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Harold Thompson

Male 1897 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold Thompson was born on 15 Feb 1897 in Town Lane, Whittle le Woods.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Weaver, boatman, chemical worker

    Notes:

    Mother's maiden name Reid in birth record.
    Reminiscences of Harold's life as a boatman appear in a 'Looking Back' item in Clogs & Gansey, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society newsletter (No 57, Autumn 2023) - including a whimsical tale about the origin of his mother-in-law's pub name in Grimshaw Park (see notes in her record, Sarah Alice Greenwood, nee Halstead).

    Harold married Annie Greenwood on 1 Mar 1921 in Christ Church, Blackburn. Annie (daughter of George Greenwood and Sarah Alice Halstead) was born on 13 Jul 1897 in Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Kenneth Thompson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1927 in Blackburn.
    2. 3. Eva Thompson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1930 in Blackburn.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Kenneth Thompson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born on 10 Mar 1927 in Blackburn.

  2. 3.  Eva Thompson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born on 17 Sep 1930 in Blackburn.



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