Thompson Family

[genealogygirlais]

I'm looking for Immigration records for:

Thomas Thompson b. 1822 (+/-)

Children:
Ann (born 1853)
John (born 1856) - (may have come earlier then the rest)
Thomas (born 1859)
Andrew (born 1868-1869)
James (born 1861)
Henry (born 1870)
Sarah Jane (1871)

They came to Canada in the 1880's, possible mid to late 1870's.  They are from Northern Ireland.
I have various dates listed for birth dates and immigration dates to Canada from the 1891 & 1901 Censuses.  Their mother didn't come with them, I believe she died in Northern Ireland, prior to 1880.

Thank you,
Aislynn Thompson

[Lisaw]

Hi Aislynn,

It looks like them arriving May 25 1885 aboard the Hanoverian. Mom isn't with them, neither is John or Thomas.

Lisa

[genealogygirlais]

Hi Lisa,

Thanks

Aislynn

[Lisaw]

Your welcome Aislynn

Lisa

[genealogygirlais]

Just have to find the missing 3 now!! John, Thomas and Andrew.
I'm sure they'll show up.  I think John came much earlier, I have some land grants information for 1877, and he apparently came with a friend J. Hyndman.  So hopefully I can track him through the friend as well.

Thanks again, I printed off the passenger list that you noted earlier, and I am pretty sure it's them!  The names are just too much a like to not be them.

Aislynn

[Lisaw]

I thought it looked like them too. I'm wondering if the Adam Thompson with them is actually Andrew. Did they have an Adam?

[genealogygirlais]

From what I can find yes, there was.. but I can't confirm as of yet.  He's got the same parents, born the same area.  I found him on IGI. 

[Jacquie in Canada]

Are you sure that is the correct family on the passenger list? The ages are out (by quite a bit for some) and the birth order is different from what you've listed. The surname and given names you're researching are rather common so it is quite possible that it is a different Thompson family on the Hanoverian.

What was the name of the children's mother? Do you have marriage records for the children? The 1891 census doesn't include year of immigration. Did you mean the 1901 and 1911 census? What area of Canada was the family living on the census you've found?

Jacquie

[genealogygirlais]

Hi Jacquie,

I am hoping it's the right family, I haven't found another Thompson family in the passenger lists that matches anywhere close.  *crosses fingers*  I have completely unfortunately haev different dates for each person on almost every record. 

The only birthdate that I can confirm for sure is for Henry Thompson.  I got his birth records from Northern Ireland a few weeks ago.  They haven't been able to find any of the other ones for the dates I have provided.

I have marriage records for all the children that did marry, and they all have the same parents listed.  Thomas Thompson and Agnes/Nancy Andrew(s).  I was also able to get a marriage record from N. Ireland for Thomas and Agnes/Nancy from 1852.

I have found them on the 1891, 1901, and 1911 Censuses, but the only immigration references I have found are the 1901 and 1911. 

They had a land grant (John did) in Carling Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario.  My family still lives in that area.  Which is dated for the 1877's.  I am gathering he would have had to have been here to apply for the grants.  I have applied to the Archives to get the microfilms for that area for those years.

Andrew is my G-Grandfather, his son James is who I am decended from.

Thanks,
Aislynn