1815 Info 7a for Richardson Crompton |
Her birth
Source: GRO Births Crompton Emily Hyde 4th Quarter 1855 Bridlington vol. 9d page 239
At the age of 15 Emily hyde was living at South Sea Farm, with her step-father, mother, two brothers and two step-sons.
1861 Census Sun/Mon. 7/8th April 1861
Source: FHL Film PRO Ref RG09
Piece: 3613; Folio: 90; Page: 20;
Dwelling: Moor Farm
Place: Flamborough, York, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Hannah Crompton Head Wid 33 Farmer 130 acres Yorks, Swine
Stephen Clubley Crompton Son 14 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
Tho. Richardson Crompton Son 12 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
James Wm Crompton Son 7 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
Emily Hyde Crompton Dau 5 Farmer's daughter Yorks, Flamborough
Edmond Crompton Son 3 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
John Frankish Serv U 23 Farmer servant Yorks, Hunmanby
Mary Ann Carter Serv U 19 Farmer servant Yorks, Flamborough
1871 Census Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871
Source: FHL Film PRO Ref RG10
Piece: 4812; Folio: 103; Page: 23;
Dwelling: South Sea Farm
Place: Flamborough, York, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Richard Huddlestone Head M 52 Farmer of 124 acres employing 3 men Yorks, Killingwick
Hannah Huddlestone Wife M 44 Farmer's wife Yorks, Skirlaugh
James Crompton Son S 16 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
Emily Crompton Dau S 15 Farmer's daughter Yorks, Flamborough
John Huddlestone Son 7 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
George Huddlestone Son 4 Farmer's son Yorks, Flamborough
William Hutchinson Serv S 64 Farm labourer Yorks, Flamborough
George Creaser Serv S 15 Farm servant Yorks, Boynton
Jane Smith Serv S Domestic servant Yorks, Flamborough
Emigrating to New Zealand
| Emily Hyde CROMPTON was a single woman passenger on
the Westland, which departed London on 21 November 1879. On 21 February 1880, after a
voyage of 88 days, the Westland arrived at Christchurch's port of Lyttelton, on South
Island. It was the hottest time of the year. 'White Wing' gives the arrival date
of Emily‘s ship as 23 February 1880.
None of the Shaw Savill and Albion Company‘s fleet of sailing vessels has a better record than the Westland, a full-rigged ship of 1116 tons, which for some years attracted world-wide attraction among ship-masters on the Pacific and Atlantic. Built by Duncan, she was one of the last ships ordered for the Shaw Savill Company. Westland made 25 voyages to New Zealand between 1879 and 1900 visiting all the major ports including Bluff. The ship‘s fastest journey was 73 days to Port Chalmers (Dunedin) and longest, again to Port Chalmers 120 days. Source: Brett Sir Henry, 'White Wings' |
Westland
Ship: 1116 tons Captain: Wood Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Russell |
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SINGLE WOMEN
Name Age County Occupation
Crompton Emily 23 York General Servant
In the 1871 census Emily CROMPTON had the status of 'farmer's daughter'. The passenger list shows she emigrated as as a general servant, aged 23 from York. She was one of a group of 32 or so young women going to New Zealand to work as servants. The girls, mostly from Ireland, were accompanied by a matron, Martha Cole aged 32. The general idea was to create upper class England, especially around Canterbury. For the upper classes to feel truly at home servants were imported via inexpensive assisted passages for immigrants provided by the New Zealand government under the Vogel Immigration Scheme - Sir Julius Vogel was prime minister from April 1873 to July 1875 and for a brief spell in 1876. The scheme made cheap passages available to all.
Most of the servants took one look at the opportunities, married, scratched together the money for land, and went from strength to strength. I hope Emily did the same!
Source of ship and passenger details: New Zealand emigration passenger list (Accessed 22 June 2020)
Emily CROMPTON‘s wedding certificate (Folio 1883/562) records that:
Paul and Emily GLASSON had three children: William Richardson GLASSON, James Thomas GLASSON and Mary Jane GLASSON.
