Brief Life History of Andrew James
When Andrew James Thompson was born on 25 June 1871, in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Thompson, was 33 and his mother, Amy Louisa Elstob, was 24. He married Agnes Burns in 1902, in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cleator, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1911. In 1891, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as railway engineman in Cleator, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1944, in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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Sources (8)
- Andrew J Thompson in household of Andrew Thompson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
- Andrew Thompson, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"
Spouse and Children
1871–1944 Male
1881–1941 Female
Children (6)
1903– Female
1906– Female
1908– Female
1910– Female
1915–1984 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1838– Male
1846– Female
Siblings (11)
1870–1935 Male
1871–1944 Male
1874–1923 Male
1874– Male
1875– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
Age 7
1884
Age 13
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
Age 30
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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