Skeffington Thompson (1806 - 1892)

Born 11 Jul 1806 in Trim, County Meath, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Margaret (D'Arcy) Thompson — married 11 Feb 1834 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1892 at age 85 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Skeffington Thompson was born in Ireland.

This profile is part of the Thompson Name Study.

Skeffington was born at Rathnally House, his ancestral home, on July 11, 1806, near Trim, County Meath, the thirteenth child of Anna and Skeffington Thompson.^[1]

In 1829, he graduated from Trinity college in Dublin, Ireland.^[2]

He married Elizabeth Margaret d'Arcy in Dublin on 11 February 1834,^[3] and they had 11 children.

Children of Skeffington and Elizabeth Thompson

1. Skeffington (1835-1907)
2. Francis Daniel (1836-1921)
3. Thomas Carter (1838-1868)
4. Jonathan Edward (1839-1913)
5. Anna Maria (1840-1904)
6. Frances Armitage Helena (1841-1926)
7. Elizabth Leonora (1842-1891)
8. Louisa (1849-1869) - twin
9. William (1849-d.y.) - twin
10. Eleanor (1850-1919)
11. William Armitage (1852-1942)
12. Sarah (1858-1858)

In 1838, he was appointed by his wife's grand-uncle, John D'Arcy, to the Rectory of the church at Lynn. This set off a legal dispute between John D'Arcy and Nathaniel Alexander, Bishop of Meath.^[4] He also held curacies of Dunboyne and Drumcondra, Of Tully, county Antrim.^[5]

He was recorded in Griffith's Valuation of 1846 with a "very handsome" situation in Broomfield Townland, County Dublin,^[6] and of 1862 as an occupier of a tenemant farm in the parish of Killead in County Antrim, with 120 acres valued at £105.^[7]

He died 13 February 1892 and was buried in the Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Rose, George Maclean, A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time. A Collection of Persons Distinguished in Professional and Political Life; Leaders in the Commerce and Industry of Canada, and Successful Pioneers, (Toronto: Rose publishing co. 1888) digital image, HathiTrust, (Selection : accessed 10 Feb 2022), pages 21-23.
2. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) digital image, Trinity College Dublin (Page 809 : accessed 23 January 2022), Skeffington Thompson,1826.
3. ↑ "Church Records," database and images, Irish Genealogy, (https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.jsp?pdfName=d-277-3-4-007 : accessed 23 Jan 2022), Thompson-D'Arcy Marriage, 1834; citing St. Mary Parish Church, Dublin, p 7, entry 18, record DU-CI-MA-34322.
4. ↑ Leabharlann Náisiúnta Na Héireann, D'Arcy of Hyde Park Papers, "Collection List no. 134" (Digital Image : accessed 14 May 2022) IV.iii.1. "Attorney General v. John D'Arcy concerning the Rectory of Lynn," pp. 60-61.
5. ↑ Burke & Fox-Davies, Landed Gentry of Ireland, page 689.
6. ↑ "Ireland, Valuation Office Books, 1831-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMG-4L68 : 1 March 2021), Revd Skeffington Thompson, 1846; from "Griffith's Valuation 1847-1864," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2014); citing Clonsilla, County Dublin, Ireland, House Books, various libraries, offices, and a private collection.
7. ↑ "Griffith's Valuation 1847-1864". FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2022). Occupier's last name: THOMPSON; Printing date: 1862-03-27; Lessor's last name: HENRY; Pages: x, 202; First name(s): Skeffington; Last name: Thompson; Poor Law Union list: Antrim; Union: Antrim; Year: 1862; Act: 1852 (15&16 Victoria); Civil Parish: Killead; County: Antrim; Townland: Tully; Role: Occupier; Barony list: Upper Toome, Lower Antrim, Lower Massereene, Upper Antrim, Upper Massereene, Upper Belfast, Lower Belfast; Occupier's first name(s): SKEFFINGTON; Version: Original; Lessor's first name(s): FREDERICK H.; Barony: Massereene, Lower.
8. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTCN-NTP : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Skeffington Thompson; citing Dublin North, Jan - Mar 1892, vol. 2, p. 504, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,597.
9. ↑ "Ireland Deaths, 1864-1870", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HP6L-DYPZ : 5 February 2020), Skeffington Thompson, 1892.
10. ↑ Burke & Fox-Davies, Landed Gentry of Ireland, page 689.

• Burke, Barnard, Sir, Fox-Davies, A. C. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, New Edition (Third Edition) 1912. Available online at (Internet Archive : accessed 31 Jan 2023).

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• Wikidata: Item Q75883508