James Thompson 1844?-1879

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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	6 Mar 2013 11:56
	Do you know where he was born?
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34,375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	6 Mar 2013 11:44
	If he didn't know his father it could be that he was born out of wedlock Marriage: 16 Apr 1872 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England James Thompson - 28, Toy Merchant, Bachelor, Weston Super Mare Ellen Ratcliffe - 19, Spinster, Ribbleton Place Bride's Father: Henry Ratcliffe, Farmer Witness: Thos Yates; Alice Ratcliffe Married by Licence by: Edmund Lee Curate
Member Since: March 2012 Posts: 19 Send Message	Guy	Report	6 Mar 2013 11:42
Member Since: March 2012 Posts: 19 Send Message	Who were his parents? His marriage cert shows that aged 28, resident in Weston Super Mare, he married Ellen Ratcliffe on 16/04/1872 at Preston, Lancaster. His profession was given as a Toy Merchant but there is simply a line through "Father's name and profession". No "Thompson" was a witness. They had three children Margaret b 1873, Harry b1874 and Alice b 1877. I cannot find any trace in the census records of 1871 or earlier. He was one of my great grandfathers and I'd be glad of any help in tracing his ancestors. Guy Mayers