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1838 Born in Sedgley, son of William and Susanna Thompson
1881 William Thompson 43, Master Iron Worker Employing 49 Men 5 boys, lived in Wolverhampton with Ellen Thompson 46, and his nephew John Cheadle 25, ironworker, bucket maker[1]
In charge of the Highfields works of John Thompson
1911 William Thompson 73, retired boiler maker, lived in Wolverhampton with Ellen Thompson 76[2]
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