Mary Frances Thompson

Female1845–

Brief Life History of Mary Frances

When Mary Frances Thompson was born in 1845, in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Childers Henry Thompson, was 32 and her mother, Frances Mary Hacket, was 28. She lived in Holy Trinity Micklegate, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871.

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Family Time Line

Childers Henry Thompson
1813–1893
Frances Mary Hacket
1817–
Mary Frances Thompson
1845–
Alice Harriet Thompson
1846–
Frank Childers Thompson
1847–1886
Emma Mildred Thompson
1848–1915
Stephen Henry Thompson
1849–
Thompson
1850–
Laura Emelia Thompson
1851–
Leonard Walbank Thompson
1851–
Gerald Charles Thompson
1853–1900
Cecil Frederick Thompson
1854–1859
Charles Edward Thompson
1855–
Edith Maude Thompson
1856–1859
Frederick H Thompson
1858–
Teresa Caroline Thompson
1863–1875

Sources (4)

  • Mary F Thompson in household of Frances M Thompson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Mary Frances Thompson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Frances Thompson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

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Siblings (14)

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

Age 9

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.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

Age 18

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 35

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

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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