George Thompson1

M, b. 18 November 1835
FatherThomas Thompson2 b. c 1810, d. 31 May 1874
MotherAnn Frayne b. Dec 1809, d. 28 Nov 1874
Birth*George Thompson was born on 18 November 1835 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England.3,4,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12  
BaptismHe was baptized on 6 December 1835 at St. Mary de Castro Parish Church, Leicester St. Martin, Leicestershire, England.13 
(Member of household) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1841 as a member of the household of Thomas Thompson at Nicholas Square, Leicester St. Nicholas, Leicestershire, England.3 
OccupationGeorge Thompson was a warehouse youth in 1851 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England.4 
(Son) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1851 as the son of Thomas Thompson at Bridge Street, Leicester St. Mary, Leicestershire, England.4 
Milit-Beg*George Thompson joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Engineer, 3rd Class on 21 December 1855.6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Hannibal (second rate, wooden hull, screw propulsion, 91 guns) in 1858. 2 
Marriage*He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman, daughter of John Hickman and Mary Shirley, on 18 December 1858 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Martha Vermax and William Roberts.2 
ResidenceGeorge Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1859 at King's Head Street, Harwich, Essex, England.14 
Milit-Serv*George Thompson was promoted to Assistant Engineer, 2nd Class on 2 March 1860.6 
Occupation*He was a railway engineer in 1861 at Drypool, Yorkshire, England.5 
ResidenceHe and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1861 at 1 St. Quintin's Place, Drypool, Yorkshire, England.5,15 
(Boarder) CensusGeorge Thompson appeared on the census of 1861 as a boarder in the household of Robert Newton at 1 St. Quintin's Place, Drypool, Yorkshire, England.5 
Milit-ServGeorge Thompson was promoted to Assistant Engineer, 1st Class on 16 April 1861.6 
(Informant) BirthHe was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Ada Mary Thompson on 29 May 1861 at 1 St. Quintin's Place, Drypool, Yorkshire, England.15,16,17 
Milit-ServGeorge Thompson was promoted to Engineer on 9 April 1863.6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Research (central battery ironclad sloop, wooden hull, screw propulsion, 4 guns) in 1865.  
ResidenceHe and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1865 at 56 Bow Street, Landport, Hampshire, England.18 
Milit-Serv(Ship)George Thompson served aboard HMS Jumna (troopship, iron hull, screw propulsion, 3 guns) in 1869. 19 
ResidenceHe and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1869 at 210 Lake Road, Landport, Hampshire, England.19 
ResidenceGeorge Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived between 1871 and 1873 at 3 Camilla Terrace, Portsea, Hampshire, England.20,16,21 
(Informant) BirthGeorge Thompson was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Nellie Lavinia Thompson on 27 March 1871 at 3 Camilla Terrace, Portsea, Hampshire, England.20,16,17,22,9,23,24,12,25,26,27 
Census*George Thompson appeared onboard the HMS Crocodile on the census of 1871 off the coast of Portugal (37°19'59.9"N 9°12'00.0"W.)7 
Milit-Serv(Ship)*He served aboard HM Troopship Crocodile (iron hull, screw propulsion, 3 guns) between 1 January 1873 and 31 July 1873. 21,6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Asia (guard ship, wooden hull, sail propulsion, 84 guns) between 1 August 1873 and 7 November 1873. 6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Dromedary (troopship, iron hull, screw propulsion) between 8 November 1873 and 10 July 1874. 6 
Milit-ServHe was promoted to Chief Engineer on 31 March 1874.6,1,8 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Fisgard (fifth rate, wooden hull, wind propulsion, 46 guns) between 11 February 1875 and 8 December 1876. 6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Nankin (fourth rate, wooden hull, sail propulsion, 50 guns) between 9 December 1876 and 21 September 1877. 6 
Milit-Serv(Ship)He served aboard HMS Asia (guard ship, wooden hull, sail propulsion, 84 guns) between 22 September 1877 and 26 April 1880. 6,28 
ResidenceHe and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1878 at 81 Bridge Road West, Battersea, Surrey, England.28 
Milit-Serv(Ship)George Thompson served aboard HMS Iris (despatch vessel, steel hull, screw propulsion, 10 guns) between 27 April 1880 and 19 January 1884. 8,29,6 
CensusHe appeared onboard the HMS Iris on the census of 1881 off the coast of Malta (36°19'00.0"N 16°11'00.0"E.)8 
ResidenceHe and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1883 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.29 
Milit-Serv(Ship)George Thompson served aboard HMS Asia (guard ship, wooden hull, sail propulsion, 84 guns) between 20 January 1884 and 13 July 1886. 6 
Milit-ServHe was promoted to Fleet Engineer on 17 February 1886.6,22,9,30 
Milit-End*He retired from the Royal Navy as a Fleet Engineer having served 30 years and 15 days and received an annual pention of £400 per annum on 13 July 1886.6,31,32,33 
Residence*He and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1887 at Bradgate, St. David's Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England.31,32,33 
Census*George Thompson appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson on the census of 1891 at 4 St. Davids Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The household also included Rosa Elizabeth Thompson, Nellie Lavinia Thompson and Minnie Selina Thompson.22 
ResidenceGeorge Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived between 1901 and 1902 at 61 Kitto Road, Deptford, Kent, England, along with Minnie Selina Thompson and James Edgar Filby.9,30 
CensusGeorge Thompson appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson on the census of 1901 at 61 Kitto Road, Deptford, Kent, England. The household also included Rosa Elizabeth Thompson, Nellie Lavinia Thompson and Minnie Selina Thompson.9 
(Witness) MarriageGeorge Thompson witnessed the marriage of James Edgar Filby and Minnie Selina Thompson on 4 December 1902 at St. Catherine Parish Church, Hatcham, Kent, England.30 
ResidenceGeorge Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Hickman) Thompson lived in 1905 at 127 Melfort Road, Thorton Heath, Surrey, England, along with Rosa Elizabeth Thompson and Nellie Lavinia Thompson.34,35 
Residence*George Thompson lived in 1907 at Star City, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada.23 
Immigration*He and Nellie Lavinia Thompson immigrated on 24 May 1907 to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, aboard the Empress of Britian destined for Star City, Saskatchewan.10 
(Witness) MarriageGeorge Thompson witnessed the marriage of Leopold Warleigh and Nellie Lavinia Thompson on 20 July 1907 at Star City, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada.23 
CensusGeorge Thompson appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1911 at Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 44, Range 17, West of the 2nd Meridian, Star City, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada.11 
(Father) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1916 as the father of Leopold Warleigh at Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 44, Range 17, West of the 2nd Meridian, Star City, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada.12 

