1805 Info 4a for John Crompton
The family of Charles William Crompton
Charles William CROMPTON ...
... was registered in the fourth quarter of 1871 (GRO ref:
Driffield 9d 259. He married Annie Elizabeth WRIGHT of Fitling, East Yorkshire, who
was born in the third quarter of 1870 (GRO ref: Skirlaugh 9d 249), in the
fourth quarter of 1897 (GRO ref: Skirlaugh 9d 258)
He farmed Well Close Farm, Lowthorpe with his father before moving to Sleights Farm,
Nafferton and Hall Green Farm, Wakefield.
A photograph thought to be Charles William, taken circa 1891, holding horses head, looks
exactly like James Thomas
CROMPTON born 1977, from the line of James b.1807.
Right: Possibly Charles William CROMPTON as a young man
Driffield Times, Saturday, 6th November 1897, page 1
At St. Augustin's Church, Hedon on November 2nd by the Rev. James Megarry of Wansford,
assisted by the Rev. J Q Richardson, Vicar:-
Charles William Crompton, Sleights Farm, Nafferton, son of the late
Thomas Crompton of Lowthorpe, to Annie Elizabeth (Lily), daughter of
Mrs E.A. Wright of Hedon, late Fitling
Sleights Farm, Lowthorpe
Leila (registered as Selina), was born at Sleights Farm, Lowthorpe in early 1901. (GRO ref:
Driffield 9d 347)
Above: A 1911 map locating Sleights Farm east of Nafferton
and west of Lowthorpe
Charles' wife was register as Annie and their second child Selina [Wright] was known in the
family as Leila. The return suggests a young and affluent family able to employ three farm workers
and two domestic servants. It shows that Annie Elizabeth being born in a village on the Holderness
coastal area, near Withernsea
1805info4a, sheet 2
1901 Census Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source: FHL Film PRO Ref RG13
Piece 4517 Folio 57 Page 13
Dwelling: Sleights Farm
Place: Lowthorpe, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Sex Occupation Status Birthplace
Charles W Crompton Head M 29 M Farmer Employer Yorks, Lowthorpe
Annie E Crompton Wife M 30 F Yorks, Fitling
Charles R Crompton Son 2 M Yorks, Lowthorpe
Selina W Crompton Dau 3m F Yorks, Lowthorpe
William Smith Serv S 19 M Farm foreman Worker Yorks, Hutton Cranswick
Robert Bielby? Serv S 19 M Farm Waggoner Worker Yorks, Wansford
John Morres Serv S 15 M Third lad Ag Lab Worker Yorks, Foston on the Wold
Mar E Hakner Serv S 17 F Housemaid domestic Yorks, Harpham
Ada E Pinkey Serv S 18 F Cook domestic Yorks, Wellerby
Above: An aerial photograph locating Sleights Farm in 2007
Right: Sleights Farm House 2007
1805info4a, sheet 3
Hall Green Farm
Sometime after the 1901 census, and before Ruthie's birth
in 1908, the family moved to Hall Green Farm, which is in the parish of Crigglestone, just
south of Chaplethorpe, west of New Miller Dam, about three miles south of Wakefield. In
the 1881 census this 104 acre farm probably accounted for all the open space, of this
predominantly mining area.
In 1908 Ruthie's birth was registered in Wakefield in third quarter of 1908 (GRO
ref: Wakefield 9c 7), probably when still at Hall Green Farm.
Right: The location of Hall Green in 2007, with
the farm on the 'C' class road north-west of the 'H' of Hall
Above: Hall Green Farm in 1907. Scale 1:2,500
1805info4a, sheet 4
1911 Census: Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source TNA Ref: RG14 PN 27363
Reg. Gen. Ref: RG78 PN RegDist: SubDist: En.Dist: 6 Sched: 190
Dwelling:
Place: Hall Green, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: Eleven
Years married: 13
Children: Alive 3, dead none
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Status Birthplace
Charles william Crompton Head 39 M Farmers Employ Yorks, Lowthorpe
Annie elizabeth Crompton Wife 40 M Yorks, Fitling
Charles reginald Crompton Son 12 School Yorks, Lowthorpe
Ruthie wright Crompton Dau 2 Yorks, Criggleston
Lillian agnes Williamson Serv 30 S Governess Yorks, E.Ardsley
Alice Newbatt Serv 19 S General servant (Domestic) Yorks, Criggleston
In 1911 Leila was a patient in The Leeds City Hospital for Infectious Diseases,
Seacroft, Leeds. The original purpose for Seacroft Hospital, dating from 1904 and costing
£250,000, was for treating infectious diseases in the city, nursing patients with scarlet
fever and diphtheria. Accommodation was provided for 482 patients (240 scarlet fever, 60
diphtheria, 104 enteric fever, 48 isolation and 30 convalescence).
