compton Family

Compton family

John and Jane Compton had 13 children and lived in the Kilbirnie area for many years. John was a timber merchant and later a hotel keeper, and at least three of his sons went into the woodworking business. Jane owned land between Hamilton Road and Overtoun Terrace, alongside Busaco Road. She died in 1882, and in 1887 John remarried to Lucy Mary Glew. He died in 1898. Some of John and Jane's descendants still live in the area. Two of their grandsons were killed in World War 1 and are listed on the war memorial at Kilbirnie School.

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