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Walter Thompson 1836 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1836

Birth Location: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1917

Death Location: Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Thompson

Mother: Jane Conningsby

Spouse(s): Louisa WAITE

Children(s): Jane Thompson

The story of Walter Thompson began in 1836 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England. Walter Thompson married Louisa Tuck WAITE, and had children including Jane Maria Thompson. Walter Thompson passed away in 1917 in Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Thompson began in 1836 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England.
  • Walter Thompson married Louisa Tuck WAITE, and had children including Jane Maria Thompson.
  • Walter Thompson passed away in 1917 in Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Thompson
1802 – 1878
Birth Location: Melbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
JT
Jane Conningsby
1805 – 1876
Birth Location: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Louisa WAITE
1847 – 1910
Birth Location: Baptised at Seagoe Parish, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
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Children(s)

Jane Thompson
1861 – 1947
Birth Location: Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
JT

Walter Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Thompson
1836 – 1917
Birth Place: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England
Parents
Joseph Thompson
1802 – 1878
Melbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Jane (Maria Thompson nee Ginns) Conningsby
1805 – 1876
Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Thompson's Descendants

1.
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Walter Thompson (about 1836 – 28 Jun 1917) m. Louisa (Tuck) WAITE (29 Aug 1847 – 11 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Jane (Maria) Thompson (28 Mar 1861 – Abt. Mar 1947) m. William Vaughan (11 Mar 1842 – 4 Aug 1894)
    1. 1. William (Walter) Vaughan (16 Apr 1879 – 1950) m. Sarah (Beatrice) Withell (9 Oct 1876 – Aug 1954)
      1. 1. Marie (Janet) Vaughan (28 April 1904 – aft 1981)
      2. 2. Rona (Beatrice) Vaughan (July 1905 – January 1992) m. George (Collen) Ferguson (16 Jan 1907 – 9 Jun 2001)
        1. 1. Anne (Felicity) Ferguson (1941 – 19 Jun 2023) m. Richard (Charles) Woollons (Mar 1942 – 19 Jul 2020)
        2. 2. Nigel Ferguson m. Nicky
        3. 3. Mary Ferguson m. Ken
      3. 3. William (Maatai) Vaughan (1908 – 2 June 1954)

Walter Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1836
about 1836
Birth of Walter Thompson in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England
Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England
1917
28 Jun 1917
Age 81
Death of Walter Thompson in Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand
Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1836
    Event Place: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Salt Water Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand
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