Merle Esme (Hampton) Thompson (1925 - 2011)

Born 8 May 1925 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 2011 at age 86 in Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

Merle Esme (Hampton) Thompson was born on 8 May 1925 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, daughter of Robert James Hampton (1882 - 1960) and Margaret (Gillespie) Hampton (<1906 - ).

Her siblings were:

1. Iris Elaine (Hampton) Moore (1927 - ~1993)
2. Neil Raynor James Hampton (1931 - ~2004)

Merle married William Walter Thompson (born in Ashburton on 9 Jan 1925, died in Ashburton on 18 Oct 2009) in 1943.

Merle died on 23 Oct 2011 in Ashburton District, Canterbury aged 86. She is buried in Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #221391048 (accessed 7 May 2022)
   Memorial page for Merle Esme Hampton Thompson (8 May 1925-23 Oct 2011), citing Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand; Maintained by Ngaire Wright (contributor 50044358).
2. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Onlline", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Merle Esme Thompson, aged at death 86Y, Date of birth 8/5/1925 ; citing Death Certificate 2011/26972 .

• "The Peerage", [digital index], http://www.thepeerage.com/p29049.htm#i290486