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Can anyone please help with the above mentioned. I have spent days trying to fathom out his family line! I believe William was christened on 6th August 1786 to parents William & Mary Thompson.

I have found William in the 1841 census in Chatham, Kent with children John, Henry, Ann, Elizabeth, Mary & Rebecca. Other than this I can find no trace of any of these people. I have searched for all of them individually. There is no mother listed in the 1841 census with them and I can find no marriage for William Thompson. I have found details for a William Tomson born in Teynham in 1785 who seems to have married a lady called Sarah. I have seen other trees where these families have crossed and merged into one but I believe them to be separate as there are christenings listed for both of these Williams.

I did find a christening record for Rebecca and her parents were listed as William and Mary.

Otherwise I am stumped. Could anyone perhaps more experienced than myself help or suggested what I could do next please? William's son Henry (abt 1815) is my pedigree line. Kind regards, Michelle

Hello Michelle - welcome to the boards

William Thompson
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 06 Aug 1786 Chatham,? Kent,? England
residence: Chatham,? Kent,? England
parents: William Thompson,? Mary


name: William Thompson
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 06 Aug 1786
baptism/christening place: Chatham, Kent, England
father's name: William Thompson
mother's name: Mary
indexing project (batch) number: C16606-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1469178

wonder if this could be his marriage - do you know his wife's name?

William Thompson
England, Marriages, 1538–1973
marriage: 13 Jun 1810 St. Mary'S,? Chatham,? Kent,? England
spouse: Elizth Passmore


groom's name: William Thompson
bride's name: Elizth Passmore
marriage date: 13 Jun 1810
marriage place: St. Mary'S, Chatham, Kent, England
indexing project (batch) number: M01093-5
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1473653

Hi Ann, thanks for your quick reply. I don't yet have a concrete name for William's wife. I found my Henry (williams son) in the 1841 census with William as his dad but no mother. I think I have seen this Passmore marriage but can't seem to find anything that I feel fits. I found Williams daughter Rebecca on the 1841 census with him and a christening record for her which lists her parents as William and Mary so I was initially looking for a marriage with those names. I went down the route of also looking for Williams other children in other census records etc but they seemt o have disapeared. I don't understand why I can find no info on them. I assume their mother died before 1841 and thats why she was not on the census. Do you think looking female Thompson death before 1841 which an age that makes her born around the same time as William 1786 might help to eliminate or confirm? Kind regards, Michelle

I wonder if this could be John

His father William was a Grocer as was John in 1841

EDIT This John is living in High Street, Chatham in 1851 as well as 1861/1871
He is a confectioner, baker and baker/wholesale confectioner respectively.

He married Karen Happuch Tomlin.

1851 England Census
about John Thompson Name: John Thompson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Keren Thompson
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Chatham, Kent, England

Civil parish: Chatham
Town: Chatham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England


Registration district: Medway
Sub-registration district: Gillingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1g
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 47
Piece: 1611
Folio: 146
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
John Thompson 36
Keren Thompson 24
Eliza Tomlin 14
Thomas Clifford 18

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Karen Happuch Wills Tomlin Name: Karen Happuch Wills Tomlin
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1849
Registration district: North Aylesford
Inferred County: Kent
Volume Number: 5
Page Number: 556 (click to see others on page)

Vera

Keren Happnch Wills Tomlin
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 1826 CHATHAM,? KENT,? ENGLAND
residence: Chatham,? Kent,? England
parents: James Tomlin,? Mary Elizabeth


name: Keren Happnch Wills Tomlin
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 1826
baptism/christening place: CHATHAM, KENT, ENGLAND
father's name: James Tomlin
mother's name: Mary Elizabeth
indexing project (batch) number: C73892-2
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1469319

Reven Happuch Wills Tomlin
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 13 Aug 1826 St. Mary's,? Chatham,? Kent,? England
residence: Chatham,? Kent,? England
parents: James Tomlin,? Mary Elizabeth Tomlin


name: Reven Happuch Wills Tomlin
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 13 Aug 1826
baptism/christening place: St. Mary's, Chatham, Kent, England
father's name: James Tomlin
mother's name: Mary Elizabeth Tomlin
indexing project (batch) number: C01734-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1473648

But then it could be this one???? Now that Ann has put up possible church for Keren might be worth looking on City Ark too.

http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=%2FZ4a_Medway_Ancestors%2F%0A&SearchWords=&DateList=

EDIT This John working in a Grocer's shop

1851 England Census
about J Thompson Name: J Thompson
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relation: Shopman
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Chatham, Kent, England

Civil parish: St George Hanover Square
Ecclesiastical parish: St George Hanover Square
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Sub-registration district: May Fair
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 76
Piece: 1476
Folio: 400
Page Number: 15
Household Members: Name Age
Frances Deane 35
William Deane 14
Horace Deane 12
J Thompson 34
John Wells 25
Elizabeth Hannann 25
Arabella Thorne 21

Vera

Thanks ladies, it's very kind of you to help, I shall print these details off and look at these leads this evening. Kind regards, Michelle

Many of the Medway City Ark records are being transcribed onto http://www.freereg.org.uk/

it's a great 'finding' tool and will often give more details than the familysearch transcription.

If something relevant is listed (and it is still a work in progress) then it would help you to narrow down your search parameters on CityArk images.