Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Thompson was born in 1848, in Barby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, David Thompson, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Talbot, was 33. She lived in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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- Elizabeth Thompson in household of David Thompson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Elizabeth Thompson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Thompson in household of David Thompson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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World Events (7)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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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