Source: GRO Births Marriages Deaths Glasson Paul Roach 2nd Quarter 1855 Penzance vol.5c page 332
Paul's tragic death
| The Temuka Leader |
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Saturday December 24 1887 FATAL GUN ACCIDENT - we regret to learn that Mr Paul Glasson met his death on Wednesday night at Hilton by a gun accident. The news to hand is rather meagre, but so far as we can learn he was on that evening out shooting, and was returning home when he met Mr Woodley, and stopped to talk to him. While speaking to Mr Woodley he leant on his gun, the stock of which was resting on the ground, and while in this position one of his children who came up was playing about his legs, with the result that the gun went off. The right side of his face was blown away, and though it was some hours before he died he never moved or spoke afterwards. An inquest was held yesterday, but the result has not reached us. Previous to taking up his residence at Hilton Mr Glasson lived for a long time in Temuka, and was highly respected as a hard-working, industrious man. He was a very active member of the Temuka Fire Brigade. He leaves a wife and three children to mourn his loss. |
These details have been kindly supplied by Aaron Clark of
North Canterbury, New Zealand. Paul Roach Glasson was his great-great grandfather's
brother.
There are still Woodleys in the area. An Alistair Woodley has a large contracting and transport firm in Geraldine. See also Timaru Herald. |
Thursday December 29 1887
INQUEST. An inquest was held at Hilton on Saturday last, before J.S.Beswick, Esq., coroner, on the body of Paul Roach Glasson, who was shot at Hilton on the 21st inst. The principal evidence taken was that of Mr Woodley, who was with the deceased at the time of the accident. He deposed that he and Glasson were talking together outside. The latter had been shooting, and his gun was in his hand at full cock. He was holding it by the muzzle and two of the deceased's children were playing with it near the breech. The children must have touched the trigger, as the gun suddenly went off, blowing away half the face of the unfortunate man, who died shortly afterwards. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The deceased, whose life was insured with the Government for 150 pounds, leaves a wife and three children. |
| Hilton is a small settlement in South Canterbury about 9 km Southwest of Geraldine,
and about 20km north-west of Temuka. It is not know whether Hilton has a cemetery. If Paul
GLASSON is buried in Temuka, he has no headstone, and his plot may never again be known.
It is interesting to note the close proximity of Richardson CROMPTON's children in New Zealand: Hinton, Geraldine, Orari and Winchester. Right and below: Maps locating Temuka, Geraldine and Hinton |
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Emily in later life
Emily took the children back to England. However a shipping entry for the "Rimutaka", in 1890, shows the mother and two children returned to New Zealand. James Thomas GLASSON was left in Lelant, Cornwall with his uncle.
| Following pressure from the New Zealand Government, the New Zealand Steamship Company (NZSC) and Shaw Savill Line jointly chartered the Stad Haarlem for an experimental steam ship return trip to London in 1879. She ran with a full complement of 600 passengers in both directions, taking 57 days from London to Lyttelton via Cape Town. Despite the operational success, the voyage was not profitable, and no additional subsidies were on offer to run steamships. The Government continued to push for a steam service, which they thought would encourage a more "suitable class" of immigrants, plus it would provide a more reliable service for their frozen meat exports. |  |
| Above: NZSC liner Rimutaka circa 1900 |
Despite not liking steamships, the NZSC chartered the Fenstanton in 1883, to inaugurate the first steamship service from the UK to New Zealand. Fenstanton was followed by three larger ships. When the NZSC signed a charter with the Government to run a regularly monthly service, jointly with Shaw Savill, five new ships were ordered from J.Elder and Co. The ships were named after New Zealand mountains:- Tongariro, Aorangi, Ruapehu, Kaikoura and Rimutaka, all just under 4500 gross tons. All had clipper bows, and were barque-rigged. They travelled out via the Cape of Good Hope, and back via Cape Horn, as the sailing clippers had done, but more than halved the passage times. Whereas the sailing ships frequently sighted no land between the UK and New Zealand, the steamers stopped at Plymouth, Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart on the outward journey, and at Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Teneriffe on the return. These routes were maintained until 1914, when the Panama Canal opened.
