A family gathering Right: John harper and family taken after the death of Sarah jane - between 1930 and 1935 Source: Jim Keron, Ontario, Canada
	Back row, left to right: Harper Crompton, ?, ?, Henry john (1882), Lily Birchenough, HJ's wife? Seated: John harper, ? Front row: The family suggests that it is Nellie with her son Ian.

However, Nellie married in 1945, 10 years after John harper's death. This may be the 1933 christening of John, first child of Harper Crompton, born 1906, and Florence Boote. At the moment John is the only child known to be born between the deaths of Sarah jane and John harper. The photograph of the proud father resembles his image in 1937 - see 1852info5a

Their children

Source: GRO death records
                              Registration
Name                    Age   District        Folio Page  Date
Crompton William harper   0   Pocklington      9d    57  4thQt1875
Crompton Florence        72   Hyde            10a   283  2ndQt1850
Crompton Richard harper  23   Stockport        8a     6  4thQt1901
Crompton Wyril           57   Hyde             8a   113  3rdQt1938
Crompton Henry john      75   Hyde             10   265  3rdQt1957
Crompton Francis         12   Stockport        8a     9  (24dec1894 aged 10)
Crompton Fanny                Canada
Crompton Jessie (Barlow) 55   Hyde             8a    95  12jul1942
Crompton Agnes           65   Hyde            10a   281  2ndQt1951
Crompton Lottie          50   Manchester       8d    80  2ndQt1940
Crompton Mary Cecelia    62   Hyde            10a   278  2ndQt1951
Crompton Maggie (Boote)  89   Tameside         39  1871  4thQt1983

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Their daughters

Above, from left to right: The sisters Maggie, Aggie, Cissie and Florrie. Source: Jim Keron, Ontario, Canada

Above: John harper and Sarah's daughters in the Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Chapel baptism register. Source: Manchester City Archives: Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Baptism Record 1845-1934 C22/5

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'A photograph of Aggie and her fiancé Jack hung on the wall of Fanny's Canadian home.' Source: Pat Ryde, Fanny Crompton's grand daughter  'Julian Walker, Aggies's fiancée was killed in the war. Maggie Boote had the bronze medal for him, presumably it had come from Aggie'. Source: Alison Warner, Maggie Crompton's grand daughter

It is likely that Maggie Boote had what the troops referred to them as "The Dead Man's Penny". It was decided during World War One that all next of kin of service personnel who lost their lives as a result of the war would be presented with a Memorial Plaque, cast in bronze and approximately five inches (125 mm) in diameter. On the plaque itself no rank was recorded as the intention was to show equality in their sacrifice. Right: an example at the approximate actual size In addition The Memorial pack contained an official letter, the commemorative Scroll, from the King and country, and a "personal" letter from the King.

Right: 113 Knott Lane, Hyde in 2009 - see map above. This house and the rest of Knott Lane, was built by Crompton Brothers.

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'Florrie died first with Agnes and Cissie dying on the same day, the second dying as a result of shock.' Source: Pat Ryde, Fanny Crompton's grand daughter

The obituary gives a limited insight in to the sister's lives. The mourners were: Mrs and Mrs Henry john Crompton (brother); Mr and Mrs W Boote (sister Maggie); Mr E Barlow husband of the late Jessie Crompton; Mrs and Mrs Richard harper Crompton (nephew); Mrs and Mrs Walter Crompton (nephew); Mr and Mrs Henry john Crompton jnr (nephew); Miss Edith and Mr Malcolm Boote (children of sister Maggie); Miss M Barlow - daughter of Jessie Crompton and Ernest Barlow? Miss C Darlington and Mrs G Derbyshire also attended John harper's funeral in 1935; Mr and Mrs George Shaw, who may be related to the family of Nellie Crompton, daughter of Whyrill, and Alec Shaw. It is also interesting to note that the service at the crematorium was conducted by the clergyman from Glossop, who also featured in John harper's obituary. Glossop was the home of Miss C Darlington. Gee Cross - Joel Lane Primitive Methodist Marriages -1910-1969 - Archives M275 at Manchester Central Library. Note: The Post Office directory of Post Codes does not list a 116 Knott Lane. Neither is there a 116 on the ground. Pat Ryde reported that the sisters lived at 113 Knott Lane and therefore the newspaper report gave the wrong address. Source: Sheila Crompton

