Frank Crompton Death in Paris, 1928

[michaelcharles]

A relative of mine, Frank Crompton, died 12th. January, 1928 at 158 Boulevard Diderot, Paris, having previously lived at 108 Avenue Ledru-Rollin, Paris. I would love to know why he was living in Paris at that time and what he was doing.

[davidqueneherve]

http://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMTgtMTEtMTMiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6Mjc4MzEwO3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=-1949%2C-562&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=191&uielem_brightness=0&uielem_contrast=0&uielem_isinverted=0&uielem_rotate=F

Frame 20 - number 233

His death record says that he was a dealer. He died at the first address you gave but the record doesn't mention the other one. He was residing at Widnes.

[michaelcharles]

Merci beaucoup, davidqueneherve! Thank you very much for the information. I know Frank trained as a teacher before WW1, so now I wonder how he became a dealer (trader?) and in what?
The more answers we get, the more questions arise!

[davidqueneherve]

wholesale dealer or trader. The word used is "négociant".

On Findmypast

Crompton   Fred   —   —   1901-06   Britain, Trade Union Membership Registers   Widnes, Lancashire, England

[joger]

https://www.geni.com/people/Frank-Crompton/6000000002733052197
May be you could contact the owner of the tree.

[*Sandra*]

Probate record - incase you haven't seen it.

Sandra

[michaelcharles]

Thank you all. 'davidqueneherve', the Fred Crompton you mentioned is the brother of Frank. Fred died at Arras, 1917.

[joger]

Frank lived rue Ledru Rollin, but died 158 Boulevard Diderot. May be he was at work there or visiting somebody.
In 1925 at this address , we find a building permit for the "Consortium des marbres" (marble consortium), ground floor:
https://arnaudl.github.io/parisenconstruction/data/lettre-d-de-rue-descartes-rue.html
The architect being (Gaston) Bouzy , rue du bouloi, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97805095/f266.image   (page 210)

I don't know if there were more floors in the building.

A way to find the names of the people living or staying 158 Bvd Diderot is to read the 1926 Paris Census (not on line yet).

[joger]

Hey,  the  french death certificate  says : died 152 Bvd Diderot.