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Christopher Thompson 1794 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1794

Birth Location: Rayside, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1862

Death Location: East Ward, Westmorland England

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Alice Airey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lowis

Children(s): Mary Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Alice Thompson, Henry Thompson

Christopher Thompson was born in 1794 in Rayside, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Thompson and Alice Airey. In 1841, Christopher Thompson resided in Shap, Shap, Westmorland, England. Christopher Thompson married Elizabeth Lowas aka Lowis, and had children including Mary Ann Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Elizabeth Louisa Thompson, Alice Thompson, Henry Thompson. Christopher Thompson passed away in 1862 in East Ward, Westmorland England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Thompson was born in 1794 in Rayside, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Thompson and Alice Airey.
  • In 1841, Christopher Thompson resided in Shap, Shap, Westmorland, England.
  • Christopher Thompson married Elizabeth Lowas aka Lowis, and had children including Mary Ann Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Elizabeth Louisa Thompson, Alice Thompson, Henry Thompson.
  • Christopher Thompson passed away in 1862 in East Ward, Westmorland England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thompson
1768 – 1852
Birth Location: Keld Shap, Westmorland
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Alice Airey
1762 – 1849
Birth Location: Shap Westmorland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lowis
1805 – 1851
Birth Location: Westmorland, England
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Children(s)

Mary Thompson
1827 –
Birth Location: Waters, Westmorland, England
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Thomas Thompson
1830 – 1854
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Thompson
1834 –
Birth Location: Westmorland, England
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Alice Thompson
1836 – 1931
Birth Location: Shap, Westmorland, England
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Henry Thompson
1842 – 1919
Birth Location: Hardendale, Shap, Westmorland, England
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Christopher Thompson's Ancestors

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Christopher Thompson
1794 – 1862
Birth Place: Rayside, Westmorland, England
Parents
Thomas Thompson
1768 – 1852
Keld Shap, Westmorland
Alice Airey
1762 – 1849
Shap Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Thompson's Descendants

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Christopher Thompson (8 Feb 1794 – 1 Feb 1862) m. Elizabeth (Lowas aka) Lowis (5 Dec 1805 – Jun 1851)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Thompson (1827 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Thompson (1830 – abt 1854) m. Lydia Bailey (1835 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Louisa) Thompson (1834 – ) m. Henry Whitehead (abt 1834 – )
    1. 1. Henry (George) Whitehead
  4. 4. Alice Thompson (1836 – 1931) m. William Rumney (abt 1825 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Rumney (15 Jun 1865 – 1 Jun 1928) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hockaday (Oct 1872 – 15 Nov 1951)
      1. 1. Joseph (F) Rumney (abt 1899 – )
      2. 2. Joyce (A) Rumney (abt 1901 – )
      3. 3. Mary Rumney (abt 1917 – )
    2. 2. Minnie Rumney (abt 1868 – 1931) m. Anthony (Edmondson) Askew
    3. 3. John Rumney (19 Nov 1870 – 15 Apr 1939)
    4. 4. William Rumney (24 Apr 1872 – 27 Dec 1912)
    5. 5. Thompson Rumney (abt 1876 – )
    6. 6. Nathan Rumney (16 Jun 1878 – ) m. Edna (Rene) Allen (17 Oct 1882 – 11 Aug 1951)
      1. 1. Marion Rumney (abt 1910 – )
      2. 2. Virginia Rumney (23 May 1910 – 11 Oct 1996) m. Robert Newhouse (22 Nov 1909 – 8 Nov 1979)
        1. 1. Richard (A) Newhouse (7 Mar 1938 – 27 Jul 2003)
        2. 2. Michael (Robert) Newhouse (1 Oct 1939 – 23 Mar 2016) m. Abigail (Kay (Abby)) Ganley (23 Mar 1942 – )
  5. 5. Henry Thompson (20 MAR 1842 – 16 JUN 1919)

Christopher Thompson's Timeline

8 Records

1794
8 Feb 1794
Birth of Christopher Thompson in Rayside, Westmorland, England
Rayside, Westmorland, England
1794
8 Feb 1794
Christopher Thompson was baptized in Shap,Westmorland,England
Shap,Westmorland,England
1841
1841
Age 47
Christopher Thompson resided here in Shap, Shap, Westmorland, England
Shap, Shap, Westmorland, England
1851
1851
Age 57
Christopher Thompson resided here in Hardendale, Westmorland, England
Hardendale, Westmorland, England
1861
1861
Age 67
Christopher Thompson resided here in Shap, Westmorland, England
Shap, Westmorland, England
1862
1 Feb 1862
Age 68
Death of Christopher Thompson in East Ward, Westmorland England
East Ward, Westmorland England
1862
5 Feb 1862
Age 68
Burial of Christopher Thompson in Shap, Westmorland, England
Shap, Westmorland, England
1862
16 Apr 1862
Age 68
Christopher Thompson - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1794
    Event Place: Rayside, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1794
    Event Place: Shap,Westmorland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Shap, Shap, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1162; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Shap; County: Westmorland; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 10; Page: 12; Line: 19; GSU roll: 464191

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Hardendale, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2440; Folio: 51; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Shap, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3961; Folio: 51; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543213

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shap, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1862
    Event Place: East Ward, Westmorland England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Shap, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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