Thread: Joseph Thompson

honeysuckle

Can anyone help find the parents of Joseph Thompson he was b.1822/3 in Alston Cumberland I believe, I cannot seem to find any trace of him or his wife, any help would be appreciated

Light

Hi, theres this one..

1881 census..RG11; Piece: 5189; Folio: 79; Page: 10;

Name: Joseph Thompson
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Alston, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Hensingham
County/Island: Cumberland
Condition as to marriage: Married

Elizabeth Thompson dau 16 Alston ..assistant.
Joseph Thompson Head 59 Timekeeper manufacture
Margaret Thompson Wife 47 Alston
Margaret Ann Thompson dau 9 Hensington
Tom Thompson 12 son Hensington

honeysuckle

Thanks for that, it is Joseph and Margaret's parents I can find no trace of, any ideas

Light

Sorry, I thought you meant you couldnt find any trace of Joseph and his wife..

I looked on the IGI but nothing jumped out for a baptism for Joseph and as Im not familiar with the area I dont know of any on line parish records for Cumberland but maybe someone else on here will.

Notebook

Honeysuckle,

Is that the right family which Light has provided you with on the 1881 census with children Elizabeth, Margaret Ann and Tom?

Notebook

Light

Hi Notebook,

I dont know if its the right census or not but If I remember correctly I think Joseph is a widower on the previous census..thats If I looked at the right one

Notebook

Hello Light,

Yes, I also found Joseph as a Widower on the 1871 census. As you had provided the 1881 census with a daughter Elizabeth Thompson born about 1865, I tried following her.

As Joseph Thompson was aged 59 on the 1881 census and his wife Margaret aged 47 (12 years difference in their ages), I thought Margaret could have been Joseph's second wife.

In the 1861 census there's a Joseph (a Stone Mason) and his wife Hannah. The children seem to fit as well. In the 1851 census there's a Joseph (a Lead Miner) with wife Hannah and her mother Ann Cousin/Cousen. There's also the marriage of a Joseph Thompson and Hannah Cousin.

We'll have to wait and see Honeysuckle's reply to see if we are on the right track.

Light

Hi Notebook, Yes I found the same as you on Ancestry

Like you say its up to Honeysuckle now ..