Douglas Thompson (abt. 1831 - 1907)

Born about 1831 in Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Sedore) Thompson — married 12 Sep 1849 in North Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1907 at about age 76 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Douglas was born about 1831.

Douglas appears in the 1851 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Thompson, Given Name: Duglas, Gender: Male, Age: 24, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York (county), District Number: 42, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: 405, Page Number: 3, Microfilm: C-11761, Reference: RG 31, Item Number: 1374084. Others included on the Census were Phoebe (age 21) and Stoklas (age 2). His occupation was laborer.

Douglas appears in the 1861 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Thompson, Given Name: Duglas, Gender: Male, Age: 33, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Upper Canada, Religion: E M, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Page Number: 7, Line Number: 27, Microfilm: C-1087, Item Number: 1253917. Others included on the Census were: Phoebe (age 31), Stoklas (age 11), Clarkson (age 9), Orrin (age 8), George (age 6), Franklin (age 4) and William (age 2).

Douglas appears in the 1871 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: THOMPSON, Given Name: DOUGLAS, Occupation: Farmer (F), Gender: Male, Age: 45, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Episcopal Methodist/Methodist Episcopal, Ethnic Origin: GERMAN, District Name: YORK NORTH, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: East Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: E, Division Number: 2, Page Number: 63, Microfilm: C-9966, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 196973. His occupation is farmer. Others appearing in the Census include: Phoebe (age 48), Wm. S. (age 21), Clarkson (age 19), George (age 15), Franklin (age 12), Mary J. (age 10), Ezra (age 8 male), Silas (age 6), Henry (age 2), Orin (age 17), Sarah (wife of Orin, married in Dec. 1870, age 19).

Douglas appears in the 1881 Canadian Census. His name is hard to read and was identified by his wife and children. His information is as follows: age 53, born in Ontario, religious denomination Free Methodist, origin Irish, occupation farmer, married. Others included in his family are Phoebe (age 49), Franklin (age 22), Ezra (age 17), Silas (age 15), Nancy (age 9).

Douglas appears in the 1891 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Thompson, Given Name: Douglas, Gender: Male, Age: 63, Birth Year: 1828, Marital Status: Married, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 131, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North and Snake Island, Sub-District Number: E, Family Number: 14, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3071772. His wife Phoebe also appears.

Appeared in the 1901 Canada Census in Holland Landing, York, Ontario. The household included: Duglas age 73, occupation farmer; Ezra age 36, occupation farm labourer; Mary E. [Ezra's wife] age 41; Myrtle M. age 11; Francis age 6.

Douglas appeared in the Newmarket Era on 10 Jun 1904. The article is as follows:

East Gwillimbury Council

. . . That E. lot 34, con. 7, be assessed to Douglas Thompson as tenant at $500 and west on Non-Resident Roll at $700

He passed away in 1907 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada.

Douglas' obituary appeared in the Newmarket Era on 27 Jul 1906. It states:

Douglas Thompson, after a protracted illness, passed away on Wednesday last. Mrs. Andrew Sedore, his sister, deserves commendation for her faithful and unceasing attendance upon him.

Sources

"Canada, Ontario District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-LLMS : Sun Mar 10 22:05:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Duoughlas Thompson and Phebe Sedore, 12 September 1849.

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBD-4K6 : 10 April 2015), William Thompson and Mary E Smith, 10 Jan 1900; citing registration , Sutton, , Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,079.

"Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTG-974 : 10 November 2014), Duglas Thompson, North Gwillimbury, York County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 53, line 36; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11761, Public Archives, Ontario.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1861 Item: Douglas Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1253917.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1871: Douglas Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, 30 May 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2721351. East Gwillimbury Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1871 Item: Franklin Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 30 May 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1081173.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1881 Item: Franklin Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3628087.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1891 Item: Douglas Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3071772.

"Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPS-7PJ : Sat Mar 09 02:47:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Duglas Thompson and Ezra Thompson, 1901.

“Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 10 Jun 1904, p. 5.” Search: Ontario Community News, Newmarket Public Library, http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2425179/page/5?n=.

"Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F259-QJW : 9 March 2018), Douglas Thompson, 13 Aug 1907; citing Cemetery, Georgina Township, York, Ontario, Canada, reference 44; FHL microfilm 207,929.

“Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 27 Jul 1906, p. 6.” Search: Ontario Community News, Newmarket Public Library, http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2425326/page/6?n=30.

• "Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F259-QJW : 1 February 2020), Douglas Thompson, 1907.