hello Robina, With ref; place of birth of your James Crampton. Kent or Middlesex? The differing places of birth given on census returns only provide a guide for the serious researcher. To have different birth places recorded on various census returns for the same person is quite common. If the place of birth is so important you will have to prove the place of birth by original documents relating to the birth. Sadly for pre- civil registration, 1st. July 1837, such proof may well be impossible. Here is one case of my own which could have got into the 1951 to 1901 census returns and I am the suject. I was born at Hoo St. Mary in Kent and while only a few weeks old was moved with the family to another part of Kent. As a result I grew up in the new parish and I was almost 18 years of age when I discovered my birth place was some miles away. Sorry I can't help with the other questions. Good hunting, Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "robinamckenzie" <robina1069@bigpond.com> To: <KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 1:41 AM Subject: [KENT-ENG] CRAMPTON/ CROMPTON > CROMPTON James born 16 August 1796. Son of James CROMPTON & Elizabeth ? > Christened 11 Sep 1796 Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND. Would like to establish a > link between this James CROMPTON and the James CRAMPTON whose name was > recorded as CROMPTON for the birth of his first child. > > CRAMPTON James born 1796 Canterbury Kent, ENGLAND (Ref. England Census > 1851 & 1861). 1841 Census says born Middlesex. Why would he state > Middlesex? > Married Mary Ann LAMBERTH 17 Nov 1834 Saint James, Paddington, London. > Occupations: cabinet maker, gentleman's servant, carpenter, labourer. > CROMPTON James & Mary Ann: baptism of son Robert James CROMPTON 29 May > 1836 (b. 3 Sep 1835). Abode (1835-1839): 19 Hertford Street, St. > Marylebone Middlesex. Robert James possibly died in infancy. > CRAMPTON: additional children of James & Mary Ann (hereafter named > CRAMPTON) included: Mary Ann (1837-1839), Eliza (1839-1909), William > (1842-1900?), Edward (1845- ?). Both William & Edward used the name > CROMPTON later in their lives. > > Any earlier information e.g. marriage or more children for James CROMPTON > & Elizabeth (Rochester Kent, ENGLAND) would be greatly appreciated. > > Robina QLD, AUSTRALIA > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email