Stanley Miller Thompson

Stanley was the third son of Robert Thompson and Georgiana Andrew, He was born on 1 December 1880. He married Wilhelmine Vera Doxford on 7 June 1906. He served in World War I, and his oufit took part in the landings at Gallipoli, where Stanley was wounded in the leg as soon as he hit the beach. He recovered and was sent home. He had a splendid house, Sockburn Hall, in a bend of the River Tees, near Darlington, which supported a butler and a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. Stanley created The Silver Line, a fleet of cargo ships. The firm was headquartered in Bishopsgate, London, where Stanley also maintained a home, Palmerston House. His business interests also included Stanley & John Thompson Ltd., Stanley & John Thompson (Management) Ltd., St. Helens Steamshipping Company. (1912) Ltd., and Thompson Graham & Co. Ltd.. Stanley died on 6 October 1948, at age 67.
Wilhelmine Vera Doxford 1883-1955
Wilhelmine was born 4 January 1883, the daughter of Sir William Theodore and Margaret (nee Wilkinson) Doxford, shipbuilder. Sir William (1841-1916) was the eldest of four sons, who with their father, William, controlled William Doxford & Sons, Ltd. This was a shipbuilding firm that was larger than the Thompson's. The Doxfords were a very wealthy family at this time. Wilhelmine developed multiple sclerosis soon after she was married and spent the rest of her life in a wheel chair. She died on 7 February 1955, age 72, at Rutson Hospital, Northallerton, Yorkshire.
I have only identified one child:

Annie Vera "Nancy" Born 1 Jul 1907 Married Henry Kenneth Douglas Evans

Birth of Parents

Stanley Miller Thompson

b: 1 Dec 1880 c: 5 Jan 1881 Monkwearmouth, Venerable Bede Parish, County Durham
son of Robert and Georgiana Thompson of West House, Fulwell, shipbuilder
1881 1Q Sunderland 10a 653

Wilhelmine Vera Doxford

b: 4 Jan 1883 St. Michael's, Bishopwearmouth 1883 1Q Houghton 10a 462
daughter of William Theodore and Margaret Doxford, Shipbuilder

Marriage

7 Jun 1906
Stanley Miller Thompson (25)
Wilhelmine Vera Doxford (23)

Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth 1906 2Q Sunderland 10a 1196
Bachelor, Shipbroker, Hampstead, Father: Robert Thompson, Shipbuilder
Spinster, Elms West and Grindon Hall, Father: Sir William Theodore Doxford, Knight
after Banns, Wit: Georgiana Thompson, Theodore Doxford, John W. Thompson, Mary Thompson, Margaret Doxford

The Times, Monday, Jun 11, 1906 MARRIAGE

Thompson : Doxford - On the 7th June, at Christ Church, Sunderland by the Rev. C. G. Hopkinson, M.A., (Vicar of Christ Church), assisted by the Rev. W. M. Teape, (Vicar of South Hylton) and the Rev. H. Greatorex, (Rector of Over Dinsdale). Stanley Miller Thompson, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson, of Over Dinsdale Hall, Darlington, to Wilhelmine Vera Doxford, youngest daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Doxford, of Grindon Hall, Sunderland.


Sockburn Hall today Read about efforts to save this historic building

Children

Annie Vera "Nancy" Thompson

b: 1 Jul 1907 1907 3Q Houghton 10a 544
daughter of Stanley Miller Thompson and Wilhelmine Vera Doxford

Death

Stanley Miller Thompson

Died 6 October 1948, Age 67, after a long illness, 1948 4Q Durham W. 1a 718
The body was cremated. The ashes were placed in Sockburn Church, Girsby, Near Darlington.

The Times, Thursday, Oct 7, 1948 DEATHS

Thompson - On October 6, 1948, at Sockburn Hall, Neasham, Darlington, Stanley Miller Thompson, beloved husband of Vera, Cremation tomorrow (Friday) Private. Memorial service, 2:30 p.m. the same day, Sockburn Church, Girsby. Memorial service London, date announced later.

