Tenth Generation (Continued)
William James COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born in 1879 in Barford St Martin, Wilshire, England.
- 1881 census, Grovely Farm, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England,Registration district: Wilton
Sub registration district: Bishopstone : living with parents,
William J. Compton 2, abt 1879, born Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, son
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
William James Compton, 12, abt 1879, son, born Barford St Martin, Wilt
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
William J Compton, 22, abt 1879, son, carter on farm - ag horse, worker, born Wilt Barford Martin
- From his niece Sybil: “Uncle Will left home before the 1st world war I think, worked as a bailiff on a farm. He married Ethel Mary A. Moore. not Uncle Walter he did not marry. Joan & I were the only grandchildren. “[implies that Willliam and Ethel didn’t have children]
RESEARCH NOTES
- 2 possible birth registrations:
1) Births Mar 1879
Compton William James Wilton 5a 219
2) Births Dec 1879
Compton William James H Wilton 5a 218
- possible marriages in Wiltshire (more choices elsewhere; none show an Ethel):
1) Marriages Dec 1900 (2 on page - district in question)
Compton William James Tisbury(?) 5a 479
Gray Edith Emily Tisbury(?) 5a 479
2) Marriages Dec 1908 (4 on page)
COMPTON William James Salisbury 5a 425
CUTLER Hubert Salisbury 5a 425
EASTER Frances Emma Salisbury 5a 425
JOY Edith Mary Salisbury 5a 425
- from another family researcher: “I was in touch with William's niece, through his wife Ethel, and she informed me of the family as she used to stay at Groveley and still lives nearby. Apparently, William married Ethel who was a teacher at Wilton school, he was in the 1st WW and moved to 7 Springs in the Cotswolds then to Candover Hall in Shropshire where he worked on the Estate which was sold at the beginning of WW11. They then moved to Brockhurst Farm, Petworth, Sussex, quite a long way from brother Arthur.”
- 2 possible death registrations:
Deaths Sep 1956
COMPTON William J 76 [abt 1880] Salisbury 7c 396
Deaths Mar 1966
COMPTON WILLIAM J 87 [abt 1879] SALISBURY 7C 629
William James married Ethel.
- Ethel was a teacher at Wilton school
Ernest Henry COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born in Q2 1881 in Grovely Wood, Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England.
- Births Jun 1881
COMPTON Ernest Henry Wilton 5a 214
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
Ernest Henry Compton, 9, abt 1882, son, born Grovely Wood, Wilt
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
Ernest H Compton, 19, abt 1882, son, gamekeeper, worker, born Wilt Grovely Wood
RESEARCH NOTES
- no marriage record found for Ernest H Compton of the right age in Wiltshire on FreeBMD
- the only close death indexed so far on FreeBMD is
Deaths Mar 1959
COMPTON Ernest H 75 [abt 1884] Surrey S.W. 5g 1283
- niece Sybil says: “Can not remember where Uncle Ernies ashes were put”
Walter John COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born in Q3 1882 in Grovely Wood, Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England. Buried in Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England.
- Births Sep 1882
Compton Walter John Wilton 5a 209
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
Walter John Compton, 8, abt 1883, son, born Grovely Wood, Wilt
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
Walter J Compton, 18, abt 1883, son, shepherd on farm, worker, born Wilt Grovely Wood
- Auntie Nell Uncle Walter Uncle Bert were buried at Wilton.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Uncle Walter & Uncle Bert, neither of them got married
- FreeBMD MARRIAGE index suggests he might have married: there are 3 possible marriages in Wiltshire - lthe one in Wilton looks most likely:
1) Marriages Jun 1913
Compton Walter J Bromham Calne 5a 148
2) Marriages Sep 1916
Compton Walter J Moore Wilton 5a 405
Moore Ethel M A Compton Wilton 5a 405
3) Marriages Dec 1921
Compton Walter J Dallison Faringdon 2c 805
- DEATH: possible death registration in Wiltshire listed on FreeBMD is:
Deaths Sep 1956
COMPTON Walter J 75 [abt 1881] Salisbury 7c 403
[Salisbury Reg Dist in Wiltshire includes Barford St Martin, Cholderton, Downton, Great Wishford, Wilton and more]
In Q3 1916 when Walter John was 34, he married Ethel Mary A MOORE in Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England. Born in Q4 1880 in Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England.
- Births Dec 1880
MOORE Ethel Mary A Wilton 5a 191
- Marriages Sep 1916
Compton Walter J Moore Wilton 5a 405
Moore Ethel M A Compton Wilton 5a 405
RESEARCH NOTES
- Family sources say that William [Compton] and not his brother Walter was married to Ethel Moore of Wilton and she was the aunt of Nancy Morland [of] Wilton, Wilts But freeBMD index shows Walter John Compton marrying Ethel Mary A Moore in 1916. [William James has the same initials, perhaps an indexing error?]
Arthur Charles COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born abt Dec 1883 in Grovely Wood, Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England. Arthur Charles died in Hastings Reg Dist, Sussex, England, in Q1 1950; he was 66. Buried in Burwash, East Sussex, England.
