John Thompson boot and shoemaker

[suzyf]

John Thompson born Grayrigg (Kendal) Westmorland 1838 and family go missing in England after the 1861 census when he is a Boot and shoemaker in St Bees Cumberland. He has a wife Sarah( Burrows) born 1835 and 2 year old son James Burrows Thompson both born in Blackburn ,Lancashire. There are no more children born in England.
Next found on sons wedding cert .when he married Slany Dalton in Wellington 25 Dec 1883 where it says father John lives in Nelson. I 've found adverts for him as Bootmaker in Nelson through out 1882.and he wants an apprentice in 1884. Next mentioned when his son is bankrupt in 1897 and says that it's because he lent his father money to become a hop farmer 8 or 9 years before and he's never got it back.
Is there anyway to find John and family arriving in New Zealand or where they lived. I know son James B. died 1904 in Wellington.
Any suggestions welcome. Thanks Sue

[mckha489]

Possible immigration. 1876
New wife?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1X2-C1?i=1&cc=1609792&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFSBR-63K

James transferred to Single Men’s list, thus

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1X2-XQ?i=4&cc=1609792

[mckha489]

He is on the 1880-81 and 1885-86 electoral roll for Nelson City.  No actual address given.

[mckha489]

Newspaper report of arrival of “Camperdown”

Modified to add the link 

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18760710.2.5?end_date=31-12-1876&items_per_page=10&query=Camperdown&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1876

[Fresh Fields]

Hello.

James Burrows THOMPSON bankrupcy file can be viewed at the Wellington branch of Archives NZ. As you are asking for residential addresses, have you not seen the file?

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23211338

Alan.

[mckha489]

House caught fire (he had insurance)

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18820306.2.6?items_per_page=10&page=7&query=“Thompson”+shoemaker+&snippet=true&title=TC%2cGBARG%2cMOST%2cNEM%2cNENZC

[mckha489]

1886
Selling up from Toi Toi Valley

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18860113.2.3.7?end_date=31-12-1897&items_per_page=10&page=3&phrase=2&query=John+Thompson+&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1884&title=TC%2cGBARG%2cMOST%2cNEM%2cNENZC

[mckha489]

I don’t see any likely additional children.

[minniehaha]

Maybe clues here?

Births of son's children:


1895/3462   Thompson   Ivy Elsie   Slaney Ann Helen   James Burrows
1897/1770   Thompson   Olive Myrtle   Slang Ann Helen   James Burrows
1885/6263   Thompson   Ethel Burrows   Slany Ann Helen   James Burrows   -   

1886/10597   Thompson   Arthur James   Jeany Ann Helen   James Burrows      
1900/200   Thompson   Rita Alma   Kamy Ann Helen   James Burrows
1898/8063   Thompson   Roland George   Mary Ann Helen   James Burrows
1889/12728   Thompson   Robert Neville Dalton   Slany Ann Helen   James Burrows


Minniehaha.