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Cumpston Research

St Michael's Church

The parish church of St Michael probably dates back to the foundation of the city of Cambridge itself, though no written records survive prior to a valuation of the living in 1217. Substantially rebuilt by Hervey de Stanton in the Decorated style, the Church was designed to serve both the parish and the college. On 18 March 1324/5, the first Master of Michaelhouse, Walter de Buxton was inducted as vicar of St Michael's Church.

Parish Church and Chapel for three Colleges
The church's nave would have been used for parish worship, regular preaching, university debates and lectures. Until the completion of a chapel for neighbouring Gonville Hall in 1396, both Michaelhouse and Gonville shared in the use of the two aisles; Gonville making use of the north aisle of the church, Michaelhouse using the south.

While the altarpiece may have survived the reformation, it certainly would not have survived local Cromwellian iconoclasm, and was most likely destroyed, alongside other images in St Michael's, on Boxing Day 1643.

Diocesan Church
From the middle of the seventeenth century until the middle of the nineteenth century, the church was used as a venue of the episcopal and archidiaconal visitations for the Diocese of Ely. Similarly, Diocesan confirmation services would be held at St Michael's, rather than in Ely Cathedral. On 11 November 1849, as the congregation was gathering for Sunday worship, the heating system caused the church roof to catch fire, resulting in the careful rebuilding of the roof by George Gilbert Scott and the restoration of the church the following year. Scott's renovation did not extend beyond introducing a new stone porch at the north side of the church, the major restructuring of the church fell to Scott's son, George Gilbert Scott Junior.

From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelhouse,_Cambridge#St_Michael.27s_Church

Cambridgeshire births, marriages and deaths

1612 Susan Comson - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 05 APR 1612 Doddington, Cambridge, daughter of John Comson

THESE BELONG TO THE SAME FAMILY SEE HENRY & SUSANAH'S MARRIAGE IN PINK

1679 Hope Compston - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 16 NOV 1679 Cambridge, daughter of Henry Compston & Susan

1687 SUSAN COMPSTON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 24 MAR 1687 Saint Michael, Cambridge, daughter of HENRY COMPSTON & SUSAN

1681 JOHN COMPSTON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 18 SEP 1681 Saint Michael, Cambridge, son of HENRY COMPSTON & SUSAN see death below in green

1683 ELIZABETH COMPSTON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 17 JUN 1683 Saint Michael, Cambridge, daughter of HENRY COMPSTON & SUSAN

1685 MARY COMPSTON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 15 APR 1685 Saint Michael, Cambridge, daughter of HENRY COMPSTON & SUSAN

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

Births Jun 1926 Cumpstone Evelyn Mother Mountain Downham 4b 447

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

Births Mar 1927 Compston Patricia H Moor Peterbro' 3b 258

Cambridgeshire Marriages

SEE HENRY'S CHILDREN IN BIRTHS

1678 HENRY COMPSTONE - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Marriage: 14 JAN 1678 Saint Andrew The Great, Cambridge,to SUSANAH OLIVER

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

Marriages Mar 1853 CUMPSTON James Wisbeach 3b 869 James married either:
BATTERHAM Ann Wisbeach 3b 869 or CONSTABLE Sarah Ann Wisbeach 3b 869

Cambridgeshire Deaths

1686 JOHN COMPSTON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Death: 26 MAY 1686
Birth 18 SEP 1681 Saint Michael, Cambridge, Cambridge, England son of Henry and Susan

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