Left: Seacroft Infectious Diseases Hospital - view of a ward. In the centre is a
stove with a tiled surround and chimney. A dressing table with mirror, jug and bowl sets
for washing and plants can be seen. A nurse is on the right.
1921 Census: Sun 19th June 1921
Source: RG15; Piece: ;
RegDist number: 504; SubDist: 2; ED 7; Sched: 213;
Reg District: Wakefield; Parish: Crigglesthorne
Dwelling: Hall Green Farm
Place: Criggleston, Yorkshire West Riding
Rooms: 9
Children under sixteen: 1
BL=Both parents alive;
Name Rel Age Mar Occupation Employer Work place Birthplace
Yrs Mn
Charles William Crompton Head 49 8 M Farmer Employer Hall Green Yorks, Lowthorpe
Annie Elizabeth Crompton Wife 50 11 M Home Duties Yorks, Fitling
Leila Wright Crompton Dau 20 6 S Home Duties Yorks, Lowthorpe
Ruth Wright Crompton Dau 13 1 BL Whole time school Yorks, Criggleston
Charles Higgins Serv 52 10 M Cowman CW Crompton Hall Green Ireland, Co. Mayo Kilsbsgh
1805info4a, sheet 5
The Nidd Farm
Sometimes after the death of Charles Reginald, in April 1918, and the signing of official army
papers in August 1919, the family moved to Nidd Farm which was one of the Nidd farms near Ripley
in North Yorkshire. In the summer of 1933 Ruthie walked across the field to Nidd Church, carrying
flowers, when she married Geoffrey Cooper. At this moment the exact name of the farm is not
known.
Above: The location of Nidd, two miles north west of
Harrogate
1939 England and Wales Register 29 September 1939
ED Area code: KSV
ED District code: W
Sched no: 139
Dwelling: Greenfields Whitegates
Borough,UD,RD: Wetherby, East Yorkshire
Names Sex D of B Status Personal Occupation Others
Charles Wm Crompton M 17oct1871 M Farmer Retired
Annie E Crompton F 25jun1870 M Unpaid domestic duties
Leila W Crompton F 06dec1900 S Unpaid domestic duties
Ruthie W Cooper F 30may1908 M Unpaid domestic duties
Redacted [Michael]
Names are redacted because of the 100 years rule.
The National Identity Number, devised from this Registration, would have been: Enumeration Area
code+Emuneration District code+Schedule number+position in house
1805info4a, sheet 6
The early life of Annie Elizabeth WRIGHT
In the 1851 census Robert WRIGHT was the six year old eldest son of the widow
Elizabeth WRIGHT, who farmed 270 acres and employed 7 labourers. Ten years later this was Fitling
Hall, with 275 acres employing two labourers and eight boys.
By the 1871 census Robert is the head of his family, farming 269 acres and employing six
labourers. The similarity of the acreage would suggest that he had inherited Fitling
Hall. The same census shows that Robert had married his first cousin Elizabeth Ann [ELGEY] in Driffield in the fourth quarter of 1869.
There were no children.
Above: Locating Fitling Hall on the 1858 Cassini Historical
Map Kingston upon Hull
Above: Locating Fitling Hall on a modern map
1805info4a, sheet 7
The 1871 census shows that Annie Elizabeth's father farmed a considerable
acreage in Fitling and employed six men. This would suggest a wealthy family.
1871 Census Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG10
Piece: 4800; Folio: 38; Page: 3; Sched: 6
Dwelling:
Place: Fitling, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Robert Wright Head M 26 Farming 276 acres emp 6 lab Yorks, Fitling
Elizabeth A Wright Wife M 26 Farmers wife Yorks, Driffield
Emily Kirk Vis U 27 Annuitant Yorks, High Hawkhiles
Mary A Thompson Serv 17 Kitchen Maid (Domestic) Yorks, Kilsey
Henry Robinson Serv U 25 Farm Servant Yorks, Burton Pidsea
Zacharias Thomas Serv U 20 Farm Servant Lincs, Winterton
George Turner Serv 15 Farm Servant Yorks, Selby
Joseph Davey Serv U 25 Farm Servant Lincs, Bingham
Despite being Robert and Elizabeth's first child, Annie Elizabeth was in the
care of her elderly and independent aunts, perhaps as occupational therapy and
away from a busy Fitling farm.
1871 Census Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG10
Piece: 4780; Folio: 137; Page: 15; Sched: 74
Dwelling: Grocers Shop [Holderness Road]
Place: Southcoates, Kingston upon Hull, York ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Mary Wright Head W 60 Retired Farmers Wife Yorks, Garton
Elizabeth Wright Sister W 65 Retired Farmers Wife Yorks, Garton
Jane Wright Sister U 58 Independent Yorks, Garton
Anne E Wright Niece 9mn Visitor Yorks, Fitling
The exact location of the Grocers Shop cannot be determined.
