THOMAS THOMPSON SR
Born December 19, 1841 in St. Pauls Dist, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Died - March 31, 1921 at 1280 Grant St., Denver, Colorado
Buried - April 4, 1921 Block 15, Lot 55, Space 23 Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
Married Susan Harvey on July 9, 1865 in Northend, Fulham, Middlesex, England
There has probably been more research done in our family on this particular great grandfather than most any other individual. Thanks to John and Carolyn Hunter this past year, we now know a lot more of his family in England.
Thomas Thompson was the son of Frederick Thompson and Sarah Randall. Frederick was a master craftsman, first of umbrellas and then of trunks. He must have encouraged Thomas to learn a trade. Although we have not identified for sure when or where Thomas took his apprenticeship, by 1865 he was working as a confectioner when he married Susan Harvey. And in 1866 when their first child, Thomas, was born, he was working as a confectioner.
They immigrated to the U.S.A. around 1870 or 1871. We have not yet found their immigration/naturalization records. Family history says that Thomas worked as a chef for the Harvey Houses which was a restaurant chain established along the route of the Santa Fe Railroad. They were supposedly in Cook County (Chicago), Illinois when their son William J. Thompson was born, and in Washington County, Iowa when Frederick James was born. My father always said they lost a child on the ship coming over who is buried at sea. We may someday be able to verify that. However, the 1900 census below shows only three children born to Susan, with three living. Chicago was the Home Office of the Harvey Houses I believe. The Harvey Houses did not begin until 1876, however. And that was in Topeka, Kansas. Once we locate personnel records in the archives of the Fred Harvey Collection Archives, we can establish just when our Thomas worked and when. I have the address of the archives for the Harvey House Foundation, which by the way founded by a Frederick Harvey from England. I suspect that Frederick Harvey was a relation to Susan Harvey but have not proved it. What I hope to find at the Harvey House Archives is Thomas Thompson employment records and perhaps a genealogy of Frederick Harvey.
We have finally found Susan and their three sons in the 1880 census - they were living in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. Thomas, however, was working as a cook in the Grand Capitol Hotel in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. My brother wrote that they came to Colorado in 1882 when they homesteaded the Thompson Ranch in Arapahoe County (now Adams County), just north of Westminster, Colorado. That is where I found them in the 1885 census. The 1890 census for Colorado, as most of the nation's census, was lost later. We have them in 1900 and 1920. The Denver City Directory has them through 1920. In 1921, Susan is listed as a widow. And the 1921 Denver City Directory was the only one that listed deaths in the previous year. Thomas Thompson is listed as dying on March 31, 1921.
Dad always said that Thomas had worked as a chef until a boreweevil got into one of his ears and bore a hole in the eardrum, leaving him deaf in one ear. He could not hear the orders as they were called to him, and he had to quit cooking. There is much research to do yet on his life.
One other story that Dad always told about Thomas was that at one point he was cooking for the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. I have yet to find their company records. However, the thought has crossed my mind that perhaps Dad had his wires crossed a little. When Thomas Jr. was born in 1866 in Lily Terrace, Warwich Row, Kensington, England, Thomas Sr. was a confectioner. That particular address on a early London area map is actually about one block from Buckingham Palace. I was recently sent the address to write at Buckingham Palace for a search of the palace records, not only of employees but independent business people who dealt with the palace which a confectioner might possibly have been.
BIRTH RECORD
| THOMAS THOMPSON Born at 1:00 p.m. December 19, 1841 on King St., Sub Dist St. Paul's Hammersmith, Middlesex, England to Frederick Thompson, umbrella maker and Sarah Randell. Registered January 6, 1842. Scanned image of birth record |
MARRIAGE RECORD
| (found in Registration Distr of
Kensington July 9, 1865 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Northend, Fulham in the County of Middlesex Thomas Thompson 22 Bachelor Confectioner Susan Harvey 22 Spinster no occupation listed both listed as living at 24 Cumberland Crescent Thomas' father: Frederick Thompson, Trunk Maker Susan's father: James Harvey, laborer Thomas Thompson and Susan Harvey signed their own names James Harvey signed his mark as a witness Sarah Thompson signed her name as the other witness |
CENSUS
| 1880 U.S. Census, Sedalia,
County of Pettis, Missouri Page 249A, FHL Film 1254708 National Archives Film T9-0708 THOMPSON, Susan- Female Married White Keeps house Age 34 Born England
1880 U.S. Census, South Bend, Indiana KRILL, Henry C. Self Grand Capitol Hotel M M W 51 born Eng, parents born Eng
|
| 1885 State of Colorado Census,
County of Arapahoe (taken June 1, 1885):Dwelling # 644
Family #658 THOMPSON, Thomas White Male Age 40 farmer England
|
| 1900 U.S. CENSUS, Denver,
Arapahoe County, Colorado 1332 S. 13th St., Household 91, Family 53 THOMPSON, Susan Mother W F June 1843 56 Md 35 yrs 3 children, 3 living; born Eng; parents born England; imm. 1872 - naturalized, here for 25 years; could read/write I believe this is an addition to the census as a "skip" or missed entry at time of writing. Note the address is the same as below. |
| 1900 U.S. Census, Denver,
Arapahoe County, Colorado 1332 South 13th St. Household 91, Family 53 THOMPSON, Thomas Head W M May 1866 34 Md 5 y Born in England, parents born England; Immi 1870, here 30 yr naturalized; cook
|
| 1910 US CENSUS, Precinct 3,
