I have Thompsons from Soulby Kirkby Stephen area Regards Paul Thompson Leicester. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary" <marynewbery@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-WESTMORLAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:28 PM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Robert Thompson, 1842, Bampton > Dear Listers, > > I am trying to help a friend find out about their ancestor Robert > Thompson, born c. 1842 in Bampton, Westmorland. He first appears on the > 1951 census at Hartsop, Patterdale living in the family of his uncle > Joseph Thompson, also born Bampton, aged 33 and a tailor. Joseph's wife is > Elizabeth (Brunskill), and children Wilson, Agnes . Then there is Robert > aged 9 years, nephew. > > Robert married Mary Nixon in 1866, when he was a husbandman at > Kirkstonefoot. No information is given about his parents, although details > of Mary's are given. Likewise when Joseph married Elizabeth in 1846, no > parental details were given. > > It is believed that Jospeh was born in 1817, the illegitimate son of Agnes > Thompson. There appears to have been a sister Martha born in 1820, also > illegitimate. Could she be Robert's mother? > > Robert and Mary's children were Thomas, born 1867, Isabella born 1869, > Mary Elizabeth 1871, Ann 1874, and Robert 1876. > > Robert Thompson's birth does not appear to have been registered. > > Is anyone else researching this family and can anyone offer any > suggestions re Robert's parentage? > > Best wishes, > > Mary > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1872 - Release Date: 02/01/2009 13:10