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William James Thompson

Male 1856 - 1931  (75 years)


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    William James Thompson c1894
    William James Thompson c1894
    Stanhope Museum Collection 012.16.11

  • Name William James Thompson 
    Born 13 Jun 1856  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Nov 1931  Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried 15 Nov 1931  St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I2777  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 3 May 2023 

    Father George Thompson,   b. 29 Jul 1823, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1913, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Sarah Courtney,   b. 10 Sep 1833, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Pethick,   b. 26 Jan 1859, Darlington, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1926, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 01 Feb 1879  Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Thompson,   b. 27 May 1881, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1883, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. William Howard Thompson,   b. 14 Jul 1888, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1967, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +3. Sarah Harriet Thompson,   b. 13 Aug 1890, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Roland George Thompson,   b. 18 Jul 1892, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Grant Homer Thompson,   b. 22 Sep 1897, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1978, Lake, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 12, Family 48.
      Age 15 on this census. Born Quebec. Farm servant in the household of 21 year old James Napoleon Sawyer.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Dudley and Dysart and Harcourt, Peterborough East, Ontario; Roll: C_13240; Page: 37; Family No: 160.

    3. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 8, Family 38.
      Age 34 on this census.

    4. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 10, Family 96.


    5. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 30.
      Living at Lot 25, Con 6.

    6. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 49.

    7. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 29.

    8. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 17608-31.
      Cause: cerebral hemorrhage and hemiplegia, ssenility.