James Crompton was born in 1810 Lancashire, England, to Ellis Crompton and Ann Longworth-Crompton. The Napoleanic Wars continued, and King George III is found insane that year.

He married Lucy Chadwick in 1831 Lancashire, England. By then, William IV was the Monarch of the United Kingdom. Naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross successfully led the first expedition to reach the Magnetic North Pole that year, and the London Bridge officially opened.

London Bridge

James and Lucy Crompton had at least one child, a son.

Alfred Crompton b. 1852 Lancashire, EN. m. Sarah Cryer in 1876.