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William Thompson 1797–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1797

Birth Location: Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1877

Death Location: Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Ellinor Kedar

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jackson

Children(s): William Thompson, George Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Richard Thompson, John Thompson, Mary Thompson

William Thompson was born in 1797 in Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Thompson And Ellinor Kedar. William Thompson married Elizabeth Jackson, and had children including Elizabeth Thompson, George Thompson, John Thompson, Mary Thompson, Richard Thompson, William Thompson. William Thompson passed away in 1877 in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thompson was born in 1797 in Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Thompson And Ellinor Kedar.
  • William Thompson married Elizabeth Jackson, and had children including Elizabeth Thompson, George Thompson, John Thompson, Mary Thompson, Richard Thompson, William Thompson.
  • William Thompson passed away in 1877 in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thompson's Ancestors

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William Thompson
1797–1877
Birth Place: Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Thompson
1776–1845
York, Yorkshire, England
Ellinor Kedar
1776–1815
East Cottingwith, Nr York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1755–1840
Gargrave, Yorkshire, , England
Isabella Voachs
1755–
York, Yorkshire, England
Rev. (Charles) Kedar
1739–1777
Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire
Ellen Voaks
1749–1784
Hampsthwaite
Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1730–1813
Anne Andrews
1736–1770
Charles Keedar
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1699–1773
Ann Hall
1700–1757
John Wraith
1691–1760
Dorothy Nicholls
1697–1786
William Kedar
1688–1747

William Thompson's Descendants

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William Thompson (8 Jun 1797–Jan 1877) m. Elizabeth Jackson (1797–March 1865)
  1. 1. William Thompson 1828–1913 m. Elizabeth Sturdy 1836–1910
    1. 1. Ellen Thompson 1852–
    2. 2. Alexander Thompson 1860–1943
      1. 1. Eva (Agnes) Thompson 1892–1970
    3. 3. Elizabeth Thompson 1856–1870
    4. 4. Thomas Thompson 1860–1861
  2. 2. George Thompson 1841–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Thompson 1838–1867
  4. 4. Richard Thompson 1836–1918 m. Sarah Ward 1827–
  5. 5. John Thompson 1833–1877
  6. 6. Mary Thompson 1831–

William Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1797
8 Jun 1797
Birth of William Thompson in Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England
Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England
1797
11 Jun 1797
William Thompson was baptized in East Harlsey,York,England
East Harlsey,York,England
1877
Jan 1877
Age 80
Death of William Thompson in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1797
    Event Place: Thorpe Wood, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1797
    Event Place: East Harlsey,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1877
    Event Place: Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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