Emily subsequently married Tom Lewis and possibly lived in Akaroa.
She was a beneficiary in the will of her eldest brother Stephen Clubley CROMPTON who left "the residue of my estate (approximately UKP 150) to my sister Emily Hyde LEURS of East Eyreton." It is possible that the writer of the will heard the dying man pronounce the name of Emily's second husband, Tom LEWIS, as LEURS.
Ashburton Cemetery, Area 6, Row C, grave 1458
Stephen Clubley CROMPTON d. at Chch [Christchurch]
15 July 1924 a.[aged] 77
Erected by his only sister and brother-in-law
T. and E. H. LEWIS
| Emily died on 12 October 1935 and was buried the same
day in Waimairi Cemetery, Graham Road, Christchurch. The grave is without a significant headstone
or name marker other than the inscription 'Mother' - see photos below. She was living in East Eyreton, which is located just outside Clarkville, near Canterbury. Source: Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database |
Surname: | Lewis |
| First name(s): | Emily H | |
| Date of death: | Saturday, 12 October 1935 | |
| Cemetery: | Waimairi Cemetery | |
| Date of burial: | Saturday, 12 October 1935 | |
| Block number: | AN10 (Anglican) | |
| Plot number: | 38 | |
| Age: | ||
| Address: | East Eyreton | |
| Occupation: | Unknown | |
| Place of birth: | Unknown | |
| Years in New Zealand: | ||
| Comments: |
| NEW ZEALAND.-THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT, 1924 |
| DEATHS IN THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH DURING THE QUARTER ENDING31st of DECEMBER. 1935 |
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| DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED | CAUSE OF DEATH | PARENTS | IF BURIAL REGISTERED | WHERE BORN | IF DECEASED WAS MARRIED | INFORMANT | REGISTRAR | |||||
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1. When died 2. Where died |
1. Name and surname 2. Occupation |
1. Sex 2. Age |
1. Cause 2. Duration 3. Doctor 4. When last seen |
1. Name of Father 2. Name of Mother 3. Maiden name of Mother 4. Profession of Father |
1. When buried 2. Where buried |
1. Name of Minister 2. Religion of Minister |
1. Where born 2. How long in New Zealand |
1. Where married 2. Age married 3. To whom married 4.Age of widow |
If issue living state Age and Sex |
1. Signature 2. Description 3. Residence 4. |
1. Signature of Registrar 2. Date of Registration |
| 11?5 |
1. 1935 October 11 2. Public Hospital Christ- church from East Eyreton |
1. Emily Hyde Lewis 2. Married |
F 80 |
1. Myocardial segmentation 2. Senility 3. RA Wilson 4. October 10 1935 |
1. Thomas Crompton 2. Hannah Crompton 3. Pickering 4. Farmer |
1. October 12 1935 2. Waimairi |
1. E.A. Osmers 2. Anglican |
1. Yorkshire England 2. 55 |
1. Temuka 2. 25 3. Paul Rudge Glasson (2) Christchurch 36 Thomas Edward Lewis |
(1) M.52 F.48 (2) M.37 F- |
1. G. Banell 2. Under taker 3. Christ- church |
1. Registrar 2. 1935 October 14 |
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Certificate: with thanks to Allen Glasson
| Hoverbox Photo Gallery - Emily Hyde Crompton's grave - Source: Sally Weston: September 2022 This feature does not function correctly on phones and tablets |
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1. The unattended grave 3. The unattended grave 2. The grave identified only as 'Mother' in Metal Letters |
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At the time of Emily's death on 11 October 1935 her second husband Thomas Edward was still alive. Two of her children to Paul Roach GLASSON, William Richardson and Mary Jane were still alive together with Thomas Henry, her son with Thomas LEWIS and could have been responsible for the headstone declaring simply 'Mother'.
