Thompson / Corporaal Family History

Mattie Edith Hampton ⁴

   Other names for Mattie were Mattie Edythe Thompson ⁹ and Meta Edith Thompson.¹⁰

  General Notes:

After William Henry's death, Mattie became a storekeeper in Fremantle owning a General Store on Douro Rd until about 1946. She ran a Boarding House in South Terrace, Fremantle. The story goes that her son, Robert H Thompson considered this fact belittling. ¹¹

  Some of her life's milestones were:

Mattie was living at 1469 Boundry Street Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia in 1906/1916 ¹²

She was working as homemaker in Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia 1906 To 1916 ¹²

She was working as nurse in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia in 1917 ¹³ Mattie Thompson may have been a nurse in 1917 as "M. Thompson Reg No. 216" is noted on Robert H Thompson's birth certificate.
[181125 - this may be wrong. The reference maybe to Mary Josephine Thompson, Mattie's mother-in-Law.]

She was residing at 1469 Boundary St. In Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia on May 10, 1917 ¹⁴

The following Probate Notice appeared in the Sunday Times, on Apr 28, 1918, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁵ "Letters of administration with the will annexed: Robert Collett [sic] Hampton, late of Kanowna, to Mattie Edith Thompson £117/9/1."

Under Western Australian law, a grant of Probate is what is obtained when the executor named in the Will makes the application to prove and register a Will and obtains formal authority to administer it. Letters of Administration (with the Will annexed) is a similar document, but is the document obtained when someone other than an executor named in the Will makes the application.

The following Probate Notice appeared in the Kalgoorlie Miner, on Apr 29, 1918, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁶
"IN the Supreme Court of Western Australia. '97 Probate Jurisdiction.'97 In the Will of ROBERT COLLETT HAMPTON, formerly of Kanowna, in the State of Western Australia, Miner, but lately a private of the 51st Battalion of Australian Imperial Forces on active service abroad, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having CLAIMS or DEMANDS against the Estate of the late Robert Collett Hampton, who was killed in action with the Australian Imperial Forces on active service abroad, on the 10th day of June, 1917, are requested on or before the 13th day of May, 1918, to send particulars of all such Claims and Demand's to Mattie Edith Thompson, the Administratrix, with the Will annexed of the Estate of the above deceased, ..."

The following Probate Notice appeared in the Daily News, on Jul 17, 1919, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁷
Letters of Administration
"...Oscar James Hampton, late of Bardoc, to Mattie Edith Thompson, £355, 17s, 11d;..."

Mattie was living at 21 Boundry Rd. South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia in 1925 ¹⁸

She was recorded as Married in 1925 in South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁸

She owned land that was resumed/forfit on Jul 9, 1926 in Como, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁹ The following notice appeared in the West Australian newspaper no June 24, 1926

THE LOCAL COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. HELD AT PERTH.
I J WIGMORE and CO. V. MATTIE E. THOMPSON.
THE BAILIFF will cause to be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Rooms of Cecil Dent, St. George's Ter., Perth, on FRIDAY, July 9, 1926 (unless warrant herein be previously satisfied) - The right title and interest of defendant in all that piece of land, being portion of Swan Location 42 being Lot 45 on plan 3458, together with a right of carriage-way over so much of Canning Location 37, as is coloured brown on the said plan, and being the whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 777, Folio 73. standing in the Register Book in the name of Mattie Edith Thompson, of 45 Boundary-street, Kalgoorlie, married woman, subject to caveat 785/ 1924.
SALE, 3 P.M., TERMS CASH.
R. F. CLAFFEY,
Bailiff Local Court. Perth.

She was involved in a court case concerning illegal liquor sales. Mattie Thompson was fined £10 on a 'sly grog' charge on Jan 8, 1931 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ²⁰ Mattie held a "Gallon Licence". This permitted a grocery store to sell alcohol in minimum lots of 1 gallon (i.e. 6 large bottles of beer).
The following appeared in the West Australian newspaper:
"Mattie Edith Thompson, through Mr Coleman, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having served a Bottle of Beer from her store for which she held only a gallon licence. Plainclothes Constable Mitchell said that he saw a man named William Smith leaving the store on December 11 with a bottle of Beer in his hip pocket. Witness took Smith back to the shop and a woman assistant said that she did not sell the beer but gave it to Smith. When Smith insisted that he had paid 1/6 for it, the assistant said that during the morning' he had paid for half a dozen bottles, and the bottle in his possession was part of the order. The liquor book failed to show the entry and a record of the money paid could not be produced. Mr. Coleman claimed that there was no evidence of sale. The police, he said, should have submitted evidence from Smith but that had not been done. A fine of £10 was imposed."

