John Thompson

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 10 April 1754.

Place of Burial: Ellerburn, Yorkshire.

The burial is recorded in the bishop’s transcripts to the parish registers.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

A John Thompson and Jane Harrison were married in Wilton on 9 June 1664, but I have not located any records of their children.

Spouse: Elizabeth (died 1746/47).

This relationship is given in Elizabeth’s burial record. She may have been the Elizabeth Harrison who married a John Thompson 7 April 1702 in Helmsley.

Children:

John Thompson (baptized 25 April 1702 in Ellerburn - buried 6 May 1722 in Ellerburn).

William Thompson (baptized 25 February 1704/05 in Ellerburn).

Elizabeth Thompson (baptized September 1712 in Ellerburn) married James Maw 20 November 1737 in Pickering, Yorkshire.

Mary Thompson (born 7 October 1713 in Ellerburn).

Evidence

Helmsley parish register:

Mariadges Anno Domj 1702

John Thompson and Elizabeth Harryson -- April.7.

Ellerburn parish registers:

Baptisms:

John son of Joh: Tomson Bap: Ap: 25o [1702]

Guilielmus: fil: Johannis Thompson: bap: Feb: 25. [1704/05]

Eliz: fil: Johannis Thompson Sept. 7.mo [1712]

Mary Daught:r of John Thompson born Oct:r 7 & bapt Nov:r 8 [1713]

Burials:

John son of John Thompson bur: - May-6 [1722]

Elizabeth Wife of John Thompson of Ellerburn Feb: 20.th [1746/47]

April 10.th Old John Thompson [1755]

from a 1740/1 rental of the Hill estate in Thornton, Farmanby, Ellerburn and Pickering:

John Thompson & Tho: Birdsull   4: 10: 00

References

Yorkshire bishop's transcripts, [digital images available for a fee on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 25 January 2015].

Yorkshire parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 8 July 2019.