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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: SooCatt on Thursday 26 November 09 10:08 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I have been doing some searching on the 1911 census for my Crampton family. I have found Margaret with three of her unmarried children in 13 Claypath, Durham. A further 2 of her children who are married also live at 13 Claypath with their familes. They appear on separate sheets on the census so not all in the same 'household'.
My question is what kind of property would 13 Clapath have been? On each separate census entry it states that the family has 3 rooms. Does this mean that each family had three rooms in a large building?
I'd be glad of any suggestions
Thanks in advance
Susan
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Hi Susan
I lived there for a short while in 1967 - old terraced houses and shops/offices as far as I can recall This link says that it is one of the oldest streets in Durham:
http://www.66claypath.co.uk/
and map:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=427613&y=542684&z=110&sv=Claypath&st=6&tl=Map+of+Claypath,+Durham,+DH1&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
Lots of piccies if you Google Claypath and images.
Gadget
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Thanks for your reply Gadget.
I should have been a bit more specific I think, as I do know what Claypath is like now and have visited it. My Dad spent his childhood there in the 20's-30's but unfortunately (as is always the case in family history) I never asked him about it while he was alive.
I think the part where No 13 was is where the 'new' library is now and was probably gone long before that with the building of the road across the river.
What I was really after was an idea of what the premises were like in the early part of last century because I'm a bit confused by the way the 1911 census is presented. I can't tell if all my separate Crampton families are all piled into the same three rooms or if each separate page represents 3 rooms. (Does that make sense?)
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Susan
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Are they on seperate census sheets as separate households? If so, it might well be that there were three rooms on each floo r and the house itself would be classed as multi occupied.
(I'll see if i can work it out)
Gadget
Added - will PM you :)
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In 1901, there were 13 seperate households in Number 13 Claypath including 2 seperate Crampton families. Each household appears to have between 1 and 4 rooms.
Gadget
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Thanks Gadget (got your PM too)
I know families did pack into small spaces but it did seem an awful lot to pack into 3 rooms! :o
I'm thinking that they must have been quite large buildings separated into smaller dwellings. A lot of my various Crampton families lived in that area. Even seeming to swap dwellings sometimes. It's time I did some local history research. I'm going to do some searching and see if I can come up with some old photos.
Thanks for your time ;)
Susan
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Hello Susan. As well as posting monumental inscriptions for most of Wear Valley I do have some records for Durham City.
They are for a baptism for Crampton 1862 plus deaths for the same name in the late 1800's.
You can have them if they are of any use.
Adam
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Hi Adam
Thanks for that. I do have quite a lot of info on the Cramptons in Durham but I'm always happy to get more as they are almost all related. I'll PM you with my e-mail address and will be most grateful for anything that you are happy to share.
Thanks again
Susan
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:Hello,
Perhaps I can help.
I was born at 13 Claypath 1947, my entire family lived there.
It was a tenement property and also had rooms on the first floor up above a clothes shop (Billy Bowey). The rooms were built arouun a square courtyard and it was commonly called "the yard", the rooms were without hot water and eveything wa cooked on an open fire.
The tax office is now sited at 13 Claypath (or it was the last time I visited
hippieyankie
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:Hello,
Perhaps I can help.
I was born at 13 Claypath 1947, my entire family lived there.
It was a tenement property and also had rooms on the first floor up above a clothes shop (Billy Bowey). The rooms were built arouun a square courtyard and it was commonly called "the yard", the rooms were without hot water and eveything wa cooked on an open fire.
The tax office is now sited at 13 Claypath (or it was the last time I visited
hippieyankie
Wow what a coincidence. My Dad was born in 1922 and although he was born in Tudhoe it was only because his Mum had 'gone home' to have her first baby. His parents were actually living in 13 Claypath at that time though they moved very soon after to number 38. Previous generations had been in number 13 from around 1881. I really thought No 13 had gone so now that you tell me you think its the tax office I will have to go and have another look.
Thank you for your insights into what it was like. It's amazing how relatively prinitive things still were in 1947 - cooking on an open fire? :o
Susan
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Hi Sue,
I married a Crampton from Yorkshire and have found a connection between his mothers side(Verity) to the Cramptons in Durham. I have Blanch Thompson married to Watson Verity. Blanches sister Lavinia Born 1875 Durham Married James Crampton Born 1873 Durham. (James parents were Thomas and Margaret who lived 13 Clay path Durham in 1901.) They married 1899 St Giles Durham. I am trying to see if there is a link between the two sets of Cramptons. My husbands side I can trace back to Crowle in Lincolnshire but in 1840's they lived in Thorne near Doncaster. Any info you have would be appreciated.
Lynn
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Hi Lynn
James Crampton who married Lavinia Thompson was my Grandfather's older brother. I know nothing of the Thompson side but have quite a lot on James and my Grandfather 's(George's) side. I have not made any connection with the Crampton's in Yorkshire but it would seem a bit of a coincidence that two sisters married two Cramptons if they weren't related, don't you think?
Clearly I need to do some more digging. I would be glad to have whatever you have on the Thompsons and I will send you a personal message with a link to my family history website.
Susan
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i'm looking for info. about 79 claypath. believe my grandfather - william howe. - was born here in 1881. his mother was called jane (robinson) and his father was william howe.. i believe they were from Houghton House Farm, Etherley.