This is from the 1880 census. They lived in Chicopee, Mass. At that time, Margret's place of birth was listed as Ireland and not England. Her father also lived with them. You can check this out at the LDS website www.familysearch.org You may also be able to search the England and Ireland countries for more information as they have searchable information there also. James CROMPTON Self M Male W 35 ENG Machinest ENG ENG Margret CROMPTON Wife M Female W 34 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE James CROMPTON Son S Male W 14 MA Work Cotton Mill ENG IRE William R. CROMPTON Son S Male W 13 MA Work Cotton Mill ENG IRE Margret CROMPTON Dau S Female W 10 CT At School ENG IRE Thomas CROMPTON Son S Male W 8 MA At School ENG IRE George CROMPTON Son S Male W 5 MA At School ENG IRE James GOURLEY FatherLW Male W 75 IRE IRE IRE Carol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Census Place Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254534 NA Film Number T9-0534 > [Original Message] > From: <danacrompton@yahoo.com> > To: <MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/13/2004 6:51:16 AM > Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] CROMPTON family in Hampden Co, MA > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: CROMPTON, BROWN, GOURLEY, JURKOWSKI > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VFB.2ACI/4175 > > Message Board Post: > > James CROMPTON b. <1845> England m. Margaret GOURLEY b. <1846> England. marr date/place unk. > They had 5 known children, > James b. <1866> MA > William Ralph b. <1867> MA > Margaret b. <1870> CT > Thomas b. <1872> MA > George b. <1875> MA > > William Ralph m. Emma C.BROWN b. <1873> CT. > > Over the years the family lived in the Chicopee/Springfield areas. Several members worked for the Spaulding sporting equipment company. > > Would like info on these families, especially where in England they came from.