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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

1847 marked the beginning of Walter John Thompson's life in Pettistree, Suffolk, England, to parents George Thompson and Sarah Boone. Eventually, Walter John Thompson married Laura Smith, and they welcomed 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 and Marine Thompson. Walter John Thompson passed in 1922 at Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

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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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1861 England Census, 1871 England Census, 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6365; Family No: 25, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 115, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 84; Census Place: 84, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page Number: 14, Class: HO107; Piece: 1801; Folio: 852; Page: 3; GSU roll: 207450-207451, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1171; Folio: 115; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542768, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 293, Year: 1881; Census Place: Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario; Roll: C_13237; Page: 31; Family No: 158, 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: Residence
    Event Year: 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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1874
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 115, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 84; Census Place: 84, Prince Edward, Ontario; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 293, Age:

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