John James Thompson

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John was born on Tuesday, 31 August 1869 at the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.² John James Thompson was also known as Jack.³

He married Lydia Mary Carroll, daughter of Peter Carroll and Margaret Dolan, at St. Francis' on Wednesday, 8 January 1896 at Melbourne. He was 26 and his wife Lydia was 24..^1,4 John and Lydia lived at at Waterloo Road in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.⁵

John James Thompson and Lydia Mary Carroll are said to have looked after her mother Margaret after she suffered a stroke.⁵

Alice was eventually tracked down by John James Thompson. She was working as a domestic in rural Victoria and was found with the aid of a Catholic priest.⁵

John died on 30 January 1940 at Melbourne at age 70.²