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Douglas Errol Hay Thompson      1890-1932
Errol Hay was born 21 January 1890 of Joseph Lowes and Emma (Herring) Thompson, at Sunderland. He married Florence Marjori Robson in 1920. They were divorced. He then married Betty Kathleen Riach Norris on 31 May 1932. He died less than three months later.
Florence Marjori Robson           1900-       (1st Wife)
Florence Marjori was born about 1900, the daughter of Isaac Robson and Florence Gertrude Wookey, at Stockton on Tees, County Durham.
I have found the following children:
Joan Kathleen Born 1 Oct 1921   Whitburn  
Florence Patricia Noel No Data   Whitburn  
Birth of Parents
Douglas Errol Hay Thompson b: 21 Jan 1890  c: 24 Apr 1890  Holy Trinity, Southwick, County Durham
son of Joseph Lowes and Emma (Herring) Thompson, 15 Thornhill Terrace, Shipbuilder

Florence Marjori Robson b: abt 1900           Stockton on Tees, County Durham     1900 1Q Stockton 10a 78
daughter of Isaac Robson and Florence Gertrude Wookey

First Marriage
17 Feb 1920
Errol Hay Thompson
Florence Marjori Robson 		All Saints, Preston-on-Tees, Holy Trinity Parish, Stockton
son of Joseph Lowes Thompson, Shipbuilder
daughter of Isaac Robson, Eaglescliffe     1920 1Q Stockton 10a 153

  Newspaper
 18 February 1920      MARRIAGE
Yesterday afternoon, at the District Church of All Saints', Preston-on Tees, in the parish of Holy Trinity, Stockton, the wedding took place of Mr. Errol H. Thompson, shipbuilder, only son of Mr. Joseph L. Thompson (Chairman of Messrs. Robert Thompson and Sons, Ltd., Southwick Yard and Bridge Dockyard), and Mrs. Thompson of The Croft, Sunderland, to Miss Marjorie Robson, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robson, of Eaglescliffe. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. R. F. Drury, Vicar of Darlington, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Purvis, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Stockton, and the Rev. H. Saxton, curate of All Saints'. ............. Miss Kathleen Robson, sister of the bride, acted as chief bridesmaid. The best man was Major G. A. Briggs, of Waterfield, Chiddingfold.
    [ Marriage of Errol H. Thompson & Florence M. Robson registered 1920 1Q Stockton 10a 153 ]

  Newspaper
 18 February 1920      MARRIAGE
At All Saints Church, Preston-on Tees, on the 17th inst. by the Rev. R. F. Drury, M.A., Vicar of Darlington, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Purvis, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Stockton, Errol Hay, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Thompson, of Sunderland, to Marjorie, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robson, of Eaglescliffe.

Children
Joan Kathleen Thompson b: 1 Oct 1921 Whitburn, County Durham
daughter of Errol Hay Thompson and Florence Marjori Robson   1821 4Q S. Shields 10a 1846

  Newspaper
 1 October 1921      BIRTH   [Joan K. Thompson]
At Whitburn House, Whitburn, on the 1st inst., to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Thompson, a daughter.

Florence Patricia Noel Thompson No Date Whitburn, County Durham
daughter of Errol Hay Thompson and Florence Marjori Robson


Errol Hay and Florence Marjori were Divorced.    (No Date)


Betty Kathleen Riach Norris     1904-   (2nd Wife)
Betty was born about 1904, the daughter of William Davidson, Solicitor. She first married Alfred Henry Norris. That marriage ended in divorce.
I am not aware of any children:

Birth of New Wife
Betty Kathleen Riach Norris b: abt 1904
daughter of William Davidson

Second Marriage
31 May 1932
Errol Hay Thompson (42)
Betty Kathleen Riach Norris (28) 		The Register Office, Kensington, London
Shipbuilder, 2 Alfred Place SW4, Father: Joseph Lowes Thompson (Deceased), Shipbuilder
2 Alfred Place SW4, Father: William Davidson (Deceased), Solicitor,
Witnesses: C. A. Davidson, L. W. Fysen

Death
Errol Hay Thompson Died 13 Aug 1932,  Age 42,   Cleabarrow Cottage, Windemere, Westmorland County
of Whitburn House, Whitburn
Buried at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery

Summary of the Will of Mr. Errol Hay Thompson
of Whitburn House, near Sunderland, County Durham		 1890 - 1932       Dated 28 May 1932
(His estate totaled £44,789 12s 6d)
Trustees and Executors: William Hugh Robson, of Chaplel Allerton, Yorkshire
George Edward Wilkinson, Solicitor,
of 1 Mosely Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
  The Trustees: £250 each
Wife: Betty Kathleen Riach (Norris) Thompson £500
All articles of household or personal use
One share of my Residual Trust Fund, until death or remarriage
Daughters: Joan Kathleen Thompson
Florence Patricia Noel Thompson		 Annuities of £200 until marriage, or age 25, when they are each entitled to one share in my residual estate
Their mother: Florence Marjori Thompson Annuity of £200 until death or remarriage
Witnessed by: Noel Wilkin, Mullincourt, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Company Secretary
Charles J. Pearson, Bath Club, London, W1, Librarian
This will was conditional upon the marriage with Betty Kathleen Riach Norris, which did take place.

Death
Betty Kathleen Riach (Norris) Thompson No Data

The last contract of Robert Thompson & Sons
They built two large motor trawlers, the Descobridor and the Corte Real, for a Portuguese firm. They were launched in April and May 1931, and were the largest motor trawlers in the world, each of 1,550 tons deadweight. The crews were actually signed on when the Portuguese firm defaulted. The vessels had cost £100,000 to build, and Thompsons were faced with a heavy loss. The trawlers lay idle in the river for many months, and eventually were taken over by a syndicate and afterwards sold to a French firm.


After the death of Errol Hay Thompson in 1932, and the closing of the Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick yard, the Bridge Dockyard was closed and dismantled in 1933.