Thompson / Corporaal Family History

Henry Deery (1795-1879)

Catherine Curtin (Circa 1818-1896)

William Thomas Denis Thompson (1842-1919)

Mary Josephine Deery (1854-1920)

William Henry Thompson (1877-1930)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Mattie Edith Hampton Frederick William Elmo Thompson+ Robert Hampton Thompson+ William Henry Thompson Born: Jan 3, 1877, Eureka, Thames District, New Zealand 4 Marriage (1): Mattie Edith Hampton on Nov 4, 1914 in Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia 1 2 3 Died: Jun 9, 1930, South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia at age 53 1 5 6 Buried: Jun 10, 1930, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia 1    Cause of his death was Pneumoconiaous (Miners lung) & Heart failure.1   General Notes: William's birth place was Thames NZ. This was a gold mining town. William Henry's death certificate states that he lived 17 years [1881 - 1898] in NSW and 32 years [1898 - 1930] in W.A. [this conflicts with calculation from William T.D. Thompson death certificate] May have moved from the Goldfields to Fremantle in 1929 due to illness. No occupation was listed on the 1929 Electoral Roll. He may have been too sick to work.   Some of his life's milestones were: William was living at 108 Davis St. Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia in 1906 7 William was living at 31 Davis St. Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia in 1910 8 William was living at 1469 Boundary Rd South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia in 1916 9 A newspaper article advertised a NOTICE of Application for a Gold-mining Lease- Nos 885S, 886S & 887S, on Mar 2, 1920, in Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia. 10 Each of these leases was jointly owned by William and his business partner Jack Salvado and covered 24 acres of the Goldfields William was living at 21 Boundary Rd South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia in 1925 11 He was working as a Miner in Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia in 1906/1925 He purchased a property on the cnr. Douro Rd. & Chester St. In South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia in Dec 1928 12 This was a general store known locally as Piggott's Store. It came with a "Gallon Liquor" licence that was transferred from the previous owner, Edward John Piggott to William Henry Thompson on Dec 3, 1928. He was not working in 1929 assumed due to illness William was living at 34 Douro Rd South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia in 1930 He was Roman Catholic in 1930 in South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. 1 He took out a mortgage He was buried Roman Catholic Cemetary on Jun 10, 1930 in Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia. 1 William married Mattie Edith Hampton, daughter of Robert Collet Edwin Hampton and Margaret McNeill, on Nov 4, 1914 in Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia.1 2 3 (Mattie Edith Hampton was born on Mar 8, 1886 in Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia 13 14 and died on Aug 11, 1954 in Mt. Lawley, Western Australia, Australia 15 16.)   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]

1 Western Australia Government, death certificate 161 (1930), William Henry Thompson; Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages. Western Australia, Perth.

2 Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, marriage certificate 156 (1914), Thompson-Hampton; Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages. Western Australia, Perth.

3 Western Australia, Boulder Registry Office, amended birth certificate 199 (issued 1917), Robert Hampton Thompson; C. of B. No. 15686; Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages. Western Australia, Perth; Mother's name corrected from "Meta" to "Mattie" by Registrar S. B. Butler 15/6/17.

4 Thames (Shortland), New Zealand, birth certificate no. #36 (1877), William Henry Thompson; New Zealand - Dept of Internal Affairs (Births, Deaths & Marriages), Auckland; [Shortland became Thames in 1874 when merged with Grahamtown.]

5 Newspapers of Australia, "Australian Newspapers," database, <i>Trove</i> (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ : accessed Nov 22, 2018), William Henry Thompson; The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954); Tue 10 Jun 1930; Page 1 Col 1; Family Notices - Death.

6 "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985," database(https://search.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed Mar 1, 2019), William H Thompson; Registration Number: 161.

7 Australian Electoral Commission, "Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980," database - (http://search.ancestry.com.au), 1906 Div Kalgoorlie - Subdiv Boulder #3209.

8 Australian Electoral Commission, "Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980," database - (http://search.ancestry.com.au), 1910 Div Kalgoorlie - Subdiv Boulder #3122.

9 Australian Electoral Commission, "Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980," database - (http://search.ancestry.com.au), 1916 Div Kalgoorlie - Subdiv Hannans #4597.

10 Newspapers of Australia, "Australian Newspapers," database, <i>Trove</i> (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ : accessed Nov 23, 2018), NOTICE of Application for a Gold-mining Lease; Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), Tue 2 Mar 1920, Page 1 Col 2, Advertising (Mining Notices).

11 Australian Electoral Commission, "Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980," database - (http://search.ancestry.com.au), 1925 Div Kalgoorlie - Subdiv Hannans #2571.

12 Newspapers of Australia, "Australian Newspapers," database, <i>Trove</i> (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ : accessed Nov 23, 2018), THE LICENSING ACT, 1911. APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER; The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Mon 3 Dec 1928, Page 10, Advertising.

13 Warrego, Queensland, Australia, birth certificate (hardcopy) no. 187 (1886), Mattie Edith Thompson; Queensland State Archives, Brisbane.

14 "Australian Birth Index 1788-1922," database(http://search.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed Jul 6, 2018), Mattie Edith Hampton; Reg No 1886/009826 (page 6024).

15 Registrar of Births, Deaths, & Marriages. Western Australia., "Australia Death Index, 1787-1985," database(http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed Oct 14, 2012), #1925 Mattie Edith Thompson.

16 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed May 8, 2016), entry for Mattie Edith Thompson (b. Hampton), person ID XTH5-STW; reference 12428; FHL microfilm 1,669,369.