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Walter John Thompson 1847 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1847

Birth Location: Pettistree, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 27 Jan 1922

Death Location: Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Thompson

Mother: Sarah Boone

Spouse(s): Laura Smith

Children(s): George Thompson, Ethel Thompson, David Thompson, Bertha Thompson, William Thompson, Charles Thompson, Horace Thompson, Anna Thompson, Florence Thompson, Norma Thompson, Marine Thompson

In 1847, Walter John Thompson entered the world in Pettistree, Suffolk, England, born to George Thompson and Sarah Boone. In 1851, Walter John Thompson was recorded in the census in Pettistree, Suffolk, England. In 1851, Walter John Thompson resided in Pettistree, Suffolk, England. Walter John Thompson married Laura Smith, and had children including George Walter Thompson, Ethel Thompson, David Edgar Thompson, Bertha May Thompson, William Frederick Thompson, Charles G Thompson, Horace Thompson, Anna Laura Thompson, Florence (Flossie) May Thompson, Norma Blanche Thompson, Marine Thompson. Walter John Thompson passed away in 1922 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Walter John Thompson entered the world in Pettistree, Suffolk, England, born to George Thompson and Sarah Boone.
  • In 1851, Walter John Thompson was recorded in the census in Pettistree, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1851, Walter John Thompson resided in Pettistree, Suffolk, England.
  • Walter John Thompson married Laura Smith, and had children including George Walter Thompson, Ethel Thompson, David Edgar Thompson, Bertha May Thompson, William Frederick Thompson, Charles G Thompson, Horace Thompson, Anna Laura Thompson, Florence (Flossie) May Thompson, Norma Blanche Thompson, Marine Thompson.
  • Walter John Thompson passed away in 1922 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Thompson
1815 – 1871
Birth Location: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
GT
Sarah Boone
1816 – 1891
Birth Location: Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
SB

Spouses(s)

Laura Smith
1845 – 1933
Birth Location: Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
LS

Children(s)

George Thompson
1873 – 1899
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
GT
Ethel Thompson
1873 –
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
ET
David Thompson
1874 – 1954
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
DT
Bertha Thompson
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
BT
William Thompson
1877 – 1960
Birth Location: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
WT
Charles Thompson
1878 – 1954
Birth Location: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
CT
Horace Thompson
1880 – 1950
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
HT
Anna Thompson
1883 – 1929
Birth Location: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
AT
Florence Thompson
1885 – 1966
Birth Location: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
FT
Norma Thompson
1886 – 1959
Birth Location: Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
NT
Marine Thompson
1887 –
Birth Location: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
MT

Walter Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Thompson
1847 – 1922
Birth Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Thompson
1815 – 1871
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Sarah Boone
1816 – 1891
Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Elisha Boon
1786 – 1870
Brandeston, Suffolk, England
Eleanor Plant
1791 – 1848
Ashbocking, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
George BOON
1758 – 1819
Richard Plant
1769 –
Christian Scutt
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Boon
1725 – 1763
Elizabeth Baldero
1730 – 1782

