Family
William was born in 1829 at Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, to parents William Thompson, a cabinet maker, and Mary Harvey. He was baptised on 1 May 1829 at Barnard Castle.
Census returns identify the following occupations for William.
- 1851 PM itinerant minister
- 1861 gardener
- 1871 land & mineral agent & farmer of 10 acres
- 1881 farmer 216 acres & limestone quarry manager
- 1891 farmer in Canada
- 1901 farmer
- 1911 farmer
The family emigrated to Canada in 1884.
He married Elizabeth Dalkin (abt1829-1866) in the summer of 1855 at Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. Census returns identify three children.
- Mary (1856-1912) – married George Sanderson, a quarry timekeeper (1911), in 1879
- William Harvey (1861-1916) – a railway traffic foreman (1911)
- Rachel (1864-1955) – married Frank Ames
He married Jane Parker (1849-1937) on 11 August 1866 at Stanhope, Co. Durham. Census returns identify ten children.
- Edmund Harvey (1868-1957) – a carpenter (1891)
- Fanny (1871-1961) – married Ernest Hunt, a farmer
- Lizzie Annie (b1874) – married John E Peterson, a dentist
- Jane Parker (1877-1967) – married Robert Dunn, a commercial traveller (1921)
- Ethel (1880-1913) – married Charles C Cooke
- Robert William (1882-1958) – a farmer (1921)
- John Wilfrid (b1886) – a lawyer (1921)
- Dara (b abt1889) – only identified in 1891 Canada census return
- Maud Emily (1892-1913)
- Lawrence Harvey (b1895) – a farmer (1921)
William died on 25 April 1922 at Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada
Circuits
- 1851 Brough
- 1852 Allendale
- 1854 Berwick
- 1855 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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