Sophia Thompson

Female1833–

Brief Life History of Sophia

Sophia Thompson was born in 1833, in St Stephen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. She married Isaac Killam Sr. in 1898, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Killam Sr.
1818–1910
Sophia Thompson
1833–
Marriage: 1898

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Sophia - Published information: birth-name: Sophia
  • Sophia Thompson, "Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949"
  • Sophia Thompson in entry for Isaack Killam, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1898Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • World Events (3)

    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

    Age 0

    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

    1843

    Age 10

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1884

    Age 51

    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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