Hello List, This particular man for me has gone missing! Marriage Record: "My William THOMPSON" married Eleanor Faulder SUTTON. 4 Jan 1866, Carlisle, Cumberland. William gave his Occ: as warehouseman assistant. of HAWICK Father name: GEORGE THOMPSON, GENTLEMAN. The next that I hear of this family is the 1881 Census: here is Eleanor & 3 children, NO William. Eleanor listed as a married annuitant. The 3rd child a son named Percy William THOMPSON is born in WIGTON. 4 Sep 1870. This is a different place for them from Carlisle. Can anyone on this list please help me to make some sense of all of it? Did I forget to mention that the 3 children & ??? came to the USA in ~1887? Regards, Marjorie in NV., USA
Hello, It would be very possible that William could be in one of a few places on the night of the census. The census recorded people in a dwelling that night, not who normally lived there. At least you know he is alive because Eleanor is not a Widow. If his occupation required him to go elsewhere to find work he could be lodging in someone else's house. He could be in hospital, in jail, staying at a relative's house. If he was a ship carpenter in port on a boat somewhere due to working on the boat. Staying at a tavern en-route to home or to a place. I suggest you run a full search for him on the 1881 British Isles census as produced by the LDS. Regards Lynn T ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMTsparks@aol.com> To: <> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 6:09 AM Subject: Is Anyone Missing William THOMPSON? > Hello List, > > This particular man for me has gone missing! > > Marriage Record: "My William THOMPSON" married Eleanor Faulder SUTTON. 4 Jan > 1866, Carlisle, Cumberland. > > William gave his Occ: as warehouseman assistant. of HAWICK > Father name: GEORGE THOMPSON, GENTLEMAN. > > The next that I hear of this family is the 1881 Census: > here is Eleanor & 3 children, NO William. Eleanor listed as a married > annuitant. > > The 3rd child a son named Percy William THOMPSON is born in WIGTON. 4 Sep > 1870. This is a different place for them from Carlisle. > > Can anyone on this list please help me to make some sense of all of it? Did I > forget to mention that the 3 children & ??? came to the USA in ~1887? > > Regards, > Marjorie in NV., USA > > > ==== BORDER Mailing List ==== > The Border Names Newsletter contact boglelodge@yahoo.com for details. > >