Private 30663 John Thompson

Family details:
Married to Jane Elizabeth Ackers on 9 July 1892. Nine children: John (b. 1894), Harriet (1895-1899), Esther (b. 1896), Rose (1898-1899), Catherine (1900-1904), Lily (1902-1903), Anne (b. 1904), Catherine (b. 1905) and Joseph (b. 1907).

Census details:
1881: John Thompson (age 9, scholar) living at 36 Lowe Street, Windle, with father Samuel Thompson (age 32, general labourer), mother Sarah Thompson (age 30), sister Emma Thompson (age 11, scholar), brother Samuel Thompson (age 6, scholar), sister Rose Thompson (age 3, scholar), brother Joseph Thompson (age 2, scholar) and brother William Thompson (age 5 months). 1891: John Thompson (age 19, apprentice in glassmaking) living at 67 Stanhope Street, Windle, with father Samuel Thompson (age 48, labourer in glassworks), mother Sarah Thompson (age 46), sister Emma Thompson (age 22), brother Samuel Thompson (age 17, apprentice in glassmaking), sister Rose Thompson (age 15, staining room at glassworks), brother William Thompson (age 11, scholar), sister Catherine Thompson (age 8, scholar), sister Elizabeth Thompson (age 6, scholar), brother Richard Thompson (age 4, scholar), brother James Thompson (age 2) and brother John J Thompson (age 2 months). 1901: John Thompson (age 30, sheet glass worker) living at 4/3 Court, Duke Street, St Helens, with wife Lizzie Thompson (age 28), son John Thompson (age 6), daughter Esther Thompson (age 4) and daughter Catherine Thompson (age 1). 1901 (alternate): John Thompson (age 30, sheet glass blower) living at 40 Hamer Street, St Helens, with father Samuel Thompson (age 52, clerk), mother Sarah Thompson (age 50), sister Lizzie Thompson (age 17), brother William Thompson (age 21, cab driver), brother Richard Thompson (age 15), brother James Thompson (age 6), boarder Joseph Ackers (age 21, sheet glass blower) and boarder Elizabeth Guckenheim (age 76, widow). 1911: John Thompson (age 41, labourer colliery above ground) living at 25 Hardy Street, St Helens, with wife Lizzie Thompson (age 38), son John Thompson (age 18, black glass blower's minder), daughter Esther Thompson (age 15, domestic servant), daughter Annie Thompson (age 8), daughter Kate Thompson (age 6) and son Joseph Thompson (age 4).

Notes:
Discharged on 25 October 1917, no longer physically fit for war service (arteriosclerosis, malaria). Not commemorated by CWGC.