Family

Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman b. 16 Jul 1839, d. 9 Jul 1905
Marriage*George Thompson married Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman, daughter of John Hickman and Mary Shirley, on 18 December 1858 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Martha Vermax and William Roberts.2 
Children
Last Edited10 Apr 2025

Citations

  1. [S5371] St. James Parish (Milton near Portsea), "Register of Marriages [30 Oct 1879-30 Jul 1882]," p. 48, entry no. 96, Edwin James Wills and Emily Anne Thompson, 26 Jun 1880; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 13 Nov 2024), image 50 of 252; citing CHU 47/1B/5 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  2. [S5465] St. Mary's Parish (Portsea), "Register of Marriages [13 Nov 1858-02 Oct 1859]," p. 19, entry no. 38, George Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 08 Dec 1858), image 21 of 149; citing CHU 3/1D/57 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  3. [S5486] 1841 census of England, Leicestershire, Leicester, West Leicester, p. 17, Thomas Thompson household; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 10 Dec 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 605; Book: 14; Civil Parish: St Nicholas; County: Leicestershire; Enumeration District: 31; Folio: 12; Page: 17; Line: 11; GSU roll: 438751.
  4. [S5467] 1851 census of England, Leicestershire, Leicester, West Leicester, p. 10, Thomas Thompson household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 8 Dec 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 2090; Folio: 743; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87718.
  5. [S5534] 1861 census of England, Yorkshire, Sculcoates, Drypool, p. 25, Robert Newton household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 17 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG 9; Piece: 3580; Folio: 16; Page: 25; GSU roll: 543155.
  6. [S5522] Records of the Admiralty, "Officers' Service Records, Engineering Officers," ADM 196/23/431, p. 436 [handwritten], p. 220 [printed], George Thompson, appointed 21 Dec 1855; National Archives of the UK, Kew, England.
  7. [S5545] 1871 census of England, Royal Navy, [ITAL:]HMS Crocodile[:ITAL], p. 2, George Thompson; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 18 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG10; Piece: 5780; Folio: 71; Page: 2; GSU roll: 895848.
  8. [S5547] 1881 census of England, Royal Navy, HMS Iris, p. 1, George Thompson; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 19 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG11; Piece: 5640; Folio: 68; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342355.
  9. [S5549] 1901 census of England, London, Greenwich, Deptford, South, p. 7, George Thompson household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 19 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG13; Piece: 532; Folio: 131; Page: 7.
  10. [S5554] Department of Employment and Immigration, "Passenger lists of the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN arriving in Quebec, Que. on 1907-05-24," p. 30, lines 11-12, ticket no. 26269, George Thompson and Nellie Thompson; imaged, "Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 07 Dec 2024), image 716 of 928; citing RG76-C-1-a, #4694, T-489 held by the Library and Archives Canada.
  11. [S5555] 1911 census of Canada, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 212, subdistrict 4, p. 10, family 178, George Thompson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20456.
  12. [S5560] 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, subdistrict 04, p. 8, dwelling 81, family 81, Leo Warleigh household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-21941.
  13. [S5482] St. Mary de Castro Parish (Leicester), "Register of Baptisms [19 Sep 1825-02 Jun 1846]," p. 214, entry no. 1708, George Thompson, 06 Dec 1835; imaged, "Leicestershire Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 10 Dec 2024), image 224 of 409; citing DE1683/3 held by the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
  14. [S5530] England, birth certificate for Emily Ann Thompson, born 17 Aug 1859; citing 4a/213/284 (Q3 1859), Tendring registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  15. [S5524] England, birth certificate for Ada Mary Thompson, born 29 May 1861; citing 9d/141/253 (Q2 1861), Sculcoates registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  16. [S5544] 1871 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, Kingston, p. 8, Mary A E Thompson household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 18 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG10; Piece: 1130; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 827777.
