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Comfort Tansley

Female 1828 - 1918  (89 years)


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  • Name Comfort Tansley 
    Relationshipwith George William Craxford
    Born 7 Aug 1828  Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Oct 1828  Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1841  High Street, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1841 
    Domestic servant 
    • Mr John Claypole, publican
    Residence 1851  West Lodge, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1861  (127), West Cottage, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1871  (38), Farm Cottage, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1891  4, Victoria Street, Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1901  17, Havelock Street, Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • She was lodging with her married daughter Emma Prowett
    Residence 1911  Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • She was living with her married son Edmund and his wife Catherine
    Died 12 Jan 1918  Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 16 Jan 1918  St Giles Church, Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1567  Extended Craxford Family
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2021 

    Father James Tansley,   b. 3 Sep 1797, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1867, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Munton,   b. 1796, Thorpe by Water, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1873, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1820  St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F442  Group Sheet,  Family chart

    Family Edmund Houghton,   b. 1819, Sudborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1894, Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1850  St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Witnesses 21 Feb 1850 
    Amos Tansley (her brother), Esther Humphrey (her sister) 
    Children 
     1. Alice Hannah Houghton,   b. 19 Mar 1850, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934, Desford, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. James Houghton,   b. 1852, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Amos Houghton,   b. 1853, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Emma Houghton,   b. 1854, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edmund Harold Houghton,   b. 1861, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Madeline Houghton,   b. 1865, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1943, Sutton Cheney, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Daisy Houghton,   b. 1866, Desborough, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     8. Charles Houghton,   b. 1869, Pipewell, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F458  Group Sheet,  Family chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1828 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 12 Oct 1828 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - High Street, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Feb 1850 - St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S63] 1841 England Census, Kettering HO107/797 6 6 7 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S62] Personal Communication Allan Tansley.

    3. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 15 365 (JFM 1850) (Reliability: 3).


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