
Crompton Mary  4th Quarter 1875  Driffield  vol.9d page 661

Source: GRO Births
Tate Charles Henry    4th Quarter 1876  Partington vol.9d page 286
Tate George           1st Quarter 1879  Partington vol.9d page 292
Tate John James       4th Quarter 1880  Partington vol.9d page 281 
Tate Fanny isabella   4th Quarter 1882  Partington vol.9d page 315
Tate Mary ellen       4th Quarter 1884  Partington vol.9d page 308

Before moving in to Preston, Mary and her family lived in Burstwick with Skeckling, a village 5km south-east of Preston, where the remainder of her family was born.

1881 Census   Sun/Mon 2/3rd April 1881
Source:       FHL Film 1342155 PRO Ref RG11
              Piece 4785 Folio 32 Page 7
Dwelling:     Little Nuttles
Place:        Burstwick with Skeckling, York, England

Name            Rel  Mar Age Occupation  Birthplace
Henry Tate     Head   M  33  Ag. Lab     Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Mary Tate      Wife   M  31              Yorks, Scarborough
Thomas Tate    Son        9  Scholar     Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Charles H Tate Son        4              Yorks, Burstwick
George Tate    Son        2              Yorks, Burstwick
John J Tate    Son        5m             Yorks, Burstwick
Charles Tate   Brth      11
1807info5a, sheet 2
Map locating Burstwick - 59Kb gif
Above: Map locating Burstwick south-south-east of Hull 

Thomas Tate died in the first quarter of 1884 (GRO ref: Partington 9d 183 which includes Burstwick cum Skeckling).

GRO deaths shows that Mary was widowed in 1888.

Source: GRO Deaths
Tate Henry    40  2nd Quarter 1888  Hull  vol.9d page 166

The 1891 census shows Mary Frances to be living in Carrick's Row, Preston, four census enumerator's doors from her brother Thomas. With Thomas being a widower and Mary a widow, occupied as a charwoman, it is possible that Mary was looking after Thomas and his family.

1891 Census   Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source:       FHL Film  PRO Ref RG12
              Piece 3921 Folio 32 Page 9
Dwelling:     Carrick's Row
Place:        Preston, York, England

Name               Rel Mar Age  Occupation  Birthplace
Mary Frances Tate Head Wid  40  Charwoman   Yorks, Bridlington
George Tate       Son       12  Scholar     Yorks, Burstwick
John James Tate   Son       10  Scholar     Yorks, Burstwick
Fanny J. Tate     Dau        8  Scholar     Yorks, Burstwick
Mary E. Tate      Dau        6              Yorks, Burstwick
Harry Tate        Son        3              Yorks, Burstwick

The inquest report, of 1896, still records Mary Frances as Thomas' neighbour and, perhaps, looking after his family as she visited the house on the Monday morning the body was found.

1807info5a, sheet 3

The 1901 census shows Mary to be living alone, still in Preston

1901 Census   Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source:       FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
              Piece  Folio  Page                         
Dwelling:     
Place:        Preston, All Saints, Hedon, York ER, England

Name               Rel  Mar  Age Occupation  Status  Birthplace
Mary F Tate       Head  Wid  52                      Yorks, Driffield
A map locating Stokesley - 87Kb gif

Above: A map locating Stokesley to the north of the North Yorks Moors

A search of GRO death from 1902 to 1920 shows only one matching record by age and county of death. However, Stokesley is north of the North Yorks Moors in the area of Great Ayton:

Source: GRO Deaths
Mary Tate 52 4th Quarter 1902 Stokesley  vol.9d page 424

However, a search of the 1901 census shows no male Tates, born Burstwick, or female children, searched by first name and born in Burstwick, living in Stokesley.

1807info5a, sheet 4

The children of Mary frances

Source: GRO Marriages
Tate George     3rd Quarter 1899  Howden     vol. 9d page 209
Tate John James 2nd Quarter 1905  Partington vol. 9d page 591 
Tate Mary E     4th Quarter 1913  Hull       vol. 9d page 570??
1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:   TNA Ref:        RG14 PN  28540
          Reg. Gen. Ref:  RG78 PN  1639  En.Dist: 5 Sched: 117
          RegDist:  Beverley  SubDist: South Cave
Dwelling: Dale Cottages             
Place:    Elloughton, Brough, Yorkshire East Riding              
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 5
Years married:          
Children:      Alive , dead none 

Name                 Rel  Mar  Age  Occupation         Status  Birthplace 
George Featherston  Head   M   28   Cowman On Farm     Worker  Yorks, Woodale Cave 
...  
Charlie Tate        Boar   S   33   Navvy road making  Worker  Yorks, Burstwick   
Alfred Clarkson     Boar   S   31   Navvy road making  Worker  Yorks, Preston
1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:   TNA Ref:        RG14 PN  28855
          Reg. Gen. Ref:  RG78 PN  1658  En.Dist: 5 Sched: 10
          RegDist: Driffield SubDist: Foston
Dwelling:              
Place:    Harpham, Lowthorpe, Driffield, Yorkshire East Riding              
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 3
Years married: 11         
Children:      Alive 5, dead 1 

Name           Rel  Mar  Age  Occupation     Status  Birthplace 
George Tait   Head   M   32   Farm Labourer  Worker  Yorks, Burstwick  
Eliza Tait    Wife   M   39                          Middlesex, London  
Lillian Tait   Dau       11   School                 Yorks, Lowthorpe  
Harry Tait     Son        8                          Yorks, Lowthorpe  
Albert Tait    Son        7                          Yorks, Big Argham  
Harold Tait    Son        5                          Yorks, Kilham  
Minnie Tait    Dau        3                          Yorks, Kilham
1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:   TNA Ref:        RG14 PN  28819
          Reg. Gen. Ref:  RG78 PN  1653 En.Dist: 13 Sched: 49
          RegDist:  Patrington  SubDist: Patrington
Dwelling: Camerton Cottage              
Place:    Camerton, Burstwick, Hull, Yorkshire East Riding              
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 4
Years married: 6         
Children:      Alive 3, dead none 

Name               Rel  Mar  Age  Occupation     Status  Birthplace 
John James Tait   Head   M   30   Farm Labourer  Worker  Yorks, Burstwick   
Annie Leiza Tait  Wife   M   29                          Yorks, Halsham  
Frank Tait         Son        4                          Yorks, Camerton   
Henry Tait         Son        2                          Yorks, Camerton   
Albert Tait        Son        5mnths                     Yorks, Camerton

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