Thomas LEWIS continued to live in East Eyrton until his death on 12 December 1942. He was buried in the same plot as Emily.
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| Above: A plan of Waimairi Cemetery locating Emily's grave |
Sally Weston writes: Waimari is not a huge place and fairly a new cemetery started in 1909. Emily Hyde LEWIS would have been one of the first graves there in 1935. I didn't see any dating back before 1900. AN10 is an Anglican row and plot 38.
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| Right: Emily Hyde Lewis' death notice - Papers Past Press (Canterbury) 12 October 1935, page 1, Vol LXXI Issue 21602 |  |
| Mary Jane McConnel, was Emily's only daughter, who lived in the centre of
Christchurch, 5km from the cemetery. Right: Emily Hyde Lewis' funeral notice - Papers Past Press (Canterbury) 12 October 1935, page 25, Vol LXXI Issue 21602 |
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Sources:
Emily's children
William Richardson GLASSON first child of Emily and Paul continued the Richardson name.
William Richardson GLASSON had six children who are living or lived in or around Ashburton, New Zealand. Although the photograph shows William Richardson GLASSON in uniform he did not go away to the war, possibly for medical reasons.
He died on 23 July 1938 at the age of 53 and is buried, along with his wife, Emily May in the beautiful and very large cemetery in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Their son, William Thomas CROMPTON, continued the military tradition. His headstone shows that he was a proud member of J Force, part of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but hides the horrors he must have witnessed.
| J Force or 2NZEF (Japan) was formed in Florence, Italy, on 19th
November 1945. The force of Army personnel included men from the 13th, 14th and 15th
Reinforcements. Officers were drawn from those who had seen service in the Italian
Campaign. Several of the Force were volunteers from earlier Reinforcements. Brig KL
Stewart was the first commander of J Force.
Occupation duties were conducted largely in the prefecture of Hiroshima. The Force was responsible for the demilitarisation and disposal of Japanese installations and armaments and for keeping order until civilian government could be re-established. J Force was withdrawn from duty in September 1948. |
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| Above: WT Glasson's headstone in Ashburton Cemetery |
James Thomas GLASSON second child of Emily and Paul
James Thomas GLASSON has his own information page at 1815info7b.
Mary Jane GLASSON fourth child of Emily and Paul
Mary Jane's daughter, Bev McCONNELL lived in Waikanae, New Zealand.
Postscript
The Glasson name is well known in New Zealand, not least because of a chain of dress shops. Its Christchurch head office is headed by Tim Glasson. The obituary of Charles Vingue GLASSON, ChCh Press 1953 in the New Zealand Biography file reads:
Mr Charles Vingue Glasson who died at his home Park Terrace on Thursday was well known in the draper business throughout New Zealand. He was born 69(?) years ago. For the last 30 years he had been a director of Glassons Ltd, a Christchurch and Nelson warehouse firm. Mr Glasson was born in Timaru. He started work with Strange & Co... In the early 1900s he went to London and spent three years working with D & H Evans. After World War 1 he joined his brother Mr J H Glasson in the firm of Glassons Ltd. Survived by his wife, a son Jack Glasson and a daughter Mrs C.E. Taylor of Lower Hutt.
The obituary records more information about his Masonic Lodge connections which were extensive.
With thanks to Allen GLASSON, whose great grandfather's brother was Paul Roach GLASSON, Emily Hyde CROMPTON's husband; to Aaron CLARKE, of Rangiora, North Canterbury, whose great- great grandfather's brother was Paul Roach GLASSON, and to Judy BRADWELL in Wellington for the certificates.
With thanks to Sally Weston, Emily Hyde CROMPTON's first cousin four times removed, for her evening work and her holiday diversion to take photographs.
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