I've not been able to locate a marriage for James Thompson & Maria Caroline Kelly. (Ramsay?)
I also haven't found births/baptisms for their first 4 or 5 children.
Children's births/baptisms may be between 1852 to 1858 according to their ages on their parents Death Certs.
Marriage and births/baptisms were likely in Victoria.
No immigrations records found.
The first birth record I have is their known 3rd daughter Jane Ramsey Thompson 1859 at Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia (5th child?).
She married William Walter Voss 1882 QLD.
I have a copy of both James Thompson & Maria Caroline Kelly or Ramsay Death Certificates.
James Thompson died 1891 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Age 71. Born Carnwath, Scotland.
21 Years in Victoria, 27 Years QLD, 2 years NSW.
Parents are Robert Thompson (Architect) and Agnes Tervit.
Place of marriage is Victoria at age 32 to Maria Caroline Ramsay.
I have a birth for him 1819 which indicates marriage year is about 1851.
Living children ages are 39, 37, 35, 33, 31, 29, 27, 25, 23.
1 female deceased. I haven't located her.
Informant is son inlaw, husband of oldest known daughter.
Maria Caroline Thompson died 1904 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age 72. Born "Near Glasgow, Scotland.
16 years Victoria , 25 Years QLD, 14 Years NSW.
Father is Kelly (surname only). mother is not named.
Place of marriage is Victoria at age 18 to James Thompson.
Living children ages are 52, 50, 46, 44, 42, 38.
3 sons deceased. no deceased females mentioned.
Informant is her youngest son.
The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Obituary: James Thompson, Sat 25 Apr 1891 Page 810 Current News.
"The death of Mr. James Thompson, of
Mount Emu Plains station, Hughenden, was
recently recorded in our columns, having taken
place at the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, on the
9th instant. A correspondent supplies the
following particulars of the life of the deceased
gentlemen, who was a very old colonist:—
" Mr. Thompson was born at Carnwath, Scot-
land, in 1819, and arrived in Victoria in 1841,
where he at once entered into pastoral pur-
suits as overseer on Woodyallack station, the
property of Mr. De Verney, where he remained
for four years. He then entered into partner-
ship with Mr. Charles Brown, and formed and
named the well-known station of Glenamble, in
the western district of Victoria. He carried on
this station for many years, but disposed of his
interest, and decided upon removing to the
North of Queensland, where a great deal of new
pastoral settlement was taking place at the time.
With this object in view he joined Messrs.
Muirson and Jamieson under the name of
Muirson and Co., and in 1862 purchased sheep
from Mr. John M'Arthur, of Glenelg, Darling
Downs, with which he travelled overland and
formed the well-known station of Mount Emu
Plains, on the extreme head of the Gulf of
Carpentaria. The members of this firm were
the first settlers to occupy any portion of the
Gulf country, and one of Mr. Thompson's sons
was the first white child born in the Gulf
district. In 1871 Mr. Thompson purchased
the interests of his partners in Mount Emu,
and subsequently acquired the now equally
well-known stations of Fairlight and Tarbrax,
also on the waters of the Flinders, of which,
together with Mount Emu, he retained posses-
sion up to the time of his death. Mr. Thomp-
son was highly esteemed and respected through-
out Northern Queensland."."
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20292115.
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Death Notice: Maria Caroline Thompson, Wed 27 Jul 1904 Page 253 Family Notices.
"THOMPSON. — July 22, at Sydney, Maria Caroline
Thompson, of North Queensland."
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164910164.
Mick
