1807 Info 7: for James Crompton
Martha Ann Crompton and Robert Sissons

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Martha Ann was born 18 March 1847 at The Plantation, Acomb, York, and baptised at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb.

On 11 June 1862 she married Robert SISSONS at Primitive Methodist Chapel, Hutton Cranswick, where the family then lived.

She died 27 March 1867, aged 21, at Hutton Cranswick.

The 1851 census suggests that Robert SISSONS was born in 1847, at Beeford.

Right: Evidence of the site of Martha Ann's birth. Plantation Grove, on the A59 at Acomb and backing on to Acomb Ings and the railway sidings, is now covered by housing and a print works.		 Site of The Plantation, Acomb, York 24Kb-jpg

Hutton Church Yard

Martha ann's headstone

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF

MARTHA ANN
WIFE OF ROBERT SISSONS
OF HUTTON CRANSWICK
WHO DIED MARCH 23rd 1867
AGED 21 YEARS
HER END WAS PEACE

ALSO ELIZABETH SECOND WIFE
OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JANUARY 11th 1883
AGED 41 YEARS

ALSO ONE SON
TWO DAUGHTERS
WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY
 Martha Ann's headstone - 117kB jpg
1807info7, sheet 2
Hutton church - 107kB jpg Left: Hutton church in 2008

Robert's second marriage to Elizabeth CLARKE

Robert SISSONS married Elizabeth CLARKE in the second quarter of 1870 (GRO ref: Driffield 9d 179).

1881 Census   Sun/Mon 2/3rd April 1881
Source:       FHL Film  PRO Ref RG11
              Piece: 4793; Folio: 27; Page: 22;  Sched: 126
Dwelling:     Terminous, Dove Court
Census Place: Hutton Cranswick, York, England

Name               Rel  Mar Age  Occupation  Birthplace
Robert Sissons     Head  M   39  Ag Lab      Yorks, Hutton
Elizabeth Sissons  Wife  M   38              Yorks, Watton
Martha E Sissons   Dau       10              Yorks, Watton
Herbert Sissons    Son        8              Yorks, Watton
Arthur Sissons     Son        7              Yorks, Watton

Robert's parents

1851 Census
Source:     FHL Film  PRO Ref HO10
            Piece: 2366; Folio: 137; Page: 11;  Sched: 10
Dwelling:   Hutton Main Street
Place:      Hutton come Cranswick, York, England

Name               Rel   Mar  Age  Occupation  Birthplace 
Robert Sissons     Head   M    46  Ag Lab      Yorks, Cranswick
Susanna Sissons    Wife   M    39              Yorks, Cranswick
William Sipson     Son         20  Wheelright  Yorks, Cranswick
Mary Jane Sissons  Dau    U    16  Dressmaker  Yorks, Cranswick
Robert Sissons     Son          9  Scholar     Yorks, Cranswick
Thomas Sissons     Son          7  Scholar     Yorks, Cranswick
George Sissons     Son          3              Yorks, Cranswick
John Sissons       Son          2              Yorks, Cranswick
1807info7, sheet 3

Robert's brothers

1881 Census
Source:    FHL Film  PRO Ref RG11
           Piece: 4793; Folio: 6; Page: 5;   Sched: 18
Dwelling:  Hetton Mill Street
Place:     Hutton Cranswick, York, England

Name             Rel  Mar Age  Occupation        Birthplace
Susan Sissons   Head  Wid  69  House keeper     Yorks, Hutton
George Sissons             33  Shepherd         Yorks, Hutton
John Sissons               32  Ag Lab           Yorks, Hutton
Annie Sissons   GDau       16  General servant  Yorks, Hutton
John Sissons    GSon        8  Scholar          Yorks, Hutton

Other Sissons

Hutton churchyard has its own 19th century Sissons section suggesting that the name was a common then as it is now.

 


IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE SISSONS
of  FAIRVIEW CRANSWICK
WHO DIED OCT 1st 1919
AGED 77 YEARS
HE SAID "TRUSTING IN JESUS" AND DIED

ALSO ELLEN
HIS DEARLY BELOVED WIFE
OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MARCH 10th 1919
AGED 76 YEARS
SHE SAID "HAPPY IN JESUS" AND DIED

 


IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MARGARET
DAUGHTER OF
THOMAS & MARY SISSONS
OF HUTTON CRANSWICK
WHO DIED DEC the 3ST 1866
AGED 4 YEARS
AND OF
EMMY JANE
WHO DIED IN HER INFANCY
Called (away) by early doom
Just came to show show sweet a flower
In Paradise would bloom.

It is not thought that this is Robert's brother, but another of the many Sissons.

1881 Census
Source:    FHL Film  PRO Ref RG11
           Piece: 4793; Folio: 12; Page: 17;
Dwelling:  Hutton Road
Place:     Hutton Cranswick, York, England

Name               Rel  Mar Age Occupation                 Birthplace
John Sissons      Head   M  32  Joiner and fm of 33 acres  Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Ann E Sissons     Wife   M  31                             Yorks, Lund
William Sissons   Son        6                             Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Clara Sissons     Dau        3                             Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Rosmond Sissons   Dau        1                             Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Beatrice Sissons  Dau        3m                            Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
1807info7, sheet 4
The Sissons plot - 127kB jpg Right: The Sissons' plot in Hutton churchyard
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