James McCurdy Thompson 1858

James McCurdy Thompson 1858-1950
James was born 21 October 1858, the son of Joseph Thompson and Isabell White, at sea as they were sailing to New Zealand.
Sarah Ann Edlin 1864-1934
Sarah was born about 1864, the daughter of George Robert Edlin and Ann Wortley.
I have identified the following children.

Arthur James	Born abt 1882	Rangiora	Married Catherine Crerar Jane Robertson Archibald
Mary Ann	Born abt 1884	Rangiora	Married Charles Gatehouse
Joseph Bertie	Born Jan 1889	Rangiora	Married Beatrice Angwin Brown
Ivy Maude	Born 13 Dec 1898	Rangiora	Married Frederick Henwyn Dalley

Birth of Parents

James McCurdy Thompson

b: 21 Oct 1858 at Sea aboard the Sailing vessel INDIANA en route to New Zealand
son of Joseph Thompson and Isabell White

Sarah Ann Edlin

b: abt 1864 Rangiora, New Zealand
daughter of George Robert Edlin and Ann Wortley

Marriage

22 Apr 1882
James McCurdy Thompson
Sarah Ann Edlin

Woodend, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand 1882/1380

Children

Arthur Thompson

b: abt 1882 Rangiora 1882/19352
son of James McCurdy Thompson and Sarah Ann Edlin

Mary Ann Thompson

b: abt 1884 Rangiora 1884/12226
daughter of James McCurdy Thompson and Sarah Ann Edlin

Joseph Bertie Thompson

b: Jan 1889 Rangiora 1889/16386
son of James McCurdy Thompson and Sarah Ann Edlin Died 23 Mar 1964

Ivy Maude Thompson

b: 1 Dec 1898 Rangiora 1899/3382
daughter of James McCurdy Thompson and Sarah Ann Edlin

Death

Sarah Ann (Edlin) Thompson

Died Oct 1934, Age 70, Rangiora 1934/2235
Read her Obituary

Death

James McCurdy Thompson

Died 7 Aug 1950, Age 91 1950/30135

	REMEMBRANCE JAMES THOMPSON 1858-1950 AND HIS LOVING WIFE SARAH ANN 1864-1934
Rangiora East Belt Cemetery Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand PHOTO BY Ngaire Wright

SPECIAL THANKS to Gaile Thompson, of New Zealand, for many details provided above.