She was involved in a court case concerning illegal liquor sales on Mar 20, 1935 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ²¹ The following article appeared in the Daily News:
"ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALE
Twenty Pounds Fines
On a charge of having sold two bottles of liquor, contrary to the terms of her licence, Mattie Edith Thompson, store keeper, of Douro Road, South Fremantle, was fined £10 by Mr. H. J. Craig, S.M., and Mr. F. Mann, J.P., in Fremantle Police Court today. Mrs. Thompson was fined an additional £10 for having failed to keep a book showing the correct record of liquor purchases and sales. Evidence for the prosecution showed that Mrs. Thompson was the holder of a gallon licence and on Saturday, February 23, a police agent, acting under instructions from Plain clothes Constables Kelman and Mitchell, purchased two bottles of beer from the defendant, together with a pound of butter and 6d worth of cloves. Later the police returned to the shop, when it was found that the defendant had not kept a book showing her dealings in liquor."

Mattie was living at 34 Duro Rd. South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia in 1936/1943 ²²

She was involved in a court case concerning illegal liquor sales on Jul 10, 1936 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ²³ The following article appeared in the Daily News:

NIGHT VIGIL BY POLICE IN LIQUOR CHARGE
Admitting a charge of having sold liquor during prohibited hours Mattie Edith Thompson, holder of a gallon licence for premises at the corner of Duoro road and Chester Street, South Fremantle, was fined £12 10s with 12s costs in the Fremantle Police Court today.
The Bench was occupied by Mr. J. M. Farrell and Mrs. B. Laidlaw, J's.P. Plain-clothes Constable Kelman said that on June 20 at 10 p.m. a police agent was sent to the defendant's pre mises. Half an hour later he returned with a sugar bag containing groceries, four bottles of beer and two bottles of stout and produced a docket for the goods.
'In company with Plain-clothes Constable Mitchell,' witness said, 'we returned to the shop, but on our approach the lights were extinguished. We knocked for some time and called out 'Police here' but there was no response.'
Mrs. Thompson's son came home on his motor bike about 11.40 p.m.
He said he would see if his mother was home and in a few minutes he informed us that there was no one in side and as he could not get in, he drove away.
We remained there until 2.20 a.m. and during the interim Mrs. Thompson's son rode round different streets in' the vicinity surveying the scene to see if we had left.
At 2.20 a.m. we found a door in the yard open and saw Mrs. Thompson run through the house.
A search was made and she was eventually traced to the bathroom which was locked from the inside. After repeated knocks she opened the door, but refused to answer any questions and then feigned to faint'
Kelman said that two days later he made an inspection of Mrs Thompson's sales books and found that between January 1 and June 20 she had sold 608 bottles of ale and stout, 137 gallons of wine, and 28 dozen nips of stout.
Mr. F. G. Unmack, who represented the defendant, said that when the police arrived Mrs. Thompson had retired. She heard a noise in front of her shop and suspecting burglars took her money and locked herself in the bathroom. For the past twelve months she had traded without a conviction.
Inspector Simpson pressed for a heavy penalty.
'Mrs. Thompson has been pretty cunning,' he declared, 'and it has taken us some time to catch her.'

She was involved in a court case concerning her Liquor License renewal at the State Licensing Court on Dec 4, 1936 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ²⁴ The following article appeared in the West Australian newspaper:

