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1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« on: Monday 07 April 08 04:20 BST (UK) »

Hi,
I have traced a relative back to a Thompson family living in the Stilton area. By 1881 most of them were living in Dronfield, Derbyshire.

The head of the household was William Thompson (b. about 1829). Some of the children were Mary Ann, William, and Sarah S.

I would particularly like to know the name of William's spouse as he was a widow in 1881. Mary Ann's marriage certificate (1876) shows her father William to be a farmer (or should this be farm labourer) in Dronfield he is a Steel Works labourer ... seems a bit of a come-down  Sad

Any information on the Thompsons would be much appreciated ...  Cheesy
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Castle - Berkshire, Oxfordshire (East Hendred, Harwell, Combe)
Bradley, Webster, Turner, Thompson, Sharpe, Owen, Unwin - Derbyshire, (Chesterfield area)
Calver, Mortimer, Medforth - Yorkshire (East Riding)
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Re: 1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 April 08 06:23 BST (UK) »

Here's the 1871

RG10 Piece 1515 Folio 7 Page 5         
Fen Street Stilton         
William Thompson    43   Ag Lab   Hunts Stilton
Rachel Thompson    39   Wife   Hunts Toseland
Harriet Thompson    11   Scholar     Hunts Stilton
Elizabeth Thompson     9   Scholar    Hunts Stilton
William Thompson    6   Scholar    Hunts Stilton
Sarah J Thompson    3      Hunts Horburn??

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Re: 1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 April 08 06:26 BST (UK) »

And the 1861

RG9 Piece 964 Folio 99 Page 4         
Fen Street Stilton         
William Thompson    32   Ag Lab     Hunts Stilton
Rachel Thompson    27      Hunts Toseland
Mary A Thompson    5   Scholar    Hunts Stilton
Harriet E Thompson     1      Hunts Stilton

Don't know where Mary Ann is in '71

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Re: 1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 April 08 06:59 BST (UK) »

If you check FreeBMD at http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl there's a marriage in the June quarter 1853 in St Neots registration district (which includes Toseland) of William Thompson and Rachel Bowles. If you order the marriage certificate you'll get fathers' names

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Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:  Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs:  Bourn: Bowd
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Re: 1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 April 08 09:43 BST (UK) »

1851 Toesland.

Bowles William  H  55  Ag.Lab.  Eaton Socon.Beds.
Bowles  Charlotte  W  55  Corntington,  Sfk.
Bowles  Rachel            16  Lacemaker  Toesland,Hunts.

1841 Toseland.
Bowles  William  44  Ag.Lab.  No.
   "          Charlotte  46            No.
    "         Elizabeth  15            Yes.
   "          John          11           Yes.
    "         Rachel        6            Yes.

Hope of some use.

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Re: 1861, 1871 Census - Thompson (Stilton)
« Reply #5 on: Monday 07 April 08 22:12 BST (UK) »

Thankyou, everyone for your wonderful replies ...  Smiley

Rachel Thompson (nee Bowles) died, aged 42, Derby 4Q 1876.

I'm not sure why I had so much trouble finding the Thompsons, I guess it was because they moved from their birth area to Dronfield. Mary Ann Thompson had a ~1 year old child (Florence) at the time of her marriage to William Bradley, in Dronfield. Until I obtained the marriage certificate, I was thinking "Thompson" was from a previous marriage, there were lots of possibilities! Florence was obviously "illegitimate". There were at least 4 possible Mary Ann births in the Peterborough District and 3 possible Florence births in Dronfield.

Harriet Thompson (I now know to be Mary Ann's younger sister) is listed as a witness to her marriage to William Bradley.

Again, many thanks, it all seems to be sorted ...  Grin
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Castle - Berkshire, Oxfordshire (East Hendred, Harwell, Combe)
Bradley, Webster, Turner, Thompson, Sharpe, Owen, Unwin - Derbyshire, (Chesterfield area)
Calver, Mortimer, Medforth - Yorkshire (East Riding)
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