Brief Life History of George
When George Thompson was born on 12 February 1870, in Shipdham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Philip Thompson, was 30 and his mother, Susan Savage, was 27. He died about September 1871, in Mitford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 1, and was buried in Shipdham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (4)
- George Thompson in household of Philip Thompson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- birth register index with mother's maiden name; General Register Office - Online Indexes
- death register index; General Register Office - Online Indexes
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Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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