Thompson

Thompson’s of Kirkbymoorside

The Thompson family were farming Kirkbymoorside, aka Kirkby Moorside, for generations before our 3rd Great Grandparents, Bethel THOMPSON (1800-1872) married…

9 months ago

Matthias Wisker & The Golden Spectacles

250 years ago, our 5th Great Grandfather, Matthias WISKER (1742-1829), purchased a glass grinding and scientific instrument manufacturer in Spurriergate,…

11 months ago

William Porter & The Driffield Navigation

The Blue Bell Inn sits opposite River Head, at the northern end of the Driffield Navigation. The landlord in the…

1 year ago

Ralph Ryder & The Black Bear

"You can take a man out of Yorkshire but you cannot take Yorkshire out of a man." You can always…

1 year ago

Henry Loftus Wisker & Penal Transportation

Today, a convict ancestor is a matter of pride for Australians. It provides a connection to the earliest pioneer (and…

1 year ago

William Thompson & The Mounted Home Guard

Our Great Grandfather, William THOMPSON (1891-1964), led the charge! “England’s only mounted section of the Home Guard, which nightly patrols…

2 years ago

H Robert Thompson & Vickers Wellington

Sergeant H Robert Thompson, Royal Canadian Air Force, was serving with 14 OTU at RAF Market Harborough, training as a…

2 years ago

Robert Thompson & SS Empire Spring

Leading Signalman Robert Thompson, aged 24, served as one of six Royal Navy staff aboard the CAM Ship, SS Empire…

2 years ago

Thomas Hill & Raindale Mill

In 1966 Raindale Mill was relocated from Raindale, near Pickering, to York and reconstructed stone by stone at the Castle…

2 years ago

Jim Thompson’s South American Adventure

James "Jim" Thompson (1881-?), our Great Granduncle, took a leap of faith in September 1907. Married in York just four…

3 years ago

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