Rampton of Whitchurch Family Chart no. 43

	Henry Charles RAMPTON		Esther Rosa HOOKER
	bapt. 2 Jul 1854 at Whitchurch		born c. 1852 at East Stratton
			mar. 17 Nov 1877 at East Stratton
	d. 7 Jan 1924, aged 69 bur. Whitchurch Municipal Cemetery		d. 4 Jan 1924, aged 71 bur. Whitchurch Municipal Cemetery
	Carter (1901) Farmer

Their Children

Eliza Rosa	Jessie	Charles	Esther	Arthur Henry	Ernest
born c. 1879 at East Stratton	born 1881 at East Stratton	born 1884 at East Stratton	born c. 1887 at East Stratton	born 1893 at Oakley	born c. 1896 at Burghclere
m. Arthur Jesse ANDREWS 1910 Winchester RD [FreeBMD]		m. Elizabeth SILK 1909 Alresford RD [FreeBMD]		m. Kate Elizabeth WICKENS 1920 Reading RD BRK [FreeBMD]
			d. 26 Nov 1897 at Burghclere		d. 5 Jul 1915 at Basra Iraq bur. Basra War Cemetery

Additional Information

In the 1881 Census, Henry was listed as Charles, and was found living with his widowed Mother in Law in East Stratton. At the time of the 1891 census, the family, minus Mother in Law, were living in North Oakley, Kingsclere, and Esther Rosa was wrongly entered as Ellen R.

In 1901, they were living in Weags Cottages Burghclere; Eliza was a Lady's Maid in Belgravia. In 1911, Only Arthur and Ernest were still living with their parents. Ernest joined the army in 1914 or early 1915, and was killed in Basra Iraq in 1915. Further details of his service can be found on the Rampton War Memorial. He is also commemorated on the Wymering War Memorial.

Henry's will was proved on 20 Feb 1924, and son charles was named as a beneficiary. Henry and Esther are buried together in Whitchurch Municipal Cemetery, the inscription reading:

Our Dear Mother and Father Esther Rosa RAMPTON and Henry Charles RAMPTON who fell asleep in Jesus Jan 4 and Jan 7 1924 aged 71 and 69

Family Group Identifiers

Family: RAMOVERTON1
Family Group: whitchurch043