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'The four unmarried girls Florence (Florrie), Agnes, Mary Cecelia (Cissie) and Lottie lived together in 113 Knott Lane, Hyde.' Source: Pat Ryde, Fanny Crompton's grand daughter Right: Map locating: 113 Knott Lane, where the sisters lived; Joel Lane Methodist Church, where the sisters worshipped (see below); 17 Primrose Avenue, home of their brother Henry john at the time of his death; 5 King George Road, where HJ's wife Lily Birchenough died; Auburn Street, built by John harper; in relationship to Thornley Street.

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Above: A postcard showing Hyde Chapel (Joel Lane), on Stockport Road, circa 1900	Above: Joel Lane Chapel opened in 1873 and closed in 1960. At one time it had its own little school.

Above: A 1932 map locating Joel Lane Chapel marked yellow - scale 1:10560

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Fanny Crompton

Fanny married John robert (Jack) Nixon and died in Canada in 1975. Her family remains in Canada. See 1852info4a.

Jessie Crompton

Above: Jessie Crompton and Ernest Barlow in the Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Chapel's wedding register. Source: Manchester City Archives: Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist marriage registers 1909-1953 Ref: C275/522

Her marriage is recorded in the GRO for the second quarter of 1916
Ernest Barlow was born in the fourth quarter of 1885 ...
and died in the fourth quarter of 1967 aged 82.

It is believed that Jessie and Ernest had a daughter, 'Miss M Barlow', who attended the funeral of the sisters.

Maggie Crompton

Above: John harper and Sarah's children recorded in the Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Chapel baptism register. Source: Manchester City Archives: Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Baptism Record 1845-1934 C22/5

John Harper and Sarah's youngest child, Maggie, married William Boote, an engineering draughtsman, on 31 March 1926 in Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Church, Hyde (Ref: Stockport 8a 147).

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Above: Maggie Crompton and William Boote's in the Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Chapel's wedding register. Source: Manchester City Archives: Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist marriage registers 1909-1953 Ref: C275/522

Source:          GRO Birth Records
Name             Registration
                 District      Folio  Page  Date
Boote Edith m    Stockport     8a     24    3rdQt1927
Boote Geoffrey   Stockport     8a     29    1stQt1931
Boote Malcolm    Stockport     8a     23    3rdQt1933

Above: Maggie and William's children recorded in the Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Chapel baptism register. Source: Manchester City Archives: Hoviley Brow Primitive Methodist Baptism Record 1845-1934 C22/5

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This picture, of unknown date, shows Dowson Road, built in the 1930s to bypass Gee Cross, at its junction with Stockport Road. The bus is Stockport bound. Stockport Road sweeps in from the right following the tramlines from Gee Cross. There is a clear view of Hyde Chapel and a group of men are sitting on a bench by the finger post sign. Maggie's home at 213 Dowson Avenue would be at the limit of the photograph and Primrose Avenue about a mile up on the left. Right: Dowson Road in the 1930s

Right: A map locating the approximate position of 213 Dowson Road, Primrose Avenue and the two homes at 113 and 115 Knott Lane

William Boote died in 1971.

William died in the fourth quarter of 1971 and Maggie in the fourth quarter of 1983.

Maggie told of:

• an old lady, a relative of John harper, who lived in a cottage in Partington, near Hull - Mary Agnes Tibbets;
• a Lily {Elizabeth Linsley - John harper's niece] who had a drapers shop in Driffield and married Alan Bebbington the postmaster in Nafferton;
• visits being made to Market Weighton and her mothers family, the Kneeshaws. However, she never mentioned her own Grandfather James, born 1807, even though she was up to 5 years of age when he was alive.

Additional information supplied by Ian Boote and Alison Warner, whose grandma was Maggie Crompton.

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John harper and Sarah jane's sons

John harper and Sarah jane had five sons, two of whom died before their first birthday and one at the age of 23. There two remaining sons Whyrill and Henry john took over the building business as Crompton Brothers and lived in a large attractive Georgian house called Silverdale, at 47 Stockport Road, Hyde.

These are detailed in separate information pages.

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