Info 5c, for Harry Crompton

Info 5c, Harry Crompton

Baptisms at ALL SAINTS, Nafferton


1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:           RG14, District  526;   En.Dist: 12;
place             Bridlington
dwelling          Schedule 38, Grammar School           
            
Arthur Thornton  Head    S   45   Head Master    Yorks, Skipton
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Harry Crompton   Boarder     14                  Yorks, Nafferton

and his bride to be

 
1911 census
Source            RG14, piece1663, district 526/2 ED11 SN383 
Place             Hilderthorpe,  Bridlington, East Riding
Dwelling          Seacroft, Trafalgar Cresent, private house, 8 rooms
   
John robert    Richardson head 34 m 10 years  Timber Merchant employer    Hull,      Yorks
Louisa ellen   Richardson wife 34 m 2 children                            Wakefield, Yorks 
Frances eileen Richardson dau   8                                         Hull,      Yorks    
Cynthia caton  Richardson dau   6                                         Hull,      Yorks
Theresa emily  Adams      ser  40 widow    Cook                           Liverpool, Lancs
Kate Spindley             ser  17          Housemaid                      Hull,      Yorks


1921 census
source          RG15 piece 
place           Thornton Le Dale, Pickering North Yorks

Louisa ella Richardson           b.1876   Wakefield
Francis Eilleen  Richardson      b.1902   Hull
Evereld heather Beadon           b.1913
Frederick Guy   Beadon           b.1912
plus 3

Yorkshire Post, Saturday 7th June 1922, page 3
DANGER OF SMOLDERING SOOT Adestructive fire occuredin early hours yesterday morning at Bempton Grange Farm, near Flamborough. The Farm Situated situated between the Village and the Cliff. Wednesday morning the chimney of the house was found afire, and after water was poured onto it the outbreak was to have been extinquished. The Tennent of the Farm, Mr. Harry Crompton and the M late as 11:30 on wednesday night, found everything apparently in order. Mr Crompton who is unmarried, had rooms in the house, which was also occupied by Mr. Smith and his wife and family . About 1:30am yesterdy morning Mrs Smith found her room full of smoke, and gave the alarm. The Bridlington Fire Brigade soon reached the scene, but found there was small hope of saving the Farm House. Mr. and Mrs Smith and family had hardly got out of the bedrooms before flames? burst from the windows. Gale Seemed to have fannned the smoldering roof into flames, which spreading though the building destroyed the entire house, Only little funiture being saved . Happly the wind was blowing from the direction of the farm buildings and stackyard, and these were not damged, No? one was injured and the damage is extimated at over £1,600 is covered by insurance. The farm is Mr. T Crompton of Bridlington, father of the Tennant.

Yorkshire Post, Saturday 7th June 1922, page 3

DANGER OF SMOLDERING SOOT
Adestructive fire occuredin early hours yesterday morning at Bempton Grange Farm, near Flamborough. The Farm Situated situated between the Village and the Cliff. Wednesday morning the chimney of the house was found afire, and after water was poured onto it the outbreak was to have been extinquished. The Tennent of the Farm, Mr. Harry Crompton and the M late as 11:30 on wednesday night, found everything apparently in order. Mr Crompton who is unmarried, had rooms in the house, which was also occupied by Mr. Smith and his wife and family . About 1:30am yesterdy morning Mrs Smith found her room full of smoke, and gave the alarm. The Bridlington Fire Brigade soon reached the scene, but found there was small hope of saving the Farm House. Mr. and Mrs Smith and family had hardly got out of the bedrooms before flames? burst from the windows. Gale Seemed to have fannned the smoldering roof into flames, which spreading though the building destroyed the entire house, Only little funiture being saved . Happly the wind was blowing from the direction of the farm buildings and stackyard, and these were not damged, No? one was injured and the damage is extimated at over £1,600 is covered by insurance. The farm is Mr. T Crompton of Bridlington, father of the Tennant.

Driffield Times, Fridsay, 6th June 1922, page 6
FARM FIRE sat BEMPTON, Bridlington The Fire Brigade was called out three o'clock on thursday morning to a fire at Bempton Grange tennented by mr. Harry Crompton . the Farm House wasa burntt to the ground andonly a little furniturwe was saved. A domestic Servant named Mary had a narrow escape. The damage is estimated at £2,000.

in 1927 Harry decided to sell up and take advantage of a Goverment re-settlement scheme and emmigrated to Kenya

Driffield Times, Satuday 26th March 1927, page 2
Farming Stock Thursday April 6th, Bempton Grange Farm, The whole of the valuable Farm stock Viz; 9 horses 28 cattle 119 fat and store Hoggs 30 pigs 80 head poultry Farm carriages impliments Gearing and effects, By instruction from Mr. Harry Crompton.

And on the 10th June 1927 Harry sailed for Mombassa, Kenya,
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Initially Harry was homesick, but his sister Kathrine(Kitty) asked Friends to write to him, amongst whom was Kitty's Old School Friend Frances Elieen Richardson, who was a bridsmaid at Kitty's wedding in September 1927, from which a romance blossomed, and a marriage proposal and acceptace.

when Frances told he mother, Louisa, that she was going to Kenya to marry Harry, Louisa didn’t speak to her daughter for 3 months.

However, Frances's Uncle Gervase henry Roberts and his son George William bought her ticket for the boat, got her a trunk and helped her get all she needed in the way of clothes, and finally took her down to the docks and saw her off on the boat.
Frances arrived in Mombassa Kenya on the 10th January 1930 , and was married the same day.

Torquay Times, and South Devon Advertiser, Friday 24th January 1930, page 6
MARRIAGE, - CROMPTON RICHARDSON, At the Cathedral, Mombassa, Kenya, Harry son of Mr. and Mrs Crompton of Cardigan Road, to Francis Eileen daughter of the late John Robert Richardson, of Hull , and Mrs Richardson, The White Cottage, Chelston, Torquay.

Hull Daily Mail, 22nd Jan 1930
Marriages, CROMPTON - RICHARDSON, at the Cathedral, Mombassa, Kenya

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Frances Eileen's name was confusing to some as Frances was considered a man's name,
which is how she became to be known as "JILL"

In May 1932 Harry and Jill made a retun visit to England
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Driffiield Times, Saterday 9th July 1932 page 3
... Harry Crompton native of Nafferton has sent to Driffield a quantity of Coffee beans grown by himself on the estate, Kenya Colony, South Africa. The Beans are being bung? ground and sold at Messr Robinson's Grocer Maket Place. Crompton has brought home photographs of his estate showing work on the coffee plantation

Electrol Register, 16 nov 1936, Kenya
Crompton Harry               Estate Manager P.O. Hoey''s Bridge
Crompton Francis Eileen      Married woman, PO Hoey's Bridge

Kenya Gazette, 20th March 1951
Harry Crompton to be Justice of the Peace for the Trans Nzoia Ditrict of the Rift Vally province, with effect from the 10th day of March 1951. By command of the Govenor, K K O'Connor, Narobi 12th March 1951

RIP

PROBATE 1973
CROMPTON, Harry of Cottam, Ockham Road North, East Horsley,Surrey, Died 27th March 1973 , Probate Winchester 21st May 1973 Effects:- £ 17,651

All Saints Church, Ockham, Surrey

In Loving Memory Of HARRY and JILL CROMPTON 1896 - 1973 1902 - 1996 Of Kitalie, Kenya.