In 1881 Robert, at the age of 36, described himself as a retired farmer living in Clarence
House, Fletcher Gate, Hedon. He and his wife lived there with their three children, his mother and
one general servant. The census shows an eight year gap between the two eldest surviving children.
At sometime between these children the family had moved to Hedon.
Five years after retiring Robert WRIGHT died in the fourth quarter of 1886 aged 41, (GRO
ref: Sculcoates 9d 109)
1891 Census Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source: FHL Film TNA Ref RG12
Piece: 3921; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Sched: 10;
Dwelling: Fletcher Gate
Place: Hedon, Yorks ER, England
Name Rel Mar Age Occupation Status Birthplace
Elizabeth A Wright Head W 46 Living on own means Yorks, Driffield
Ann E Wright Dau S 20 Yorks, Fitling
Kate E Wright Dau S 12 Scholar Yorks, Hedon
James W Wright Son S 10 Scholar Yorks, Hedon
Fanny Revens Serv S 25 General Servant Yorks, Paull
In this census their eldest child Annie E is recorded
as Ann E.
It was from Hedon that Annie Elizabeth WRIGHT returned to Lowthorpe after her marriage to her
first cousin Charles William CROMPTON. The Elgey's were a close knit family and family hearsay
suggests that cousins kept in touch through their mothers, who were sisters. Being farming
families they had the opportunities to meet at the markets. The Driffield Times mentions, on more
than one occasion, the animals that Mr Crompton and Mr Elgey sold.
Around 1956 Sheila Mellstrom, then Sheila CROMPTON, visited her Uncle Charlie in Leeds. He was
described as ' a wonderful old man, by that time a widower, with the same gentle nature as his
brother Harry'.
Above: Leila, Ruthie and Reg CROMPTON circa 1913 Source:
Peter Cooper
Charles Reginald CROMPTON - their first child has his own info sheet at 1805info4b
Leila Wright CROMPTON, their second child ...
... known as Selina, was born on 06 December 1900 (GRO ref:
Driffield 9d 347). She was a spinster who lived at 44 Sutherland Avenue, Roundhay,
Leeds 8, next door to her sister. She was friendly with Tom Jefferson, her cousin
born in Ruston Parva. She died in Leeds on 08 February 1971 (GRO ref: Leeds 2c 576).
Right: 46-44 Sutherland Avenue, Leeds
Ruthie Wright CROMPTON, their third child, ...
... was born at Hall Green Farm on 30 May 1908 (GRO ref: Wakefield 9c 7). In
the third quarter of 1933 she married Geoffrey Durrant COOPER (GRO ref: Knaresborough
9d 293), in Nidd Church. Geoffrey Cooper was born in the fourth quarter of 1900
(GRO ref: Reigate 2a 175).
In 1954 the Coopers lived at 46 Sutherland Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds 8, next door to Leila.
Geoffrey Cooper was a 'works manager'.
Geoffrey COOPER died on either the 20 or 27 January 1955 (GRO ref: Leeds).
In July 1972 Ruthie's phone number was Leeds 661640. She died on 08 November 1972
(GRO ref: Leeds 2c 699).
Left: Nidd Church
1805info4a, sheet 9
Above: Walter, John Henry, Anne Elizabeth, Ruthie and Margaret
Elizabeth at Hall Green between May and September 1914 Source: Alex Postans'
papers, Wainwright, Alberta
Above: Charles William CROMPTON with Reg,
Leila, Ruthie at Hall Green circa 1912
Source: Peter Cooper
Leeds Mercury, Friday 15th November 1933, page 4
Marriages COOPER-CROMPTON; September 14th, at St Margaret's Church by the Rev
G C Clare assisted by the Rev A R H Johnson GEOFFREY the younger son of Mr and Mrs
Cooper of The Drive, Roundhay, to RUTHIE WRIGHT younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs C W
Crompton near Harrogate
Annie Elizabeth and Charles William's death
Annie Elizabeth's died 14 December 1942 at Greenfields, East Keswick, near Leeds (Will
and GRO ref: Wetherby 9a 151) leaving £1382 0s 8d to Leila Wright CROMPTON spinster and Ruthie
Wright COPPER (widow of Geoffrey COPPER). This equates to £229,600 at 2018 income wealth.
Charles William, of 70 Southerland Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, died on 09 August 1959 (GRO ref:
Leeds 2c 132) aged 87 at Brakenhurst, 1 Fieldhouse Drive, Moortown, Leeds. Probate of his will
was at Wakefield on 11 September 1959 when he left £527 10shillings and 8pence to Leila
Wright
CROMPTON, spinster, and Ruthie Wright COOPER, widow.
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