Walter Thompson

10 August 1825–13 June 1877 (Age 51)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Walter

When Walter Thompson was born on 10 August 1825, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Thomson, was 41 and his mother, Margaret Thomson, was 34. He married Agnes Ross on 13 November 1847, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1875 and lived in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 13 June 1877, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Thompson
1825–1877
Agnes Ross
1825–1875
Marriage: 13 November 1847
Agnes McKellar Thompson
1848–1925
Margaret Mason Thompson
1850–1923
Isabella Mason Thompson
1852–1914
George Thompson
1854–1854
Walter Thompson Jr.
1855–1929
Daniel Ross Thompson
1857–1929
George R. Thomson
1860–1879
Elizabeth Thomson
1862–1932

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 November 1847Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830
    Age 5
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
    1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
    Age 7
    The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
    1843
    Age 18
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Thomson
    Thom
    Tomson
    Thompsom
    Tompson

    Sources (30)

    • Walter Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Walter Thompson in entry for Moroni H Doxey and Elizabeth Thompson, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
    • Walter Thompson in entry for Margaret Mcquarrie Merrill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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