  17. [S5546] 1881 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, p. 29, Mary A. E. Thompson household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 19 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG11; Piece: 1161; Folio: 41; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341284.
  18. [S5528] England, birth certificate for Rosa Elizabeth Thompson, born 25 Jul 1865; citing 2b/437/235 (Q3 1865), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  19. [S5531] England, birth certificate for George Frederick Thompson, born 01 Feb 1869; citing 2b/482/42 (Q1 1869), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  20. [S5521] England, birth certificate for Nellie Lavinia Thompson, born 27 Mar 1871; citing 2b/387/457 (Q2 1871), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  21. [S5526] England, birth certificate for Minnie Selina Thompson, born 10 Feb 1873; citing 2b/434/26 (Q1 1873), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  22. [S5548] 1891 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, p. 11, George Thompson household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 19 Dec 2024); citing Class: RG12; Piece: 872; Folio: 58; Page: 11.
  23. [S6110] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, marriage certificate 1990 (1907), Leopold Warleigh and Nellie Lavinia Thompson; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  24. [S5557] 1911 census of Canada, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 212, subdistrict 4, p. 10, family 177, Leo Warley household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20456.
  25. [S5569] 1921 census of Canada, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 223, subdistrict 6, p. 27, dwelling 294, family 301, Leopold Warleigh household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 30 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  26. [S5570] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Melfort, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 25, subdistrict 20, p. 5, dwelling 42, family 44, Leopold Warleigh household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-8Y25 : accessed 30 Dec 2024); citing FamilySearch Digital Folder Number 105519963, image image 57 of 1065 of original records held by Library and Archives Canada, series RG31, microfilm T-27406.
  27. [S5571] 1931 census of Canada, Melfort, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 197, subdistrict 20, p. 3, dwelling 32, family 32, Leo Warley household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 30 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  28. [S5532] St. Mary Parish (Battersea), "Register of Baptisms [1876-1881]," p. 84, entry no. 672, George Frederick Thompson, 29 Mar 1878; imaged, "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 16 Dec 2024), image 43 of 126; citing P70/MRY2/019 held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
  29. [S5529] St. Jude Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [06 Nov 1881-01 May 1887]," p. 45, no. 359, Rosa Elizabeth Thompson, 12 Mar 1883; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 25 Jul 1865), image 47 of 102; citing CHU 36/1A/5 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  30. [S5561] St. Catherine Parish (Hatcham), "Register of Marriages [Nov 1894-Dec 1904]," p. 187, entry no. 373, James Edgar Filby and Minnie Selina Thompson, 04 Dec 1902; imaged, "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 29 Dec 2024), image 94 of 126; citing P75/CAT/005 held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
  31. [S5523] St. Peter's Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [02 Sep 1883-10 Aug 1906]," p. 81, entry no. 643, Nellie Lavinia Thompson, 07 Dec 1887; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 16 Dec 2024), image 83 of 302; citing CHU 51/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  32. [S5525] St. Peter's Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [02 Sep 1883-10 Aug 1906]," p. 81, entry no. 642, Ada Mary Thompson, 07 Dec 1887; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 16 Dec 2024), image 83 of 302; citing CHU 51/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  33. [S5527] St. Peter's Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [02 Sep 1883-10 Aug 1906]," p. 81, entry no. 644, Minnie Selina Thompson, 07 Dec 1887; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 16 Dec 2024), image 83 of 302; citing CHU 51/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  34. [S5551] England, death certificate for Mary Ann E Thompson, died 09 Jul 1905; citing 2a/140/425 (Q3 1905), Croydon registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  35. [S5550] England, death certificate for Rosa Elizabeth Thompson, died 18 Aug 1905; citing 2a/149/13 (Q3 1905), Croydon registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.