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A Genealogical ReferenceRobert Thompson and Elizabeth Beaney were my G-G-G-Grandparents. Their progeny developed a shipbuilding enterprise that for a period of time, was the fourth largest in the world. It created vast fortunes, and enabled some of the Thompsons to marry into even larger fortunes. They contributed greatly to shipbuilding on the Wear, to the local communities, and to both World Wars. This is an ongoing effort to Identify those who shared in the life and times of the Thompson family of shipbuilders of Sunderland, County Durham, England. This is a working document which will change and improve over time, as time, opportunity, and luck permit. This was put together using initially only the research facilities of the libraries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Additional details have come from other descendents noted below, from Mr. James W. Corder, The Sunderland Library, The Barbary Coast, by J. Gordon Holmes, Where Ships Are Born, by J. W. Smith and T. S. Holden, and numerous newspaper articles. A very special thank you goes to Mrs. Joy E. Walker, of Crook, County Durham, England. She is a descendent of Martha Ann Lowes Thompson (1843-1928), and was the person that initially informed me of our rather famous shipbuilder ancestors. She shared her knowledge of the family, and also provided me with family data that she had collected from the Sunderland Library, and also a great old book on the shipbuilders of Sunderland. My most intrepid contributor, Mr. T. Grant White, of West London, a descendent of Elizabeth Thompson (1828-1905), is making invaluable contributions. He is totally sharing the results of his ongoing research of this family, for inclusion in this web-site, and is most responsible for it's recent rapid growth. Thanks also go out to: a Descendant Life-Member of The Royal Stuart Society Alan Noble, of Sunderland, County Durham Alan Vickers, of Sunderland, County Durham Albert Richmond Jones, of West Rainton, County Durham Andrew Davison, of South Shields, County Durham Barbara Christie, of Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada Barbara and Jim Jameson, of Monument Colorado Brenda Sadler, of Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire Brian W. L. Tod, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Carl Stanton, of Bunker Hill, Illinois Cindy Hatchett, née Wheelan, of South Africa Clifford Allison Curator & archivist of the archives of the House of Bonn/Bon/Priuli-Bon Dave Tylcoat, of Devon David Randall of Midland, Texas David Rodger, of Guildford, England Elizabeth Ann Townsend, nee Middlemost, of Natal, South Africa Hazel Martin, of Bedfordshire J. Underwood, Sunderland James Pratt, Hungerford, Berkshire James Robert Peters, of St. Louis, Missouri Jean Heron, of Stranraer, Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland Jennifer Anne Dixon, nee Grellis, of Bridport, Dorset Jerrie and Harry Lawson McInvale, of Starkville, Mississippi Joan Beatty (Craymer), of Sydney, Australia Joan Coatsworth, of High Shincliff, County Durham John Fisher Hewlett, and Mrs. Ruth Ure, of Lockington, Victoria, Australia John Green, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire John Stewart, of West Jefferson, North Carolina Judith Telfer, of Washington, County Durham Julianne Pearce, Christchurch, New Zealand Kevin McGuire, of Wakefield Leslie Lynn Marr, of Gimingham, Norfolk M. Jorgensen, of Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada Mark and Julie Stuart-Thompson, of West Sussex Michael Naizby Burkett, of West Kirby on the Wirral Nicholas Thompson Weatheritt, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Peter Richard Mayes of Bloxham, Oxfordshire Philip Heath, of Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand Rhoderick Thomas Francis Guy Dalrymple Doxford Henderson, of Teesdale Robert Wawn Brydon São Paolo, Brazil Russell Carter, Auckland, New Zealand Sandra Harris and the book "The History of Placer County, California" Sid Wood Simon Coatsworth Simon Dessain, of Oxford Steve Kershaw Terrie Bailey, of Bristol Trevor Boning, of Thirn, North Yorkshire Vivian Sederholm, of Ogden, Utah Vivienne Clyde Eckhardt, of London Wendy Moulton I apologize to those I have not mentioned, as the list of contributors constantly grows. In an effort to further validate and document some dates of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, I have included reference data from the GRO (St. Catherine's House) Index (e.g. 1867 3Q Sunderland 10a 585). The information that has been made available to me on the Thompsons, often has some degree of conflicting information. Some information comes from the research of Mr. James W. Corder, available at the Sunderland library. He notes that he received some conflicting information from the records, and diaries, of the major members of this family. So, consider this a best effort record of what I have assembled, to date. If you have information that corrects or adds to what you see here, and wish to share it, please contact me with the information. You can go directly to Robert Thompson and Elizabeth Beaney, and work down through various children, or checkout my Thompson Family Index, or to scan names of any family, you can go to the Name Index. Compiled by George H. Graham Chief Clerk and Webmaster A descendent of Ralph Kirton Thompson (1808-1862). | |||
