Stuck with gt,gt,grandfather

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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 136 Send Message	Sarah	Report	23 Dec 2008 14:26
	Many thanks for all the info, can fill in a few more gaps. I have just come across a death for Henry Thompson of 1904 in Shaftesbury and 1900 for Elizabeth also in Shaftesbury. Sarah
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	23 Dec 2008 14:16
	1891 census Elm Top, Motcombe, Dorset Henry Thompson, head, 48, general labourer, born Somerset, bath Elizabeth, wife, 47, born Wilts, Mere Martha, dau, 25, butter maker, born Wilts, Hendon George, son, 22, farm labourer Mary, dau, 20, butter maker Frank, son, 18, general labourer Bessie, dau, 17, butter maker Jane, dau, 16 Eliza, dau, 14 William, son, 12 James, son, 4 Arthur, grandson, 4 John White, visitor, 12 All others born Motcombe except grandson Arthur born Gillingham and visitor born London.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	23 Dec 2008 14:08
	1901 census Motcombe St., Motcombe, Dorset Arthur Spinney, head, 46, blacksmith, born Motcombe Martha, wife, 35, born Wilts, Hendon Ernest, son, 25, carpenter's labourer, born Motcombe Arthur Thompson, stepson, 14, farm labourer, born Dorset, Gillingham
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	23 Dec 2008 14:02
	Martha's marriage? Martha Thompson & Arthur Spinney, Mar. Q 1892, Shaftesbury. (5a 309)
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 136 Send Message	Sarah	Report	23 Dec 2008 12:39
	Yes, that's the family - Seth was my great grandfather. The daughter Martha had a son (out of wedlock I presume) called Arthur Miles Thompson and I know she went on to marry a chap called Spinney but the son is another mystery, I have found a birth on freebmd of March qtr 1886 but cant' trace a marriage or a death or anything else about him. An engine driver is something different - most of the family seem to have been farm labourers. Sarah
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	23 Dec 2008 12:23
	Is this them? 1871 census Elm Hill, Motcombe, Dorset Henry Thompson, head, 28, engine driver, born Midford, Somerset Elizabeth, wife, 27, born Mere, Wilts Martha, dau, 5, born Hendon, Wilts Seth, son, 3, born Motcombe George, son, 2, born Motcombe Mary, dau, 6 months, born Motcombe
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	23 Dec 2008 12:17
	Is this their marriage? Henry Thompson & Elizabeth Morgan, June Q 1865, Mere. (5a 380)
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 74 Send Message	Gary	Report	23 Dec 2008 12:02
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 74 Send Message	hi sarah theres a henry thompson baptised 27 march 1842 in publow somerset parents henry and elizabeth,could be a possibility
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 136 Send Message	Sarah	Report	23 Dec 2008 11:53
	My great great grandfather was a Henry Thompson 1843, born in Somerset and there the story ends. I am having real difficulty finding out much about him. (ie parents and exactly where he was born) He married a Elizabeth Morgan and they lived in Motcombe, Dorset. I would like to know what his occupation was and if he had any brothers or sisters as the Thompson families that followed were large in number with at least 7 children in them. Please point me in the right direction someone!!!!!

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