William Thompson (1826 - aft. 1901)

Born 22 Mar 1826 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane Moore — married about 1849 in Middleborough, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Phoebe (Ballard) Thompson — married 15 Jun 1865 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died after 1901 after age 74 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

William and Mary Jane had the following children^[1]:

1. George Allen, born circa 1850^[1], who married Tryphenia Ralston, his step-sister, daughter of Thomas Ralston and Phebe Ballard^[2]
2. Charlotte, born circa 1855^[1]
3. James, born circa 1856^[1]
4. Miles, born circa 1857^{[1] [3]}, who married Mary Jane Roblee^[4]
5. Mary Jane, born circa 1859^[1], who married Charles Augustus Stewart^[5]
6. Henry, born circa 1861^{[1] [3]}
7. Esther, born circa 1862^[1][3], who married Adam McKenzie^[6]
8. Moore, born cira 1864^[1][3], who married Sarah Roblee^[7]

Mary Jane (Moore) Thompson died before 1865, when William remarried. On June 15, 1865, he married a widow, Phebe (Ballard) Ralston^[8], and their children included^{[3] [9]}:

1. John Ballard, born circa 1866^{[1] [3]}, who married Rachel Patten^{[10] [9]}
2. Bamford, born 8 June 1868^{[11] [1] [3]}
3. Georgina, born December 6, 1870^{[12] [1][3]}
4. Sarah Elizabeth, born April 24, 1873^{[13] [3]}
5. Henrietta, born December 31, 1875^{[14] [3] [9]}
6. Frederick, born circa 1878^[3], who married Rachel J. Canning^{[15] [9]}

Phebe died before 1898, when William remarried. On May 27, 1898, he married a widow, Margaret (Christy) McDonald^{[16] [17]}

This profile shows he died some time after 1901

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} The 1871 Census shows ' Trifeny' (sic) Ralston with her mother in Nova Scotia; District Name: Cumberland; District Number: 198; Sub-District Name: Pugwash; Sub-District Number: c; Page Number: 74; Line Number: 13; Microfilm: C-10555; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1015911, with her setpfather William Thompson on the previous page
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Tryphena Ralston and George Allan Thompson married 1873 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1873 - Book: 1809 - Page: 94 - Number: 163
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} The 1881 Census shows Phebe in Nova Scotia; District Name: Cumberland; District Number: 22; Sub-District Name: Victoria Cross Road; Sub-District Number: G; Family Number: 141; Page Number: 32; Microfilm: C-13177; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 917947
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Mary Jane Roblee and Miles Thompson married 1900 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1900 - Book: 1810 - Page: 226 - Number: 135
5. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHP7-D5T2 : 3 November 2019), Mary Jane Thompson in entry for Charles Stewart, 23 Nov 1875; citing Marriage, Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 007597252.
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Esther A. Thompson and Adam J. McKenzie married 1883 in Pictou County can be found in Registration Year: 1883 - Book: 1831 - Page: 237 - Number: 32
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Sarah E. Roblee and Moore S. Thompson married 1883 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1883 - Book: 1809 - Page: 237 - Number: 185
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Phoebe Ralston and William Thomson married 1865 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1865 - Book: 1809 - Page: 11 - Number: 149
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} The 1891 Census shows Phebe and William with their youngest children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Cumberland; District Number: 30; Sub-District Name: Wallace; Sub-District Number: R; Family Number: 190; Page Number: 38-39; Microfilm: T-6312; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 690917
10. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Rachel A Patton and John B. Thompson married 1890 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1890 - Book: 1810 - Page: 60 - Number: 150
11. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Bamford Thompson, born 1868 in Streets Ridge, Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1868 - Book: 1805 - Page: 81 - Number: 497
12. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Georgina Thompson, born 1870 in Streets Ridge, Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1870 - Book: 1805 - Page: 138 - Number: 38
13. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, born 1873 in Streets Ridge, Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1873 - Book: 1805 - Page: 206 - Number: 439
14. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Henrietta Thompson, born 1875 in Streets Ridge, Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1875 - Book: 1806 - Page: 3 - Number: 54
15. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3RL-89PZ : 3 November 2019), Frederick Lawson Thompson, 7 May 1903; citing Marriage, Greenville, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059101.
16. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Margaret McDonald and William Thompson married 1898 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1898 - Book: 1810 - Page: 188 - Number: 69
17. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKL-M85 : 16 December 2019), William Thompson, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 13, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.