Memorial to Sarah and William Compton, St Michael's Churchyard, Bray, Berkshire, England.
"Sacred
To The Memory Of
Sarah Compton
The beloved wife of
William Compton
Who died November 9th 1861
In the 57th year of her age
Also
William Compton
Who Died December 24 1885
In the 84th year of his age."
"Sacred
To The Memory Of
James Compton
Who died September 5th 1885
Aged 45 years
Be therefore ready also for the Son of man cometh
at an hour when ye think not
Also
William Compton
Who died December 23rd 1909
Aged 71 years
Fret not thyself else shalt thou be moved to do evil."
Sarah Compton was born Sarah Field in Cookham, Berkshire, in 1804 to William Field, and his wife Elizabeth. On 25th July 1836 in New Windsor, Berkshire, Sarah married William Compton, a publican.
William Compton was born in 1802 in Cheetham, Hampshire.
In the February of 1838 they celebrated the birth of their first child, a son William. A second son James followed in 1849, and a daughter Sarah Anne was born in 1841
Sarah and William first appear on the 1841 Census, living in Holyport, Berkshire, where they are running the George Inn on Holyport Green. Living with their parents are 3 year old William, 2 year old James, and 6 month old Sarah.
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| The George Inn, Holyport, Berkshire as it is today. It has changed very little since William Compton's time. |
In 1845 a second daughter Mary Anne was born.
On the 1851 Census Sarah and William are still working and living at The George Inn. Living with them are their children William, James, Sarah Anne, and Mary Anne as well as Charles Dadd, the ostler (stableman) for the Inn.
By 1861 James had left the family home to work as an errand boy for butcher John Bedborough in Castle Street, Windsor, Berkshire. Sarah and William can still be found living and working at the George Inn in Holyport. William Jr now also working as a butcher is still living at home.
Five years after the census was taken, Sarah passed away aged 57.
In the December of 1868 Sarah Anne married Henry William Halfacre, a farmer from Bray.
In 1871 the widowed William was still running the George Inn in Holyport, with the help of his eldest son William, and youngest daughter Mary Anne. James was still working for John Bedborough in Windsor, Berkshire.
By 1881 James had returned home to help his ageing father run the George Inn, along with his elder brother William, and younger sister Mary Ann. Just 4 years later on 3rd September 1885 James Compton passed away aged only 45 years. On 12th September 1885, the Reading Mercury carried the following announcement:
"Deaths
Compton.—On the 3rd inst., at the George Inn, Holvport James Compton, aged 45 years."
On 24th December of that year his father William Compton followed him to the grave. On 2nd January 1886, the Reading Mercury carried the following announcement:
"Deaths
Compton- On the 24th ult., at the George Inn, Holyport, William Compton, senr., aged 83 years."
In 1891 William Jr and Mary Ann are still living and working at the George Inn in Holyport.
In 1901 the 62 year old William Jr was lodging in the home of Mary Aylin in Holyport, Berkshire. Eight years later on 23rd December 1909 William Jr passed away aged 71.
In 1897 Mary Ann married Thomas Wakins, a farmer from Sheepcote Lane, White Waltham. The 1901 Census finds the couple living in Sturt Green, Holyport Berkshire. Saldy Thomas was to pass away on 20th October 1910. On the 1911 Census widowed Mary Ann can be found living in the home of Thomas's brother-in-law George William Lawford, who married Jane Emily Wakins.
Mary Ann Wakins would pass away on 16th December 1917. She is buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Crowthorne, Bracknell, Berkshire.
A nice bit of research.
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