Walter Thompson's Descendants

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Walter (John) Thompson (21 Dec 1847 – 27 Jan 1922) m. Laura Smith (9 Dec 1845 – 31 May 1933)
  1. 1. George (Walter) Thompson (1873 – 1899)
  2. 2. Ethel Thompson (1873 – )
  3. 3. David (Edgar) Thompson (29 May 1874 – 5 May 1954)
  4. 4. Bertha (May) Thompson (18 MAY 1876 – 16 NOV 1959) m. Seburn McDonald (28 AUG 1866 – 2 Dec 1941)
    1. 1. Edna (Laura) Platt (4 Jun 1894 – 1957)
    2. 2. Helen (Maud) McCoy (Sep 1908 – 24 November 2003)
    3. 3. Myrtle (Ilene or Irene) McDonald (4 SEP 1908 – 27 JUL 1995)
    4. 4. Dorothy (MacArthur) McKay (26 March 1913 – 22 October 2002)
  5. 5. William (Frederick) Thompson (12 OCT 1877 – 1960)
  6. 6. Charles (G) Thompson (1878 – 25 Sep 1954) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rollinson (16 Aug 1878 – 7 Jul 1944)
    1. 1. Mabel (Alberta) Thompson (25 May 1899 – 1993) m. Arthur (Leon "Lee") Allison (26 Nov 1893 – 25 Mar 1983)
      1. 1. Irene Allison (1919 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betty") Allison (1923 – 1981)
    2. 2. Walter (John) Thompson (29 Mar 1902 – 1968) m. Hannah (Evelyn) Baird (1897 – 1959)
    3. 3. Alma (Orlinda) Purtelle (22 February 1904 – 13 Feb 1963)
    4. 4. George (Seburn) Thompson (22 December 1905 – 14 July 1984)
    5. 5. Earl (Hall) Thompson (24 December 1907 – 1979)
    6. 6. Donald (Carlyle) Thompson (6 November 1910 – 1 January 2000)
    7. 7. Harold (Franklin) Thompson (28 Mar 1913 – 1980) m. Margaret (Matilda) Welbanks (6 Sep 1912 – )
    8. 8. Jack (Bernard) Thompson (3 Aug 1915 – 9 November 1972)
    9. 9. Ruth (Marie) Smallridge (3 Sept 1921 – 29 November 2009)
  7. 7. Horace Thompson (1880 – 1950) m. Luella Rollinson (14 Aug 1890 – 3 Dec 1942)
  8. 8. Anna (Laura) Thompson (29 Mar 1883 – 17 Feb 1929) m. Frederick ((Fred) William Rudolph) Aman (26 Jul 1883 – )
    1. 1. U\K Aman (April 24, 1913 – April 24, 1913)
  9. 9. Florence ((Flossie) May) Thompson (8 Mar 1885 – 1966) m. Lee (Fred) Ellis (1884 – 1918) m. William (Charles) Ellis (1892 – )
    1. 1. Gladys (Irene) Ellis (17 Aug 1909 – 4 Jun 1938)
  10. 10. Norma (Blanche) Thompson (21 Nov 1886 – 9 Jul 1959) m. George (William) Alexander (1 Jun 1887 – December 23, 1948)
    1. 1. Norma (Lugene) Alexander (31 MAR 1910 – 8 AUG 1974) m. John (Arthur) Badgley (28 JUL 1909 – 5 DEC 1966)
      1. 1. George (Alexander) Badgley (1937 – 1982)
      2. 2. Norma (Joan) Badgley (1938 – ) m. Robert (George) Reddom (13 Jun 1935 – 2019)
        1. 1. David (Nelson) Reddom (3 SEP 1957 – 12 OCT 1957)
        2. 2. Gary Reddom
      3. 3. Nora (Bernice) Badgley
      4. 4. Mary (June) Badgley
    2. 2. (Florence) (Naomi) Alexander (6 Dec 1911 – 19 May 1994) m. Herman Weese (30 DEC 1903 – 1961)
      1. 1. Robert (Donald Ross) Weese (30 july 1945 – 30 August 1985) m. Linda (Marie) Weese (February 14 1946 – April 5 2004)
        1. 1. Gayle Weese
        2. 2. Gayle Weese
        3. 3. Kristina Fox
        4. 4. Gayle Weese
        5. 5. David Howes
        6. 6. Kristina Fox
      2. 2. Lyle Weese
      3. 3. Pauline (Ann) Weese m. Roger (Franklin) Kipp (Private – )
        1. 1. Kimberley (Henderson (nee:) Kipp) (1962 – )
        2. 2. Pamela (Donald (nee:) Kipp) (27 AUG 1966 – )
    3. 3. Laura (Yulalee) Alexander (26 Apr 1913 – 11 July 1998) m. Andrew (Paul) Haight (25 August 1908 – 25 November 1974)
      1. 1. Rosemarie (Morrison (nee:) Haight) (30 March 1942 – 7 May 2015)
      2. 2. Walter Haight (10 MAR 1951 – ) m. Linda Haight
        1. 1. Andrew Haight
      3. 3. Kenneth Haight m. Linda
        1. 1. Julie Haight
        2. 2. Angie Haight
        3. 3. Vickie Haight
      4. 4. Ruth Haight ( – 1997)
    4. 4. Eleanor (Georgina) Alexander (14 May 1915 – 1 Sept 1974) m. George (Richard) Brown (24 September 1915 – Sep 1977)
      1. 1. William ((Bill)) Brown (1942 ? – 2003 ?)
      2. 2. Marlene Brown (1945 ? – )
      3. 3. Georgina ((Georgie)) Brown (1956 ? – ) m. D'Eri
    5. 5. (Ethel) (Marion) Alexander (4 Sept 1915 – 28 Jan 1988) m. Milton (Martin) Caster (20 AUG 1906 – 06 Jul 1978)
      1. 1. Barbara (Bourque (nee:) Caster) (1944 ? – )
    6. 6. Lorena (Orlinda) Alexander (23 DEC 1919 – 2 Nov 2009) m. Alfred (George) Best (13 APR 1919 – 16 FEB 1992)
    7. 7. Walter (William) Alexander (15 Oct 1921 – 14 Feb 2004) m. Bernice (Ailene McClennon) (McLennon (10 APR 1931 – ) m. Bernice (Ailene) McClennan (10 Apr 1931 – )
      1. 1. Richard (William) Alexander (30 JAN 1954 – ) m. Elfriede (Walburga) Berger (26 MAY 1948 – ) m. Marie (Celenir (Cele*) Emma) Dionne (29 MAR 1948 – )
        1. 1. James (William Maximilian) Alexander (10 AUG 1985 – ) m. Ulyana Lenyk (1992 – )
        2. 2. (Jacqueline) (McLish*) Tenaschuk (27 NOV 1990 – ) m. Christopher Tenaschuk
      2. 2. Valerie (Ailene) Alexander (13 JUL 1962 – ) m. Karsten Gertz (24 NOV 1965 – )
        1. 1. Lily Gertz (7 MAY 2010 – )
        2. 2. Caroline Gertz (7 MAY 2010 – )
      3. 3. David (Walter Scott) Alexander (5 SEP 1964 – 04 Jul 2013) m. Erin Aikins (26 Feb 1968 – )
        1. 1. Graycen (McClennon Nash) Alexander (6 DEC 1996 – )
        2. 2. Peyton (Alberta Elizabeth) Alexander (30 OCT 1999 – )
    8. 8. Margaret (Irene) Alexander (12 Nov 1923 – 30 Jan 2008) m. (Donald) (Clifford) Munro (19 Apr 1912 – 6 Nov 1990)
    9. 9. MacDonald ('Donnie' Morley "Donny") Alexander (Aug 1924 – 12 Mar 1977) m. Ruth Forsythe
    10. 10. Blanche (Eileen) Alexander (15 Oct 1925 – 17 Sep 1983) m. Hazen ("Ned") Gould ( – 2008)
      1. 1. James ((Jimmy)) Gould (1950 ? – )
      2. 2. Paul Gould (1955 ? – )
      3. 3. Glen Gould (1956 ? – )
    11. 11. Gordon (Bentley) Alexander (19 Mar 1929 – Feb 9 , 1977) m. Marjorie Webb m. Hilda (Joan) Hatfield (9 Jul 1934 – 2020)
      1. 1. U\K ((nee:) Alexander) (1955 ? – )
      2. 2. U\K ((nee:) Alexander) (1957 ? – )
      3. 3. Ernie Alexander (1963 ? – )
      4. 4. Bentley Alexander (1964 ? – )
      5. 5. Jeffrey Alexander (1966 ? – )
      6. 6. Eric Alexander
    12. 12. Norma (Georgetta "Georgie") Alexander (4 FEB 1931 – 16 Jan 2022) m. Douglas (Lorne) Torney (11 Mar 1897 – 15 Jan 1974)
    13. 13. Robert (Ross) Alexander (28 Feb. 1933 – 28 Feb 1933)
  11. 11. Marine Thompson (1887 – )

