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Frank Crompton was born July 7, 1888 at Warrington, Lancashire, England--the son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Fox) Crompton. In 1909, he emigrated with his family to Canada. They settled in Victoria for a year and then moved to Vancouver where Frank worked at various jobs including the City of Vancouver. Frank's parents bought an acreage in West Langley on Telegraph Trail and Frank came out on weekends to help build a house. On January 10, 1917, Frank married Margaret Elizabeth (nee McClughan). They settled in the Cedar Cottage area of Vancouver. After the war, they moved to West Langley and commenced farming. Their children are Charles Samuel, William Frank (Bill), and Helen. In 1953, Margaret became ill and died. In 1958, Frank married Ivy McVicar, widow of Archie McVicar. Frank died August 29, 1984.

William was born on February 12, 1921 in West Langley. He went to West Langley Elementary School and the Langley High School. He joined the RCAF and while overseas married an English girl. They settled first in Burnaby and then in Oliver, BC where William had a furniture store. The marriage was dissolved, and he went into business in Vancouver being a wholesale importer of china from various countries. William died in January, 1999.