Researching Samuel 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 Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Thompson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Thompson and the Thompson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thompson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in 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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Miscellaneous Thompson Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Thompson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Thompson
Samuel Thompson (newspaper editor)
Samuel Thompson (August 27, 1810 – July 8, 1886) was a Canadian businessman and newspaper editor.
He was born in London, England in 1810. He completed an apprenticeship with a printer, then came to Upper Canada in 1833 with his two brothers and settled on farms there. In 1837, he went to Toronto in search of work. He joined the city guards during the Upper Canada Rebellion. He managed a newspaper for Charles Fothergill and then became a partner with booksellers William and Henry Rowsell, managing their printing operation. In 1848, he became editor for the Toronto Patriot, owned by Edward George O'Brien. In 1849, with Ogle Robert Gowan, he took over the operation of the paper. They also published the United Empire. After the partnership ended in 1853, with partners, he bought the British Colonist. In 1858, he sold this paper and set up his own called the Atlas; later that same year, he bought the Colonist back. Thompson had also served on Toronto city council from 1849 to 1854. He won the contract for government printing and so moved to Quebec City in 1859. After being accused of bias against French Canadians, he went back to Toronto in 1860. He served as managing director for the Beaver Mutual Fire Insurance Association from 1860 to 1876, when it was forced to close because of a new requirement for insurance companies to provide a large security deposit to the government. Left in a difficult financial situation at the age of 66, he became manager for a branch of the city library. In 1884, he published Reminiscences of a Canadian pioneer : for the last fifty years, 1833-1883 : an autobiography . He died in Toronto in 1886.
Source: Samuel Thompson (newspaper editor), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaSamuel Huston Thompson
Samuel Huston "Shy" Thompson Jr. (November 1, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American lawyer and college football coach. The Princeton University graduate served as head football coach at Oberlin College in 1897, at Lehigh University from 1898 to 1899, and at the University of Texas at Austin from 1900 to 1901, compiling a career college football record of 24–18–3. He was the first head coach at Texas to return for a second season. Thompson served as assistant U.S. attorney general under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1918 and on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1919 to 1927. He was the chair of the FTC from December 1, 1920 to November 30, 1921, and again from December 1, 1923 to November 30, 1924.
Source: Samuel Huston Thompson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Samuel Thompson (Canadian politician)
Samuel Jacob Thompson (September 2, 1845 – December 2, 1909) was a farmer, veterinarian and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Norfolk from 1886 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal.
He was born near Caledonia, Ontario, the son of Jacob Thompson, a native of Ireland, and was educated there and at the Ontario Veterinary College. Thompson practised as a veterinary surgeon in Brantford and then came to Manitoba in 1881, settling in Carberry. In 1869, he married Margaret Farewell. Thompson operated a hotel and livery there until 1884, continuing to farm in the area. After leaving politics, he served as provincial veterinarian. He moved to St. James in 1899. Thompson served as reeve of Assiniboia.
He died in Winnipeg at the age of 64.
Source: Samuel Thompson (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thompson
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