Eighth Generation (Continued)
Family of Edmund COMPTON (103) & Margaret LAWES
152. Anna COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1792. Christened on 1 Feb 1792 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England.

- "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: Anna Compton
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 01 Feb 1792
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582
Anna married Charles HARRIS. Born ca 1790.
153. Elizabeth COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1794. Christened on 21 Jul 1794 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England.

- 1794 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: Elizabeth Compton
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 21 Jul 1794
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582
Elizabeth married William HAKETT. Born ca 1790.
154. Eleanor COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1797. Christened on 26 Jul 1797 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England.

- "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: Elenor Compton
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 26 Jul 1797
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582
In 1816 when Eleanor was 19, she married William MASLEN. Born ca 1790.
155. John COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1805 in Barford St Martin/Tileshead, Wiltshire, England. Christened on 21 Jul 1805 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England. John died in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England, in 1885; he was 80. Occupation: Miller, Coal Merchant.

- 1805 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: John Compton
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 21 Jul 1805
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582

- 1841 "England and Wales Census, 1841"
name: John Compton
event: Census
event date: 1841
gender: Male
age: 35
birthplace: Wiltshire
record type: Household
registration district: Wilton
sub-district: Bishopstone
civil parish: Barford St Martin
county: Wiltshire
Other Comptons at same location, probably same household:
Mary Compton, F, 33, b. Wiltshire
Margerett Compton, F, 10, b. Wiltshire
Edmund Compton, M, 7, b. Wiltshire
Gorge C Compton, M, 5, b. Wiltshire
John Compton, M, 3, b. Wiltshire
Mary Compton, F, 0, b. Wiltshire

- 1861 census, Barford St Martin, Wilshire, England (Bishopstone Wilton district), RG9, 1319/20, pg 11, GSU roll 542795:
John Compton, 55, head, married, originally farmer, born Wilt Tilshead
Mary Compton, 52, wife, married, born Wilt Chittern
John Compton, 22, son, unm, ag laborer, born Wilt Barford St Martin
Elizabeth M Compton, 15, daug, unm, house serv, born Wilt Barford St Martin
Ellen M Compton, 13, daug, unm, ahouse serv, born Wilt Barford St Martin
Richard W Compton, 11, son, unm, ag laborer, born Wilt Barford St Martin

- 1871 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG10 1959/21, pg 14, GSU roll 830883:
John Compton, 65, head, married, road contracter, born Wilt Tilshed
Mary Compton, 62, wife, married, Wilt Chittern
John Compton, 31, son, unm, carrier, born Wilt Barford St Martin
Margrett Compton, 23, daug, unm,, born Wilt Barford St Martin
Richard Compton, 21, son, unm, assistant to father, born Wilt Barford St Martin

- 1881 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England, Back Lane (Reg Dist Wilton, Sub Dist Bishopstone), RG11; Piece: 2075; Folio: 15; Page: 4; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341501:
John Compton 76, abt 1805, head, born Tilsead, Wiltshire, England, married, coal merchant
Mary Compton 72, abt 1809, wife, born Chitterne, Wiltshire, England, married, coal merchants wife
Richard W. Compton 30, abt 1851, son, born Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England, coal merchants assistant
Frank Compton 8, abt 1873, grandson, father Richard W., born Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, scholar

- Noted as miller, Barford St Martin. John and Mary raised 6 children in Grovely; of these George and his wife Mary moved to Bishopstoke where one of their 4 sons, Thomas married Elizabeth Voak (1868-1954).

RESEARCH NOTES:
- Was date of death 1865, or 1885? - found in 1881 census, so 1885 wins!
- Was wife’s maiden name Mary Meade, or Mary Compton?
- Barford St Martin is in the Salisbury Dist of Wiltshire
- Marriage date of 1849 must be wrong as their first child was born in 1831! No freeBMD listing between 1837-1855 for them together. Suspect their marriage date was 1829 or so.
In 1849 when John was 44, he married Mary COMPTON in Wiltshire, England. Born in 1809 in Chitterne, Barford St Martin,Wiltshire, England.

- from Chitterne, Wiltshire

RESEARCH NOTES:
- may have been John’s cousin, last name also Compton[?]
- death date listed as 1921 - impossible!
- Last name previously entered as MEADE, corrected to COMPTON: “John Compton (Miller of Barford St. Martin, Wilts.) definately married a Mary Compton (maiden name) of Chittern, probably a distant cousin but have not yet ascertained this. The mention of Mary Meade is partly my fault as I found her in Tilshead with dates that seemed to fit but on further investigation realised she was not John's wife ... John died in 1885 in Barford St. Martin but did not leave a will. I believe Mary's parents could be a George and Elizabeth as these names were given to children of John and Mary who seem to have 'religiously' given their children close family names and I have seen these names mentioned in Chittern but need to see the Parish reigisters.
They had the following children:
230i.
Margaret COMPTON (1831-1841)
231ii.
232iii.
233iv.
John COMPTON (~1839-1902)
234v.
Mary COMPTON (1841-)
235vi.
236vii.
237viii.
156. William COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1807. Christened on 27 Dec 1807 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England.

- 1807 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: William Compton
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 27 Dec 1807
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582

- 1851 "England and Wales Census, 1851"
name: Alfred William Compton
age: 8
gender: Male
birthplace: Codford, Wiltshire
relationship to head of household: Son
record type: Household [can’t view others in household] - not yet indexed on freeCEN. On findmypast: Household COMPTON, Alfred William 1843 8 M Amesbury Wiltshire
from film: HO107 piece 1845 folio 7 page 6:
19 Tilshead
William Compton Head Widdow 43 Sadler Tilshead Wilts
Alfred William Compton son 8 at school Codford Wilts
Elenor Bull [or Ball] Compton Dau 5 at school Codford Wilts
Mary Ann Compton Servant* U 37 housekeeper Tilshead Wilts
* crossed out above this: Relation of? ____? House - likely William’s maiden sister chr. 1813.

RESEARCH NOTES:
- another researcher’s chart listing the children of Edmund Compton and Margaret Lawes is open to interpretation. It could be that Alfred William and perhaps Eleanor (no dates given for either of them) where actually their grandchildren, perhaps being the children of their son William (1807) who married Mary Ruth?
William married Mary Ruth. Born ca 1810.

RESEARCH NOTES:
- did William marry Mary Ruth, born ?, or Mary Cosford, born ca 1805?
They had one child:
238i.
157. Richard COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1811. Richard died in 1862; he was 51. Buried on 26 Jun 1862 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England.

- 1862 Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index Transcription
First name(s) RICHARD
Last name COMPTON
Birth year 1811
Death year 1862
Age 51
Burial year 1862
Burial day 26
Burial month Jun
Place TILSHEAD
County Wiltshire
Country England
Notes husb of Ann
Reference 5928
Record set Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
Richard married Maria HOWELL. Born ca 1811.
158. MaryAnn COMPTON (Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born in 1812. Christened on 12 Sep 1813 in Tilshead, Wiltshire, England. MaryAnn died in 1869; she was 57.

- 1813 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
name: Mary Ann Compton
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 12 Sep 1813
baptism/christening place: TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
father's name: Edmund Compton
mother's name: Margaret
indexing project (batch) number: C05480-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 943582
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