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Joshua Rodham Thompson                 1823-1885
Joshua was born about 1823, the son of Thomas Thompson and Ann Rodham, at South Shields, County Durham.
Barbara ?                                             1829-
Barbara was born about 1829, in South Hylton, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
Annie Born abt 1851   South Hylton Married John Wigham
Birth of Parents
Joshua Rodham Thompson b: abt 1823  c: 26 Oct 1823       St. Hilda's, South Shields, County Durham
son of Thomas Thompson and Ann Rodham

Barbara ? b: abt 1829         Hylton, County Durham

1841 Census  
 7 June 1841 Ford, Sunderland, County Durham
      Born in this County?    
Joshua Rodham
Joshua Thomson		 Age 40
Age 17 		Grocer Yes
Yes		   abt 1800
abt 1823

Marriage
No Date
Joshua Rodham Thompson
Barbara ?

1851 Census HO/107/2395 31 March 1851 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
 
Joshua Thompson
Barbara (Wife) 		Age 26
Age 24 		Shipwright South Shields
Hylton 		Durham
Durham 		abt 1823
abt 1829

Children
Ann Thompson b: abt 1851               South Hylton, County Durham             1851 1Q Sunderland 24 _09
daughter of Joshua Rodham Thompson and Barbara ?

1861 Census RG9-3770 8 April 1861 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
 
Joshua Thompson
Barbara (Wife)
Annie 		Age 37
Age 32
Age 9 		Grocer South Shields
Hylton
Hylton 		Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1823
abt 1829
abt 1851

1871 Census RG10-5003 3 April 1871 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
South Hylton
Joshua Thompson
Barbara (Wife)
Annie 		Age 45
Age 41
Age 19 		Grocer & Postmaster South Shields
Hylton
Hylton 		Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1823
abt 1829
abt 1851

1881 Census RG11-4992 4 April 1881 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
34 High Street
Joshua Thompson
Barbara (Wife) 		Age 55
Age 51 		Grocer & Provision Dealer South Shields
South Hylton 		Durham
Durham 		abt 1823
abt 1829

Death
Joshua Rodham Thompson Died 21 Aug 1885, Age 60,     South Hylton     1885 3Q Sunderland 10a 269
Shipwright, Grocer & Postmaster

1891 Census RG12-4132 6 April 1891 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
41 High Street
Barbara Thompson (Widow)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 61 Living on own means South Hylton Durham abt 1829

Death
Barbara (?) Thompson No Data

SPECIAL THANKS  to , of Bedfordshire, UK, a descendant of Elizabeth Thompson (1809-1863), for many of the details provided above.