NOTE ON COLOURED BOXES ON THIS PAGE
Yellow - Charles CUMPSON Junior
Cream - his parents Charles senior and Mary
Gold - potential parents of Charles Senior.

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THIS SAME FAMILY LIVED 2 DOORS AWAY IN 1841. WERE THESE THE PARENTS OF CHARLES CUMPSON SENIOR?
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1841 Census John Cumpson Age: 55 born: Northumberland, England Civil parish: Earsdon Hundred: Castle (East Division) Northumberland, West Holywell with Colliery.

Registration district: Tynemouth Sub-registration district: Earsden
Piece: 820 Book: 18 Folio: 17 Page Number: 27

Elizabeth wife 53 born in Northumbria
Cuthbert son aged 15 coal miner
Jane ? Constany CUMPSON aged 10 both born in Northumbria

1841 Census Charles CUMPSON senior age 20 coal miner - see gold box for data >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mary wife age 20
Dorothy age 1

1851 Census Charles CUMPSON Senior Earsden

Household Members:
Charles Cumpson 32 miner
Mary Cumpson 32
Dorothy Cumpson 11 born Earsden
Margret Cumpson 8 born Earsden
Joseph Cumpson 5 born Earsden
Elizabeth Cumpson 2 born Earsden
Sarah J Cumpson 1 week born Earsden
 [My note - Charles junior was not yet born]
Registration district: Tynemouth Sub-registration district: Earsdon D, institution, or vessel:
4 Household schedule number: 5 piece: 2412 folio: 168 Page Number: 22

NOTE >>>>>>>>>>>>>
John and Elizabeth CUMPSON were living next door to Charles and Mary in 1851, both aged 66 years. John was a coal miner born Benton. Elizabeth was born Newcastle.

1861 Census Charles Cumpson senior Burden Street Ryhope Durham

Household Members:
Charles Cumpson [senior] 41 coalminer born Haswell Durham
Mary Cumpson 41 wife born Newcastle on Tyne
Dorothy Ann Cumpson 21 born Earsden Northumberland
Margaret Cumpson 18 born Earsden Northumberland
Joseph Cumpson 16 born Earsden Northumberland coal miner
Elizabeth Cumpson 13 born Earsden Northumberland
Sarah Jane Cumpson 10 born Earsden Northumberland
John Cumpson 6 born Earsden Northumberland
Mary Ann Cumpson 1 born Earsden Northumberland
Charles Cumpson 1 [junior] born Earsden Northumberland
 
Civil parish: Ryhope Ecclesiastical parish: Ryhope Durham England Registration district: Sunderland Sub-registration district: South Bishop Wearmouth ED, institution, or vessel: 19 Household schedule number: 281 Piece: 3776 Folio: 70 Page Number: 46

1871 England Census about Charles Cumpson Senior

Civil parish: Shotton Ecclesiastical parish: Shotton Town: Shotton Colliery Durham

Household Members:
Charles Cumpson Senior 50 Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 born: Sheriff Hite, Durham, Relation: Head coal miner
Mary Cumpson 50 wife born Newcastle on Tyne
John Cumpson 15 son coal miner born Earsdon
Charles Cumpson Junior 10 son born Earsdon

Registration district: Easington Sub-registration district: Easington ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Household schedule number: 98 Piece: 4972 Folio: 51 Page Number: 22

1881 England Census Charles Cumpson Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Son Where born: Orsden, Northumberland, England. Registration district: Easington

Father's Name: Charles Cumpson Mother's name: Mary Cumpson. These are the parents of Charles CUMPSON

Civil parish: Shotton Durham Street Address: Doctors Row Occupation: Coal Miner

Household Members:
Charles Cumpson senior 61 coal miner born Sherriff Hill [My note - there is a place called this 13 miles south west of Holywell on the Old Durham Road, Gateshead.]
Mary Cumpson 62 born All Saints Northumberland
Charles Cumpson junior 21 coalminer born Orsden Northumberland. [My note - I can't identify Orsden on a map but 1891 census says Holywell - ? near Whitley Bay?]
 
Sub-registration district: Easington ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Piece: 4966 Folio: 69 Page Number: 31

1891 Census Charles Cumpson and Jane H Cumpson

Civil parish: Shotton Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour Town: Shotton Colliery Durham

Household Members:
Charles Cumpson Junior 31 coal miner born West Holywell (? near Whiltey Bay?
Jane H Cumpson 29 wife born Haswell, Durham, [My note - this is 7 miles from Doctor's Row Easington where Charles was living in 1881]
Mary A Cumpson 8 Born Shotton [My note - Shotton is 2 miles from Haswell where here mother Jane was born]
William Cumpson 6 Born Shotton
Charles Cumpson 2 Born Shotton
Dorothy Cumpson 6/12 Born Shotton

Registration district: Easington Sub-registration district: Easington
6 Piece: 4107 Folio: 4 Page Number: 5

1901 Census The family of Charles and Jane Hannah CUMPSON. 

Census - Civil Parish Harraton, Ecclesiastical parish, Fatfield St George, Chatershaugh, Durham.

Charles age 40 and Jane H age 38
Mary A age 18 Birth Jun Q 1883 Easington 10a 441 (She married Joplin)
William age 16 Birth Mar Q 1885 Easington 10a 415
Charles age 12 Birth Mar Q 1889 Easington 10a 400
Dorothy age 10 Birth Dec Q 1890 Easington 10a 410
John G age 9 Birth Jun Q 1892 John George Easington 10a 469
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Elizabeth age Birth 7 Dec Q 1893 Easington 10a 541
Barbara age Birth 5 Mar Q Easington 10a 420
Joseph T age 2 Joseph Turpin Birth Sep Q 1898 Chester le S 10a 571
James S age 1 James Stephen Birth Jun Q 1900 Chester le S 10a 567

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1911 Census The Census shows that Charles and Jane Hannah had 15 children of whom 12 were still alive.

Civil parish: Harraton Durham Street Address: 1 Chatershaugh Cattages Fatfield

Household Members:

Charles Cumpson 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 Head Born Holywell, Northumberland, England Married Coal Miner
Jane Hannah Cumpson 48 wife born Haswell Durham
Mary Ann Jopling 28 daughter widow born Shotton
Charles Cumpson 22 coal miner putter born Shotton
Dorothy Cumpson 20 born Shotton
John George Cumpson   18 coal miner putter born Shotton
Barbara Cumpson 15 apprentice dressmaker born Shotton
Joseph Turpin Cumpson 12 school born Fatfield
James Stephen Cumpson 11 school born Fatfield
Alfred Cumpson 9 school born Fatfield
Thomas Henry Cumpson 5 school born Fatfield
Jane Hannah Cumpson 4 school born Fatfield
Charles Dixon Jopling 5 grandson born Fatfield
Margret Wind 68 visitor widow born Holywell
 
Registration district: Chester le Street Registration District Number: 554
Sub-registration district: Harraton 07 Piece: 30124