Researching Joe Thompson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 89714 people with the Thompson surname? In that year Thompson was ranked number 18 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Thompson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Thompson and the Thompson Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 125559 people with the Thompson surname in the UK? Thompson is now ranked number 14 for popularity in the UK. |
Thompson Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 817288 people with the Thompson surname in the USA? Thompson is ranked number 14 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thompson Databases
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Some Famous People called Joe Thompson
Joe Thompson (rugby)
Joseph "Joe" Francis Thompson (22 December 1902 – 13 October 1983) was an English-born dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cross Keys RFC, as a number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds, as a, or, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Leeds.
Source: Joe Thompson (rugby), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Joe Thompson (Australian politician)
Joe Slater Thompson AM (25 July 1923 – 14 May 2005) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1974 to 1988.
Thompson was born in Manly and attended Christian Brothers College there before studying at Harvard as a Churchill Fellow. He then became a member of the Administrative Staff College Association, having completed a senior administration course at Mount Eliza. Afterwards Thompson served in the RAAF from 1942 to 1946 as a pilot in the 460 Squadron, and on his return became involved in trade unionism.
Thompson had joined the Labor Party in 1947 as a member of the Bellingen branch. He held various positions (including president, vice-president and secretary) in the Padstow, Belfield, Campsie and Bellingen branches, and was an executive member of the New South Wales branch from 1969 to 1970. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1974, serving until his retirement in 1988.
Thompson died in 2005 at Coffs Harbour.
Source: Joe Thompson (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thompson
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