Arthur Compton (1880)

Born 1880 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

The birth of Arthur Compton was registered in Q2 1880 in the District of Chippenham, Wiltshire, son of Compton/Wiltshire.^[1]

Arthur Compton was baptised on 04 Apr 1880 at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, son of Joseph, a Labourer, and Sarah, of Avon.^[2]

Arthur Compton age 27, bachelor, Labourer of 127 Rosebery Street, and Maude Beatrice Kate Hillier, age 25, spinster, Domestic Servant, of 127 Rosebery Street, were married by Banns on 22 Feb 1908 at St Mark Swindon, Wiltshire. Their fathers were Joseph Compton, deceased, Labourer, and George Hillier, Checker.^[3]

Children:

• Vernon Arthur Compton (born 1908)^[4]
• Olive Irene Compton (born 1908)^[5]

Census Records

1881: Arthur Compton resident at Avon, Christian Malford, Wiltshire, age 1, born Christian Malford, Wiltshire, living with parents Joseph and Sarah.^[6]

1891: Arthur Compton resident at Avon, Bremhill, Wiltshire, age 11, born Wiltshire, living with parents Joseph and Sarah.^[7]

1901: Arthur Compton resident at Spring Gardens, Swindon, Wiltshire, age 21, GWR Labourer, born Avon, Wiltshire, unmarried.^[8]

1911: Arthur Compton resident at Swindon, Wiltshire, age 31, General Labourer, born Avon, Wiltshire, married to Maude.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Compton, Arthur. Son of Compton/Wiltshire. Q2 1880 District of Chippenham 05A 31. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
2. ↑ Christian Malford Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
3. ↑ St Mark Swindon Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
4. ↑ Birth: Compton, Vernon Arthur. Son of Compton/Hillier. Q4 1908 District of Swindon 05A 14. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
5. ↑ Birth: Compton, Olive Irene. Daughter of Compton/Hillier. Q4 1908 District of Swindon 05A 14. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881. Avon, Christian Malford, Wiltshire. Household of Joseph Compton. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-KNND : 12 December 2017), Arthur Compton in household of George Compton, Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 2034/76, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,640.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VTD-ZMM : 22 February 2021), Arthur Compton in household of Joseph Compton, Bremhill, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSK7-9VT : 21 May 2019), Arthur Compton in household of Arthur Miles, Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Swindon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X72V-H7W : 21 July 2019), Arthur Compton, Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.