Charles Tompson

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iain Frazier on 21st December 2023

Family connections for Charles (Tompson) are: TOMPSON Charles (T(h)ompson) son of Charles (Tompson) & Martha Louisa (Webster) was born about 1784 & christened on 12 5 1784 at St Phillips CofE Birmingham Warwickshire; he became a gentleman. He was tried for stealing 2library books of Mr (Bingham) of Warwick, in March 1802, at Warwick Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on COROMANDEL; he could read & write & was assigned to the office of Commissioner (Palmer). He quickly had shops in Pitt St & Hunter St selling bread & meat to returning ships & books. He was granted land which he called 'Birmingham'. He may have been living here when he married firstly Elizabeth (Boggis age14) on 8 6 1806 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was issued his freedom ticket on 16 2 1811.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Boggis) was born on 3 2 1792 on Norfolk Island. She is recorded in 1795 as on stores on Norfolk Island. She was placed in an orphanage & is recorded at Female Orphanage School Sydney in 1802. She died on 19 3 1822 age30 & was buried at Sydney burial ground St Phillips CofE with her mother in the (Tompson) plot. Details of Elizabeth (Boggis)s family are given in entry for William (Boggis SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. Charles (T(h)ompson) & Elizabeth (Boggis) produced 7children: mainly boys 1.Charles (Tompson) was born on 26 6 1807 & baptised on 26 7 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He became Australia's first native-born poet. He married 2nd cousin Hannah (Morris) on 12 4 1830 at St Matthews CofE Sydney. He died on 5 1 1883 age75. ..Hannah (Morris) was born on 30 7 1803 & baptised on 5 8 1804 age1 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 12 1 1874 age70. ..Details of Hannah (Morris)s family are given just under. 2.Martha Louise (Tompson) was born on 4 8 1810 & baptised on 6 8 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 24 10 1826 age16. 3.Frederick (T(h)ompson) was born on 4 5 1812 & baptised on 6 5 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 24 12 1812 age7m & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 4.Frederick Anslow (T(h)ompson) was born on 12 12 1814 & baptised on 15 1 1815 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He became known as father of Wagga Wagga. He died on 8 5 1844 age69. 5.Eliza Harris (Tompson) was born on 14 5 1817. She died on 31 12 1879 age62. 6.Edwin Harvey (T(h)ompson) was born on 2 10 1819 & baptised on 14 11 1819 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 29 3 1893 age72. 7.Alfred Fulton (Thompson) was born on 21 7 1821 & baptised on 13 8 1821 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He died on 11 7 1889 age68-. .. >>>Charles (T(h)ompson) sold 'Birmingham' in order to purchase 700acres called 'Clydesdale' near Marsden Park in 1819. He married secondly Jane (Morris her second marriage) on 25 9/10 1822 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 10 1 1871 age87 father of 15children at home 'Clydesdale' 18 Church St Surrey Hills of debility from old age & was buried at CofE section Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. Jane (Morris) was born on 6 8 1794 & baptised on 14 9 1794 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married firstly at age16 Charles (Armytage his second marriage) on 13 12 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. On 5 6 1813 she was issued power of attorney for her husband during his absence in England. She died on 29 10 1871 age77 mother of 11children. Details of Jane (Morris)s family are given in entry for Robert (Bogg GENERAL HEWITT 1814) on this Website. Charles (Thompson) Jane (Morris) produced 8children: 1.Emma Hannah (Thompson) was born on 14 8 1823 & baptised on 14 9 1823 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 25 6 1860 age36. 2.Ferdinand Macquarie (Thompson) was born on 23 5 1825 & baptised on 26 3 1826 at St Matthews CofE Sydney. 3.Jane Elizabeth (Thompson) was born on 22 6 1827 & baptised on 28 7 1827 at St Matthews CofE Sydney. She died on 4 1 1895 age67. 4.Ann Louisa (Thompson) was born on 11 8 1829 & baptised on 31 1 1830 at St Matthews CofE Sydney. She died in 1903 age73?. 5.-8.??? (Thompson) REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Beth Taylor on 29th July 2019

10 Jan 1871 - Charles TOMPSON Snr died at "Clydesville" 18 Church St., Surry Hills, aged about 87 of "debility from old age". He was buried in the C of E Section at Rookwood Cem. (Section 4, No. 1380)

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ADELE WHITMORE on 9th December 2012

Convicted for stealing 2 library books belonging to Mr Bingham in Warwick, in March 1802. He was christened 12th May 1784 at St Phillips C/E Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to son of Charles TOMPSON and Martha Louisa (nee Webster) Died 10th January 1871 at his home "Clydesville" 18 Church Street, Surry Hills NSW. Was buried 11th Jan. at Rookwood Cemetery. On arrival in Sydney, as he was a well educated young man, able to read and write, he was employed in the Office of Commissioner Palmer. He later had shops in Pitt and Hunter streets, selling bread, meat etc. to convict ships needing supplies for their return journey's he even had his own Book Shop. He was granted land which he called "Birmingham" at Penrith NSW, but Jamison owned the land surrounding it, so he sold that to Jamison, and purchased 700 acres in 1819 called "Clydesdale" near Marsden Park, on way to Windsor. He ticket of emancipation was granted 16th Feb. 1811. He was the first ticket of leave man to marry a woman free-born in the colony, Elizabeth Boggis, the daughter of William Boggis (First Fleet Convict)& Elizabeth Smith (2nd Fleet - alias Carr. Elizabeth Boggis b. 3rd Feb. 1792 on Norfolk Island, married Charles TOMPSON 8th June 1806 at St Phillips Church, Sydney, they had 7 children, Charles Tompson Jnr was known as the first Native-born Poet, and another son Frederick Anslow Tompson was known as the Father of Wagga Wagga NSW (This is the line I descend from} Elizabeth died in 1822 and Charles Married his business partner's widow, Jane Armytage (nee Morris) on 25th Sept. 1822 at St John's Parramatta by the Rev. Samuel Marsden. Charles had 6 surviving children, Jane had 3, and they had another 8 children.