Joseph Thompson (1817 - 1900)

Born 1817 in County Tipperary, Ireland

Husband of Elizabeth (Metcalf) Thompson — married 3 Dec 1840 in Brock Township, Home District, Canada West

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1900 at about age 83 in Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1817. He is the son of George Thompson and Ann Bagnall. He farmed on Concession 6 in Brock Township.

Note: the date on the marriage register is 1840, not 1841

Burial Thompson Cemetery, Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

• "Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858," database with images, FamilySearch marriage record photo : 17 March 2018, Joseph Thompson and Elizabeth Metcalf, 03 Dec 1841; citing Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,052.

• 1851 Census of Canada West, Ontario County, Brock Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 73 line 8

Joseph Thomson, Farmer, Place of Birth Ireland, Religion Episcopelian, Married, Age next birth day 34, Male

• "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTD-YP7 : 3 August 2016), Joseph Thomson, Brock, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 73, line 8; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11743, Public Archives, Ontario.

• 1861 Census of Canada West, Ontario, Brock (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 49 line 16 Joseph Thompson, Farmer, Place of Birth Ireland, Religion C of E [Church of England], Age next Birthday 44, Male, Married, Frame House, 1 1/2 stories , 1 family

• 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, North Ontario, Brock Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 38 line 8 Thompson Joseph, Male, Age 53, Place of Birth Ireland, Religion C England, Origin Irish, Occupation Farmer, Married

(Library and Archives Canada film number C-9987, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,619).

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL5-C91 : 3 August 2016), Joseph Thompson, Brock, Ontario North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148159.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch record of death photo : 9 March 2018, Joseph Thompson, 08 Oct 1900; citing Brock, Ontario, Ontario, yr 1900 cn 19678, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,087.

• Find A Grave Memorial #176755749 Joseph Thompson, Sr gravestone photos Created by Liz Gowanlock 26 Feb 2017