There are 2 William Thompsons from County Down mentioned in The Irish Family History Foundation site, but you have to pay to see the details. Sorry I cant help further. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene Taylor" <migt@xtra.co.nz> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:46 PM Subject: [IRELAND] William John Thompson - County Down - Help please > Hi > > > > I am asking please for help to find the birth place of William John > Thompson > from County Down. > > > > I have been asked by older family members who are travelling to Ireland > next > week from New Zealand who would dearly love to see the area where their > great grandfather was born. His name was William John Thompson and he was > born abt 1840, as we understand in County Down. His parents were Hugh > Thompson and unknown Murray. He married a Harriet Mellon who was born in > 1838 somewhere in County Down and travelled with her parents to New > Zealand > where she married William. Her parents were William Mellon and Harriet > Hennessey. > > > > If there is anyone who can help us out we would be very very very > grateful. > It is the first time for this couple to Ireland and they would dearly love > to see some of the area where the family originated from. They are > seniors > so this is possibly the only time they will get to see Ireland. > > > > Please if you can help us out I would love to hear from you. > > > > Irene > > NZ > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >