According to the newspaper, Mr. Paul Crompton was an Englishman returning home to England. He was the Vice President of Surpass Leather Company at St. Martin's and Hartwell Lanes. A picture of Mrs. Crompton and the children appeared in The New York Times, Sunday, May 9, page 6. However, in the book, Mr. Crompton was described as a partner in the firm of Alfred Booth and Company and a director of the Booth Steamship Company. The bodies of Stephen, John and Peter were recovered later. All 5 children, their parents and nurse died. Per the list of interments, Master John Crompton was body #192, age 6 years, grave #482; Master Peter Crompton was body #214, age 9 months, grave #482; Mr. Stephen Crompton was body #134, age 17 years, grave #482.∼He was the son of Paul and Gladys Mary Salis (nee Schwabe) Crompton who had married in St. Luke, Chelsea, London, on 24 October, 1900, in the Church of England. He had been born in Philadelphia on 14 July 1906. Paul Crompton was lost when the Lusitania sank, along with his entire family.
According to the newspaper, Mr. Paul Crompton was an Englishman returning home to England. He was the Vice President of Surpass Leather Company at St. Martin's and Hartwell Lanes. A picture of Mrs. Crompton and the children appeared in The New York Times, Sunday, May 9, page 6. However, in the book, Mr. Crompton was described as a partner in the firm of Alfred Booth and Company and a director of the Booth Steamship Company. The bodies of Stephen, John and Peter were recovered later. All 5 children, their parents and nurse died. Per the list of interments, Master John Crompton was body #192, age 6 years, grave #482; Master Peter Crompton was body #214, age 9 months, grave #482; Mr. Stephen Crompton was body #134, age 17 years, grave #482.∼He was the son of Paul and Gladys Mary Salis (nee Schwabe) Crompton who had married in St. Luke, Chelsea, London, on 24 October, 1900, in the Church of England. He had been born in Philadelphia on 14 July 1906. Paul Crompton was lost when the Lusitania sank, along with his entire family.
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