1805. William Thompson was baptised to Philip Thompson & Rebecca Stubs in St Michaels Macclesfield on 21/4/1805 - FMP Parish Record Collection, no more details . Definitely our man, as he calls his 2nd daughter Rebecca, his first son Philip & another daughter Ann Stubbs .
1826. FMP - William Thompson, silk weaver, married Mary Wichley [ this confirmed by the 1840 baptism of son John Whychterley - name sufficiently similar!] in Prestbury on 6/3/1826, but Mary said to be of Macclesfield, & later on in the 1851C she is born Market Drayton, Buckinghamshire: does not rule her out as she could have just been living in Macclesfield for a while, having ventured north to work in the mills??. Witness was a Sarah Thompson and he had an elder sister Sarah . Prestbury is ~ 3 m. N of Macclesfield .
Children baptised in Macclesfield: Sarah Ann in 1827, Rebecca in 1828, Philip, Mary & William together in 1836, Samuel in 1838, John Whychterley in 1840, Hannah in 1843, father given as weaver, abode Macclesfield . Did not find a baptism for Ann Stubbs Thompson ~ 1844: suspected she and Hannah are the same person & indeed bmd registration gives Hannah Stubbs in 1843!.
Their first daughter was born in Market Drayton so Mary must have returned there to give birth, quite a common practice.
1841C. William Thompson, 35, silk weaver, is living Beach Lane, Prestbury, Macclesfield with wife Mary & 7 children. Mary not actually born Cheshire!
| THOMPSON, William | M | 35 | 1806 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Mary | F | 35 | 1806 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Sarah | F | 14 | 1827 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Rebecca | F | 11 | 1830 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Philip | M | 9 | 1832 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Mary | F | 7 | 1834 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, William | M | 5 | 1836 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Samuel | M | 3 | 1838 | Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, John | M | 1 | 1840 | Cheshire |
1851C William Thompson, 45, weaver, is living Hurdsfield Road, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, with his wife Mary & 8 children, aged 7-24. Hurdsfield in the northern area of Macclesfield
| THOMPSON, William | Head | Married | M | 45 | 1806 | Weaver |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Mary | Wife | Married | F | 48 | 1803 | Weavers Wife |
Market Drayton, Buckinghamshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Sarah Ann | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 24 | 1827 | Bonnet Maker |
Market Drayton, Buckinghamshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Rebecca | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 22 | 1829 | Dress Maker |
Hurdsfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Philip | Son | Unmarried | M | 19 | 1832 | Clock Maker |
Hurdsfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, William James | Son | Unmarried | M | 17 | 1834 | Tailor |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Mary | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 15 | 1836 | Warper Peicer |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Samuel | Son | Unmarried | M | 12 | 1839 | Cleaner Peicer |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, John W | Son | M | 10 | 1841 | Scholar |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Ann Stubbs | Daughter | F | 7 | 1844 | Scholar |
Macclesfield, Cheshire |
1851. His wife dies : bmd death Macclesfield Jun 1851. FMP has a burial of Mary Thompson, 47, died Hurdsfield, on 25/3/1851- this surely before the census??. A Mistranscription - record actually reads 25/5/1851,: this must be she .
Purchased a 1852 m.c for William - received 30/11/2013- but not the correct one
1856. William Thompson, 51, widower, grocer??, married Hannah Booth, 48, widow, on 18//8/1856 in Prestbury Church. Her father is John Booth, butcher, his Philip Thompson, wharffinger . Hannah had reverted to her maiden name. Odd William's change of profession!!
1857. 25/7/1857 Harry Thompson was born to parents William Thompson & Hannah at 78 Hurdsfield Road. William given as a Book Dealer on this b.c, another change of profession - very odd!: but in 1878 he is referred to as a Book Binder on m.c. of son Harry! . Harry is baptised 14/11/1858 in Macclesfield to William & Hannah, father given as silk weaver
1861C. William Thompson, 56, silk weaver, is living 78, Hurdsfield Road, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, with his wife & assorted children & step children !! Suspect John & Hannah are the John & Ann shown in the 1851C.
| THOMPSON, William | Head | Married | M | 56 | 1805 | Silk Weaver |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Hannah | Wife | Married | F | 44 | 1817 | Odd Rode, Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, John | Son | Unmarried | M | 20 | 1841 | Cabinet Maker |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| THOMPSON, Hannah | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 18 | 1843 | Silk Winder |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | ||
| KNIGHT, James | Stepson | M | 14 | 1847 | Silk Winder |
Macclesfield, Cheshire | |||
| BROWNSWORD, Martha | Stepdaughter | F | 12 | 1849 | Silk Winder |
Church Lawton, Cheshire | |||
| BROWNSWORD, Sarah | Stepdaughter | F | 9 | 1852 | Silk Winder |
Church Lawton, Cheshire | |||
| THOMPSON, Harry | Son | M | 3 | 1858 | Hurdsfield, Cheshire |
Could William Thompson have had a 2nd wife called Knight 1851-1856?? - unlikely!!& not found during my marriage marathon trawl!!- his d of b does not fit this theory anyway! Stepson maybe should read nephew or something else! and anyway no bmd registration for a James Knight 1846-8 in Macclesfield!
1871C. William Thompson, 67, silk weaver, is living at Hurdsfield Road, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield with wife Hannah, 2 sons & a step daughter, Sarah Brownsword. another silk piecer.. Hannah & Sarah given as b. Odd Rode in this census
| THOMPSON, William | Head | M | 67 | 1804 | Cheshire | ||||
| THOMPSON, Hannah | Wife | F | 50 | 1821 | Cheshire | ||||
| THOMPSON, Harry | Son | M | 14 | 1857 | Cheshire | ||||
| THOMPSON, Fred | Son | M | 8 | 1863 | Cheshire | ||||
| BROWNSWORD, Sarah | Step-Daughter | F | 19 | 1852 | Cheshire |
1874. Sep Macclesfield. William Thompson, 69, dies . He was buried 20/8/1874 Hurdsfield - FMP
1875 Hannah Thompson was buried 28/8/1875 Hurdsfield, aged 55.