Denver, Denver County, Colorado Enum Dist 200, enum 20 April 1920 Page 152 Household 151/153 180 Osceola St. THOMPSON, Thomas MW 66 Md 45 y Eng Eng Eng 1870 Gardner Owns o/a
|
| 1920 U.S. Census, Denver, County
of Denver, Colorado 1305 Delaware, Household 60, Family 110 THOMPSON, Thomas Head W M 76 Md; Immi 1870 Nat 1876; could read/write; born Eng, speaks Eng; father born Eng, spoke Eng; mother born Eng, spoke Eng; no occupation
|
OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS
DEATH NOTICE IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS April 2, 1921, page 14 THOMPSON - Thomas Thompson, age 77, at the residence 1280 Grant St., husband of Susan Thompson and father of William Thompson. Services will be held from the Olinger Chapel Monday, April 4 at 2:30 p.m. Interment at Crown Hill. Note: the residence 1280 Grant St. was where son William Thompson and family lived in the 1920 census and probably still did. CROWN HILL CEMETERY RECORDS Block 15, Lot 55, Space 23 - in a row of single graves, Interment Number 9245. Arrangements were made by William Thompson. Cause of death listed by Olingers was Cirrhosis of Liver. However, his official death certificate below says Carcinoma of liver. No autopsy performed. Thomas Thompson Sr is buried in a nearby grave at Crown Hill, along with Thomas Jr.'s wife Anna. Click here to view. NEW Copy of list of graves in his Block - click here. DEATH CERTIFICATE Bureau of Vital Statistics (Note: original number on copy is not readable except for last number - 5) 1. Place of Death - Denver 2. Full Name - Thomas Thompson
3. Sex - Male 4. Color or Race - White 5. Married 5a. Wife's name - Susan 6. Date - 12-19-1843 * 7. Age - 77 8. Occupation - Cook 9. Birthplace - London, England 10. Name of Father - Unknown 11. Birthplace of Father - England 12. Maiden Name of Mother - Susan Harvey ** 13. Birthplace of Mother - England 14. Informant - William Thompson, 1280 Grant St. 15. Filed 4-2-21 F. M. Leach, Registrar 16. Date of Death - March 31, 1921 17. I hereby certify, that I attended deceased from March 11, 1921 to March 29, 1921, that I last saw him alive on March 29, 1921 and that death occurred on March 31 at 1:17 p.m. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
18. Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? Left blank
19. Place of burial, cremation or removal - Crown Hill
20. Undertaker - Olinger, 2600 16th St., Denver Notes: * - We have the birth document from England, and it says December 19, 1841 ** - Obviously, the informant (William Thompson) gave "his" mother's name of Susan Harvey rather than Thomas' mother's name. |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA # 29-057659 Local # 12219 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - VITAL STATISTICS Standard Certificate of Death Place of Death - Dist No. 190 County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles No. 2652 Orchard St. SUSAN H. THOMPSON Sex - female / Color - Cauc/ Widowed Name of Husband - Thomas Thompson Date of Birth - June 21, 1844 Age 85 y 4 m 24 d Occupation - at home Birthplace - England Name of Father - Harvey/ Birthplace of Father - England Maiden name of Mother - Wilson/Birthplace of Mother - England Length of Residence at place of Death 1 y 6 m/ in Calif - 1 y 6 m Date of Death - November 15, 1929 Physicians Certification: I hereby certify that I attended deceased from Nov 1, 1929 to Nov 15, 1929; that I last saw her alive on Nov 1 1929 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:00 p.m.. The Cause of Death was as follows: Respiratory Failure, contributory - old age. No operation, no autopsy. Based on clinical diagnosis. Signed by Nelson Wyonny?? 11-16-1929, Walnut Park, California Informant - Wm Thompson, 2652 Orchard St. Place of Burial Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver on Nov 18, 1929 Undertaker - Roy Klinker, Huntington Park, California License #1240 Registered Nov 18, 1929 by George Parrish, M.D. by F. W. Peterson, |
CHILDREN OF THOMAS THOMPSON AND SUSAN HARVEY
Thomas Thompson - born May 05, 1866 in Potters Bar, South Mimms, Middlesex County, England (residence of parents was Lily Terrace, Warwich Row, Kensington - Potters Bar was where his maternal grandparents lived)
Died January 03, 1930 in Denver, Colorado
Buried in Block 14, Lot 313, Section 7, Crown Hill Cemetary, Denver, Colo with his mother, Susan Harvey Thompson
Married Anna Isaac on February 02, 1898 in Denver, Colorado
Anna was born in May 1868 and died on February 17, 1920 in Denver, Colorado. I have her estate papers. They show her husband Thomas her sole heir. They apparently did not have any children, or they had some who did not live. I have not located where Anna is buried.
Photos of Thomas and Anna Thompson
See separate page.
William J. Thompson - born September 18, 1872 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Died July 18, 1957 in Denver, Colorado
Buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
Married Vivian R. Thompson (also known as Allou W. Thompson). We do not know the date, but believe they might have been married in Akron, Washington County, Colorado.
See separate page.
Frederick James Thompson - born March 13, 1875 in Washington County, Iowa
Died February 07, 1942 in Denver, Colorado
Buried in the Thompson Family Plot in Crown Hill Cemetery
Married Agnes Templeton Meikle on June 21, 1897 in Broomfield, Boulder County, Colorado at the home of Mary Meikle Wright, sister of Agnes' father.
See separate page.
Male Infant Thompson - born on ship between England and the USA around 1870. Has not been confirmed.
PHOTO ALBUM
Thomas and Susan Thompson with F. J.'s children
Thomas, Susan and William Thompson with granddaughter Vivyan
Page Created April 25, 2000 by Mary Thompson Saban
Copyright 2000-2006 All Rights Reserved
Return to Thompson in Colorado Homepage
Return to Saban Thompson Homepage
Return to Family History Resource Page
Return to General Family History Resources
Page Last Updated Friday, July 24, 2009