Walter Thompson's Timeline

10 Records

1847
21 Dec 1847
Birth of Walter John Thompson in Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 4
Walter John Thompson appeared in census in Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 4
Walter John Thompson resided here in Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
1861
1861
Age 14
Walter John Thompson resided here in Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
1871
1871
Age 24
Walter John Thompson resided here in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1881
1881
Age 34
Walter John Thompson resided here in Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 44
Walter John Thompson resided here in Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 64
Walter John Thompson resided here in Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 74
Walter John Thompson resided here in Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1922
27 Jan 1922
Age 75
Death of Walter John Thompson in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6365; Family No: 25
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 115
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 84; Census Place: 84, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page Number: 14
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1801; Folio: 852; Page: 3; GSU roll: 207450-207451
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1171; Folio: 115; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542768
    [6] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 293
    [7] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario; Roll: C_13237; Page: 31; Family No: 158
    [8] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1759; Folio: 13; Page: 18; GSU roll: 830787

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Age:
    3-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1801; Folio: 852; Page: 3; GSU roll: 207450-207451

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1171; Folio: 115; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542768

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1759; Folio: 13; Page: 18; GSU roll: 830787

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1874
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 115
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 84; Census Place: 84, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario; Roll: C_13237; Page: 31; Family No: 158

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6365; Family No: 25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 115

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 84; Census Place: 84, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Age:
    75-76
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 293
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