See also
Husband:
Thomas Campton (1883-1956)
Wife:
Ellen Sims (1886-1970)
Children:
Marriage:
Q4 1907
Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
stable lad, stable man, builders labourer then a storeman5 6 7 8
Birth:
2 Apr 1883
Baptism:
13 May 1883 (age 0)
St. John the Evangelist Church, St. Johns Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3
son of Thomas Campton and Mary Jane late Mann, born 2nd April 1883 and of the Duke of Edinburgh 19 Butter Market
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 8)
Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England9
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Thomas and Mary, brother George, sister Adelaide, and his aunt Jessie Mann. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 16)
Stanton Racing Stables, Shifnal, Shropshire, England5
an unmarried stable lad living with widowed Mary Griffith and twenty others. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 28)
Upavon, Wiltshire, England6
married head of the household working as a stable man for a racing stables and living in six rooms with his wife Nellie, and daughter Doris. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 39 yrs 2 mns)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England7
married head of the household working as a builders labourer at the Central Flying School Upavon living in five rooms with his wife Ellen, daughter Doris, and sons George and Edmund. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 56)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England8
a married storeman for A.M.W.D. RAF and living with Henry Woolley, Thomas Jackson, his wife Ellen, and his daughter Phyllis. Born on 2nd April 1883
Witness:
6 Oct 1945 (age 62)
Thomas Campton witnessed the marriage of Vernon Woodrow Churchill and Phyllis Hilda Patricia Campton on Saturday on 6 October 1945 at the Register Office, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Death:
22 Mar 1956 (age 72)
Probate:
11 May 1956
Probate Registry, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England10
of 1 Norville Terrace Upavon Wiltshire died 22nd March 1956 at 7 Watson Close Upavon, administration of effects of £214 10s 3d (~£5,000 in 2017) to Ellen Campton widow
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Nellie
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
7 Mar 1886
Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London, England11 12 13 6 7 8 14
1939 register says born 7th March 1891, death index says born 7th March 1884
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 5)
Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England12
daughter attending school and living with her mother Louisa, and four boarders. Born in London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 15)
Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England13
unmarried granddaughter living with her widowed grandmother Mary Viner Booker, and her sister Emily. Born in Kings Cross London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
Upavon, Wiltshire, England6
married wife as Nellie living in six rooms with her husband Thomas, and daughter Doris. Born in Kings Cross London and married for four years with two children, one of whom is still living
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 37 yrs 3 mns)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England7
married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband Thomas, daughter Doris, and sons George and Edmund. Born in Caledonian Road London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 53)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England8
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with Henry Woolley, Thomas Jackson, her husband Thomas, and her daughter Phyllis. Born on 7th March 1891 (seems a very odd date compared with age given in earlier census records)
Administrator:
11 May 1956 (age 70)
Ellen Sims was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Thomas Campton on Friday on 11 May 1956 at the Probate Registry, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Death:
Q3 1970 (age 84)
Bedford "Registration District", Bedfordshire, England14
Name:
Doris Sarah Emily Mary Campton17
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
8 Jul 1909
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 1 yr 9 mns)
Upavon, Wiltshire, England6
daughter living in six rooms with her parents Thomas and Nellie. Born in Upavon Wiltshire
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 11 yrs 11 mns)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England7
daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Thomas and Ellen, and brothers George and Edmund. Born in Upavon Wiltshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 30)
15a Wharf Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, England20
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband George, and daughter Georgina. Born on 8th July 1909
Death:
16 Aug 1995 (age 86)
Probate:
27 Sep 1995
Probate Registry, Bristol, Bristol, England21
of 1 St. Marys Gardens Victoria Road Devizes Wiltshire died 16th August 1995, probate not exceeding £145,000 (~£254,000 in 2017)
Spouse: Edith Mary Leist
1911 baptism George Edward Campton
1929 British Army enlistment George Edward Campton
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
14 Jun 1911
Baptism:
22 Oct 1911 (age 0)
St. Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Upavon, Wiltshire, England23
son of Thomas Campton (jockey) and Nellie of Upavon, born 14th June 1911
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 10)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England7
son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents Thomas and Ellen, sister Doris, and brother Edmund. Born in Upavon Wiltshire
Military Service:
frm 25 Nov 1929 to 18 Jan 1946 (age 18-34)
British Army Royal Tank Corps as no:31673325
Death:
Nov 1993 (age 82)
Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England24
Name:
Phyllis Hilda Patricia Campton29
Sex:
Female
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Birth:
19 Oct 1927
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 11)
Noville Terrace, Upavon, Wiltshire, England8
attending school and living with Henry Woolley, Thomas Jackson, and her parents Thomas and Ellen. Born on 19th October 1927 and married a Churchill then a Noyes at later dates
Death:
13 Dec 1988 (age 61)
Probate:
23 Jan 1989
Probate Registry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England31
of 15 Taunton Close Bedford died 13th December 1988, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£154,000 in 2017)
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1907 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1751. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1883 quarter:2 volume:4a page:646. Cit. Date: 8 May 2026.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Bury St. Edmunds St. John baptisms entry:492. Cit. Date: 17 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Devizes 1956 quarter:1 volume:7c page:601. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2522 folio:75 page:4 schedule:21. Cit. Date: 17 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:12039 class:RG78 piece:672 registration district:251 sub-district:1 enumeration district:5 schedule:85. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:10068 registration district:251 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1, 2, 3, 4, 5 schedule:74. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7167D page:8 line:17 letter code:WSPV. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:2441 folio:104 page:5 schedule:22. Cit. Date: 14 May 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bristol 1956 page:36. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1886 quarter:2 volume:1b page:283. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:982 folio:94 page:14 schedule:96. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1136 folio:23 page:12 schedule:67. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 1970 quarter:3 volume:4a page:109. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thetford 1908 quarter:3 volume:4b page:326. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thetford 1908 quarter:3 volume:4b page:186. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pewsey 1909 quarter:3 volume:5a page:138. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1583I page:8 line:35 letter code:DDQX. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Warminster 1995 quarter:3 district:7981 register:11D entry:103 date:0895. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7110A page:9 line:7 letter code:WRDE. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bristol 1995 week:50 no:9551410014Z. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pewsey 1911 quarter:3 volume:5a page:264. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
Ancestry Parish Baptisms, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Upavon St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1875-1924 page:41 entry:326. Cit. Date: 22 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1993 quarter:4 district:4681A register:A52G entry:62 date:1193. Cit. Date: 22 May 2026.
FindMyPast Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records, 1919-1934, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). no:316733. Cit. Date: 22 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pewsey 1916 quarter:2 volume:5a page:245. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pewsey 1918 quarter:4 volume:5a page:313. Cit. Date: 19 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pewsey 1918 quarter:3 volume:5a page:201. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
Ibid. Pewsey 1927 quarter:4 volume:5a page:188. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 1988 quarter:4 register:1288 volume:9 page:95. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). newcastle-upon-Tyne 1989 page:5947 no:8952000507F. Cit. Date: 18 May 2026.