Lydia Thompson1

#14629, (25 October 1889-)
FatherHenry Hensell Thompson1 (2 Mar 1860-29 Dec 1898)
MotherMargaret Anne Carroll1 (19 Oct 1864-7 Nov 1905)
Last Edited3 Jan 2018
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Lydia was born on Friday, 25 October 1889 at the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Hensell Thompson and Margaret Anne Carroll.1 Lydia Thompson was also known as Lil.1 Lydia Thompson was also known as Lily.1

Her father died 29 December 1898 at the age of 38. Lydia was aged 9 when this happened. She presumably lived with her parents at at corner Reilly and Blanch streets in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood in October 1901.3

Her mother died 7 November 1905 at the age of 41. Lydia was aged 16 when this happened. She had two younger sisters she needed to care for. She was as a shop assistant for Foy and Gibsons.1 She and Herbert Clarence Keys moved to Sydney.1

Lydia Thompson married Herbert Clarence Keys at St. John's on Saturday, 24 April 1915 at the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill.1,4

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1889Birththe Melbourne suburb of Collingwood1,2
1
Occupation1
Move-newSydney1
1915Married Name1,4
1915Marriage at St. John's in the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill1,4

Family

Herbert Clarence Keys (1889-1956)
Child

Citations

  1. [S681] E-mails from Judy Walsh to Tim Hill, 2015- 'Re: Your family tree' - 11 January 2016 at 02:21.
  2. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  3. [S921] The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 8 October, p. 10. , viewed 28 Dec 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192207120
  4. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/… (date and place).