"LICENSING COURT.
Police Oppose One Renewal.
The State Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. M. J. Cahill (chairman), J. W. Burgess and E. H. Barker, sat at the Fremantle Courthouse yesterday, and renewed all licences in the Fremantle district. Inspector Simpson, on behalf of the police, opposed the application of Mrs. Mattie Edith Thompson for the renewal of the gallon licence conducted by her in conjunction with a grocery store at the corner of Douro Road and Chester street, South Fremantle. Mrs. Thompson was represented by Mr. F. Unmack. The police objection was based on the ground that the premises were not conducted properly, it being alleged by Inspector Simpson that the licensee was a seller of sly grog. There had been five convictions recorded against her for licensing offences, he said, since 1931, numerous complaints had been received by the police, and the place had proved a continual source of worry. In 1935 there had been two separate offences and under the Licensing Act this could debar a person from holding a licence. Evidence concerning the last conviction on July 10 last, for selling liquor after hours was given by Plainclothes Constable J. Kelman, by whom the charge had been laid. Be said that on that date Mrs. Thompson supplied a police agent with six bottles of beer at 10 p.m. In an effort to interview the licensee witness had to wait until 2 a.m. because all the doors had been locked. The charge had been lodged as a result of a complaint from a woman concerning liquor supplied to her 17-year-old son. Sergeant J. Lowry, stationed at Beaconsfield, said that he had warned Mrs. Thompson several times. In asking the board to renew the application, Mr. Unmack said that the licensee had already been penalised for her wrongdoing. The Chairman: It has not had very much effect. In granting a renewal, Mr. Cahill said that the board did so with reluctance, and suggested that the police should keep a close eye on the premises in the future. In the event of any further conviction the Court would have to consider seriously the cancellation of the licence."

She was working as Proprietress in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia in 1943 ²⁵

A newspaper article for Liquor Licensing appeared in the Daily News, on Jun 17, 1946, in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ²⁶
Mattie Edith Thompson applied to ransfer her "Gallon Liquor License" to Gladstone Henry Richardson of 3 Torrens Ave. North Cottesloe, Western Australia.

She was involved in a court case concerning assault on her person on Jan 28, 1948 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ²⁷ The following article appeared in the Daily News:

Lodger Hits Landlady
Dorothy Wansborough (30), of South Terrace, Fremantle, was fined £2. with 2/6 costs in Fremantle Police Court today for having assaulted Mrs. Mattie Edith Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson, a lodging house keeper, of South Terrace, said Wansborough had been a lodger but she had told her to go.
When she found her room locked, Wansborough smacked her face and tore her dress.
(Before Mr. K. H. Parker S.M. Sergent W. Harvey prosecuted.)

Mattie was living at 14 South Tce. Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia in 1954 ²⁸

A newspaper article Death Notices, on Aug 14, 1954, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ²⁹

"THOMPSON: On Aug. 11, at Mt. Lawley. Mattle Edith of 72 Guildford-road. Mt. Lawley, widow of William Henry Thompson, loving mother of Elmo (deceased. R.A.A.F.) and Bob (R.A.A.F.. England), fond mother-in-law of Ena, loved grandmother of Robert and Elmo, Robert, Geoffrey, Susan and Nicholas, loving sister of Oss, sister-in-law of Edna and aunt of Neill and Rai Hampton; aged 68 years.

THOMPISON (Mattle Edith): Loved friend of Lillian Ginbey (0. and T.). Ian, Mavis and families.

THOMPSON (Matti Edith): On Aug 11 1954, dearly loved friend o Phyl and Ian Ginbey. Aunty T. to Milton. Kay. Lynnette and Rodney

THOMPSON (Matti Edith): On Aug. 11. 1954, dearly loved friend of Harry and Mavis Chalmers. Aunty T to Jim. Ian and Leslie

THOMPSON (Mattle Edith): A tribute to the memory of a loved and wonderful friend R.I.P. Sadie Downey Peter and Michael.

THOMPSON (M. E.): In loving memory of a dear friend. In God's rkeeping. Theresa. Bill."

Mattie had a relationship with Not Recorded before 1905.

Mattie next married William Henry Thompson, son of William Thomas Denis Thompson and Mary Josephine Deery, on Nov 4, 1914 in Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia.^{1 2 3} (William Henry Thompson was born on Jan 3, 1877 in Eureka, Thames District, New Zealand,³⁰ died on Jun 9, 1930 in South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia ^{1 31 32} and was buried on Jun 10, 1930 in Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia ¹.). The cause of his death was Pneumoconiaous (Miners lung) & Heart failure.

  Marriage Notes:

Married in St. Johns Church, Kalgoorlie WA. according to Church of England rites. Witnesses were F. O. Hampton [Matte's older Brother Frederick Oscar Hampton] and E. P. Thompson [William Henry's younger brother Eugene Percival Thompson]