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Samuel Thompson (abt. 1825 - 1907)

Samuel Thompson
Born about in Geddington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1853 in Victoria, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 82 in Essendon, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

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Samuel Thompson was born in England.

Samuel Thompson was born in 1825 at Geddington, Northamptonshire, England . He was the son of Samuel Thompson and Mary Ann Chapman.

Samuel, son of Samuel Thompson & Ann Thompson, was baptised on 21 September 1828 in Geddington, Northamptonshire, England.[1]

Marriage

Samuel married Mary Clipson on the 1st of Feb, 1846 at Geddington Parish, Northamptonshire England. [2]

Children They had two children together before Mary died:

Lewis John Thompson (born in England in 1846 and died in NSW in 1922).
Elizabeth Anna Thompson 1850-1853 (born and died in Victoria). [3]

Australian Arrival

Samuel arrived at Port Phillip Bay on the ship "General Palmer" on the 10th of April 1849. He was aged 24 and accompanied by his wife Mary and their infant son Lewis. He was listed as a Blacksmith and destined to be employed by a Mr Raleigh in Melbourne. [4]

Death of Spouse

Mary died at Richmond, Colony of Victoria in 1852. Parents names not listed on the death index, but her husband Samuel Thompson is. She was aged 28 at the time of her death. [5]

Remarriage

Samuel Thompson married Caroline Louisa (Scarlett) Thompson (1838-1913) in Colony of Victoria in 1853. [6]

Children:

Elizabeth Ann Thompson b. 1855-1912 [7]
Alice Thompson b. 1857 -1862[8]
Martha Thompson b. 1859-1943 [9]
Sarah Ann Thompson b. 1861 [10]
Samuel Thompson 1862-1862[11]
Ellen Thompson 1864-1864[12]
Charles Chadwick Thompson1865-1955[13]
David William Thompson b.1867-1954 [14]
Caroline Louisa Thompson b. 1869-1950 [15]
James Richard Thompson b. 1871-1944 [16]
Eliza Thompson b. 1874-1932 [17]
Edith Mary Thompson b. 1877-1890 [18]

Death

Samuel died at Essendon in Victoria in 1907 aged 82 . Parents not named on death index.[19] and was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery[20]

Sources

  1. Baptism: "England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975"
    FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 April 2024)
    Samuel Thompson baptism on 21 Sep 1828, son of Samuel Thompson & Ann Thompson, in Geddington, Northamptonshire, England.
  2. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912; Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 133P/11
  3. Victoria BDM Births: 25047 / 1850
  4. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923; Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kingdom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
  5. Victoria BDM Deaths: 21254 / 1852
  6. Victoria BDM Marriages: 250 / 1853
  7. Victoria BDM Births: 3667 / 1855
  8. Victoria BDM Births: 14047 / 1857
  9. Victoria BDM Births: 6631 / 1859
  10. Victoria BDM Births: 6720 / 1861
  11. Victoria BDM Births: 10692 / 1862
  12. Victoria BDM Births: 4752 / 1864
  13. Victoria BDM Births: 11040 / 1865
  14. Victoria BDM Births: 13648 / 1867
  15. Victoria BDM Births;7467 / 1869
  16. Victoria BDM Births: 14807 / 1871
  17. Victoria BDM Births: 1121 / 1874
  18. Victoria BDM Births: 17460 / 1877
  19. Victoria BDM Deaths: 8083 / 1907
  20. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195630065/samuel-thompson: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for Samuel Thompson (1826–5 Jul 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195630065, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ant O'Connor for creating WikiTree profile Thompson-10142 through the import of OConnorScarlett.ged on Feb 19, 2013.





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