- 1884 birth registration: Births Mar 1884
Compton Arthur Charles Wilton 5a 202
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
Arthur Chas Compton, 7, abt 1884, son, born Grovely Wood, Wilt
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
Arthur C Compton, 17 [indexed as 7], abt 1894, son, carter on farm, worker, born Wilt Grovely Wood
- Arthur, Sybil’s father, was a blacksmith during the first World War (I think in Italy?) and worked as a shepherd in Sussex. Dad was a farrier in the 1st World war & went to Italy. He came back to Grovely but could not settle somehow he went to Burwash [Sussex] & bought 108 1/2 acre farm in 1921.
- They were married in Burwash Church
Marriages Jun 1924
Compton Arthur C Wrenn Ticehurst 2b 243
Wrenn Bertha F Compton Ticehurst 2b 243
The district Ticehurst spans the boundaries of the counties of Kent and Sussex [includes Burwash]
- Dad died in 1950.
Deaths Mar 1950
Compton Arthur C 66 Hastings 5h 364
- Buried in Burwash
RESEARCH NOTES
- according to his daughter Sybil: “Dad was born in 1883 not 1884” [birth registration happened in first quarter of 1884]
- Burwash is a rural village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. Situated 15 miles (24 km) inland from the South Coast port of Hastings - wikipedia Burwash parish is in the Ticehurst Reg Dist East Sussex (bef 1935) - ukbmd.org.uk
In Q2 1924 when Arthur Charles was 40, he married Bertha Frances WRENN in Burwash Church, Ticehurst Reg Dist, Sussex, England. Born abt Dec 1893 in Ticehurst Reg Dist, Sussex, England. Bertha Frances died in Polegate, East Sussex, England, in 1974; she was 80. Buried in Burwash, East Sussex, England.
- Births Mar 1894
Wrenn Bertha Frances Ticehurst 2b 109
- Mum died in 1974. She was living with Joan in Polegate.
- Mothers Father had a Grocers shop in Burwash & that is how Mum & Dad met. Mum one of seven. Her eldest brother wanted to be a Parson so the local Parson was going to Port Arthur Fort William (now Thunder Bay) [Ontario Canada] about 1908 so Mums brother went too. He was drowned in 1910 so we always heard about him.
RESEARCH NOTES
- according to daughter Sybil: Mum was born in 1893
- no death registrations available yet
- Mums Parents are buried there [Burwash] as well. They had 9 grandchildren. 7 are still alive. Joan and I wondered how the family were connected with Dowton. Think Auntie Nell [Compton] took us to see some distant relations there.
- Polegate is a town and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It is located five miles (8 km) north of the seaside resort of Eastbourne, and is part of the greater area of that town. - wikipedia
They had the following children:
Eleanor Mary “Nell” COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born in Q1 1885 in Grovely Wood, Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England. Buried in Wilton, Wiltshire, England.
- Births Mar 1885
COMPTON Eleanor Mary Wilton 5a 211
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
Eleanor Mary Compton, 6, abt 1885, daug, born Grovely Wood, Wilt
- abt 1936: visited by nieces Sybil (11) and Joan (9) at her home “at Grovely Farm Barford St Martons” - also living there were her unmarried brothers Walter and Bert and later her unmarried brother Ernie, who was a gamekeeper
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
Eleanor M Compton, 16, abt 1885, daug,,, born Wilt Grovely Wood
- Auntie Nell Uncle Walter Uncle Bert were buried at Wilton.
RESEARCH NOTES
- from wikipedia: Barford St Martin, a Wiltshire village with 467 adult residents, is situated about two miles from Wilton, on the junction of the A30 and the B3089. Barford is known as one of the Nadder Valley villages, named for the River Nadder which flows through the village. See also http://www.barpc.ndo.co.uk/history.htm.
Albert Victor “Bertie” COMPTON (John9, John8, Edmund7, James6, Thomas5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1).
Born in Q3 1887 in Grovely Wood, Wilton Reg Dist, Wiltshire, England. Buried in Wilton, Wiltshire, England.
- Births Sep 1887
COMPTON Albert Victor Wilton 5a 201
- 1891 census, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RG12, 1623/26, pg 22, GSU roll 6096733; household 48, Grovely Farm Farm House: living with parents:
Albert Victor Compton, 4, , abt 1887, son, born Grovely Wood, Wilt
- 1901 census, Grovely Wood, Wiltshire, England (Bishopstone, Wilton district), RE13, 1959/21, pg 18, house 107, Grovely Wood, Grovely Farm: living with parents:
Albert V Compton, 13, abt 1888, son, poultry boy on farm, worker, born Wilt Grovely Wood
- Sybil Compton remembers her Uncle Bert, who was slightly deformed with a lump at the front and back of his head, ploughing with three horses (not an easy task as I've done it myself with two as a young lad). According to Syble: “Uncle Walter & Uncle Bert, neither of them got married”
- From another researcher: “Nancy [likely the niece of William and Ethel] described Albert as having a hump on his back but your information is that he had a deformed head. I wonder if some of the early deaths/deformities in some of the children were because of the marriage of possible cousins (John and Mary [his grandparents]) although cousin marriages were quite common. John and Mary's first born, Margaret, died at age 10 of 'inflamation of the brain' according to her death certificate.” “Albert wore special jackets with wide collars to hide his hump back.”
- Auntie Nell, Uncle Walter, Uncle Bert were buried at Wilton.