Post forwarded by list admin. >From ipd.stone@ Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [CROMPTON] Thomas Reason 1) Using wrong subject heading 2) Message to large(<40KB) ............................. Doug As you know 1841 is a bit confusing, but I have record of a family living in York Street, Bolton. See what you think. Ian > Ian > > I have another detective job for you, should you choose to accept it ... > > You checked out the NSW Assisted Immigrants List, online. In the > Immigration Record for the "General Hewitt" in 1848, page 184, in the > column headed "Parent's Names, and, if alive, their residences", James > Crompton reported: "Richard & Mary Anne, mother living". > > Now, that information doesn't tally with the other information that I have > about James Crompton. I have it that he was a bastard, mother Catherine > Crompton. > > So, either I am wrong, or James lied! He may have been ashamed to be a > bastard, and made up the name of his father. But why give a different > mother's name? > > I have looked for a likely pair of Richard & Mary Anne Crompton, with Mary > Anne still alive in 1848 when the General Hewitt set sail. But finding a > matching pair has proven difficult. The 1841 Census may show something! > > What do you think? > > Best regards > Doug

Thanks Ian! Can you possibly email a JPG to me at dcrompton@atex.com. -----Original Message----- From: crompton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:crompton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dellcrom@aol.com Sent: Friday, 12 June 2009 3:55 pm To: crompton@rootsweb.com Subject: [CROMPTON] James(alive1848) Post forwarded by list admin. >From ipd.stone@ Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [CROMPTON] Thomas Reason 1) Using wrong subject heading 2) Message to large(<40KB) ............................. Doug As you know 1841 is a bit confusing, but I have record of a family living in York Street, Bolton. See what you think. Ian > Ian > > I have another detective job for you, should you choose to accept it ... > > You checked out the NSW Assisted Immigrants List, online. In the > Immigration Record for the "General Hewitt" in 1848, page 184, in the > column headed "Parent's Names, and, if alive, their residences", James > Crompton reported: "Richard & Mary Anne, mother living". > > Now, that information doesn't tally with the other information that I have > about James Crompton. I have it that he was a bastard, mother Catherine > Crompton. > > So, either I am wrong, or James lied! He may have been ashamed to be a > bastard, and made up the name of his father. But why give a different > mother's name? > > I have looked for a likely pair of Richard & Mary Anne Crompton, with Mary > Anne still alive in 1848 when the General Hewitt set sail. But finding a > matching pair has proven difficult. The 1841 Census may show something! > > What do you think? > > Best regards > Doug ------------------------------------- List mail will show up in PLAIN TEXT only. ------------------------------------- This list is for the CROMPTON surname family history and gossip. ------------------------------------- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cromptoninfo/ ================ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CROMPTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message