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Pamela

Pamela Report 22 Mar 2009 17:56

Any help i n finding the Thompson sof Hersham Surrey befor 1851, all are farm workers I think Pam Storey

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 22 Mar 2009 18:07

Have any names and birth dates?

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 22 Mar 2009 19:20

Im lost too,
without first names and years of birth there is not really any way of finding them as we dont know which ones your looking for.
viv

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 22 Mar 2009 22:39

There are a lot of Thompson christenings in Hersham on BVRI but only after 1856.

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 25 Mar 2009 19:52


1901 England Census
about David Thompson
Name: David Thompson
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Walton On Thames
Ecclesiastical parish: Hersham St Peter
Town: Hersham
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View Image

Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 58
Household Members:
Name Age
David Thompson 51
Emma Thompson 51
David W Thompson 20<<son
Isabella Thompson 23<<<<<daughter in law
Arthur Jacob Thompson 18<<son
Beatrice E Thompson 13<<daughter
Alfred H Brown 21<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<nephew
Susie J Thompson 1 month <<<granddaughter




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1891 England Census
about David Thompson
Name: David Thompson
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Walton
Ecclesiastical parish: Hersham
Town: Hersham
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View Image

Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
David Thompson 40
Emma Thompson 40
Alfred Thompson 15
Percy Thompson 12
David Thompson 10
Arthur Thompson 8
May Thompson 6
Beatusa Thompson 4<<<beatrice
Lilly Thompson 5/12<<5 months ,gone in 1901,poss died

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1881 England Census
about David Thompson
Name: David Thompson
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Walton On Thames
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address: The Poplars
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Labourer

Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
David Thompson 30
Emma Thompson 30
Ellen Thompson 7
Alfred Thompson 5
Susan Thompson 3
Percy Thompson 2
David William Thompson <<newborn

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1871 England Census
about David Thompson
Name: David Thompson
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Walton On Thames
Ecclesiastical parish: Hersham
Town: Hersham
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

View Image
Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 33
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Thompson 57<<<born,,hampton, middlesex
Ellen Thompson 22
David Thompson 20
William Thompson 18
Ellen Mahoney 46<<<servant,,born ireland

mary thompson is a widow,farming 235 acres employing people
david is a labourer on the farm with her.

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1851 England Census
about David Thompson
Name: David Thompson
Age: 9 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Walton On Thames
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

View Image

Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1f
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 32
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Thompson 33<<<born ,,hersham ,surrey
Mary Ann Thompson 35
Louisa Thompson 15
Mary Ann Thompson 14
Thomas Thompson 14
George Thompson 10
Jacob Thompson 8
Simeon Thompson 6
Ellen Thompson 4
Rebecca Thompson 5
David Thompson 9 Mo
George Smith 50<<<servant
Thomas Goodchild 18<<<servant

farm of 54 acres in hersham,no address

will try to find 1861 census






FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 25 Mar 2009 19:56

davids birth

Name: David Thompson
Year of Registration: 1850
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Chertsey
County: Surrey
Volume: 4
Page: 111

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 25 Mar 2009 20:00

david and emmas marriage

Marriages Mar 1873 (>99%)
GRITT Emma Kingston 2a 321
Thompson David Kingston 2a 321

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 25 Mar 2009 20:08

mary is a widow ,so thomas died beteen 1851 and 1861
and daniel is david on the original image,he has been mistranscribed as daniel


1861 England Census
about Daniel Thompson
Name: Daniel Thompson
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Hersham, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Walton On Thames
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

View Image

Registration district: Chertsey
Sub registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 52
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Thompson 47
Louisa Thompson 26
Thomas Thompson 22
George Thompson 20
Jacob Thompson 18
Ellen Thompson 15
Rebecca Thompson 13
Daniel Thompson 10<<david on the image
Willie Thompson 8

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 25 Mar 2009 20:29

I am unable to find the family in 1841
sorry
vivienne

Pamela

Pamela Report 26 Mar 2009 14:10

Hope this is the right one Pam

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 26 Mar 2009 14:17

well done pamela.
hurrah!! now your able to speak to us much easier.
its easy when you know how,just takes a little time to get the hang of things
viv

Pamela

Pamela Report 26 Mar 2009 14:40

All thanks to you Regards Pam

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 26 Mar 2009 14:45


You are welcome Pam

viv