The Times, Saturday, Oct 9, 1948 COURT CIRCULAR

A Memorial Service for Mr. Stanley Miller Thompson will be held in St. Margaret Pattens, Rood Lane, E.C., at 2:15 p.m. on Friday October 15.

Summary of the Will of Mr. Stanley Miller Thompson of Sockburn Hall, near Darlington, County Durham, and of Palmerston House, Bishopsgate, London, Shipowner			1880 - 1948 Dated 5 June 1948 (His estate totaled £ 141,850 17s 6d)
Trustees and Executors: Wife, Wilhelmine Vera Thompson, the Right Honourable Thomas Sivewright, Baron Catto of Cairnoatto of Holmbury St. Mary, near Dorking, in the county of Surrey Horace Pratt Hamp, of 6 Alvanley Court, Finchley Road, Hampstead, in the county of Middlesex, William Arthur Shapland, of 51 Oakfield Court Crouch End, in the County of Middlesex
Trustees	Except Wife	£200
My Wife	Wilhelmine Vera	All my personal chattels, and the income from my residuary estate, for life.
Daughter	Annie Vera Evans	After the death of my wife, one half of the income from my residuary estate.
Grandchildren	Rosemary Evans Owen Evans	The income from a Deed of Settlement dated the 6th day of May 1942
Servants	Ralph Lynas Albert Bywater John Young William Pybus All others	£200 £200 £200 £50 £5/year of service

Associate Horace Pratt Hamp An option to purchase 2,000 shares of Stanley & John Thompson Ltd. stock
CODICIL TO WILL DATED 5 JUNE 1948 Revokes offer of stock option to Horace Pratt Hamp

Death

Wilhelmine Vera Doxford

Died 7 Feb 1955 Age 72, Rutson Hospital, Yorkshire 1955 1Q Northallerton 1b 928
The body was cremated. The ashes were placed in Sockburn Church, Girsby, Near Darlington.

The Times, Tuesday, Feb 8, 1955 DEATHS

Thompson - On Feb. 7, 1955 peacefully, WILHELMINA VERA THOMPSON, of The Hall, Egglescliffe, Stockton-on Tees, widow of Stanley M. Thompson, of Sockburn Hall, Darlington. Funeral arrangements later.

The Times, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1955 DEATHS

Thompson - On Feb. 7, 1955, WILHELMINA VERA THOMPSON, Cremation private. Memorial service tomorrow (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at Egglescliffe Church. Flowers to Egglescliffe Hall, near Stockton-on-Tees.

Summary of the Will of Wilhelmine Vera Thompson of The Hall, Egglescliffe, near Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, formerly of Sockburn Hall, near Darlington, County Durham, Widow		1883 - 1955 Dated 21 July 1954 (Her estate totaled £ 11,282 17s 0d)
Trustees and Executors: Daughter, Annie Vera Evans, Grand-daughter Rosemary Evans, the Right Honourable Thomas Sivewright, Baron Catto of Cairncatto, William Arthur Shapland, of 17 St. Helen's Place, Bishopsgate, London
Trustees	Except Daughter	£100
Daughter	Annie Vera Evans	The capital and income from my residuary estate. If she should not survive me, then to all her children, in equal shares.
Grand-sons	Christopher Gwilym Douglas Evans Kenneth Vaughn Douglas Evans	Each, a £ 400 annuity until age 21, for maintenance, education, and benefit.
Maid Chauffeur Gardener Daily servant	Emily Gwendoline Lynas Ralph Lynas John Young Elizabeth Atkinson other servants	£200 £200 £200 £20 £5/year of service

SPECIAL THANKS to Leslie Lynn Marr, of Gimingham, Norfolk, a nephew of Stanly Thompson, for some special insights into the lives of this family.