| Name |
Ann HARRISON |
| Birth |
12 Apr 1783 |
Hartlepool, Co. Durham  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Baptism |
11 Jul 1783 |
St. Hilda's, Hartlepool |
| Residence |
24 Nov 1811 |
No. 10 Maidenhead Court, Shadwell, London |
| Residence |
31 Jul 1814 |
76 Shakespear's Walk, Shadwell, London |
| Residence |
25 Dec 1816 |
6 Spring Street, Shadwell, London |
| Occupation |
02 May 1831 |
Old Charity School, South Shields [2] |
| Appointed Schoolmistress, with a salary of £15 per annum. This was raised the following year to £18 per annum, which she was still receiving in 1839. |
|
| Census |
07 Jun 1841 |
Tyne Street, South Shields [3] |
| Schoolmistress. Living alone. |
| Age: 50+ |
| Census |
30 Mar 1851 |
80 King Street, South Shields [1] |
| Age: 67 |
| Census |
07 Apr 1861 |
23 Coronation Street, South Shields [2] |
| Retired Schoolmistress |
| Age: 80 |
- Living with daughter, Elizabeth Rowntree.
|
| Death |
- 3 Candidates in GRO Register:
Q1 1863 South Shields 10a 340
Q1 1863 South Shields 10a 329
Q1 1865 South Shields 10a 352
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| Notes |
- According to Ella Farrage, Ann Thompson was in 1778 the first mistress of the Old Charity School, South Shields at a salary of 8-8-0. In fact the minutes of the school trustees show that it was an Elizabeth Peacock who was appointed in 1779 at the said salary. She served at least until 1815, and a Mrs Fowler took over in 1824.
Mrs Ann Thompson was appointed as Mistress to the School on 2nd May 1831 at a salary of £15 per annum. This was raised the following year to £18 per annum, a salary she was still receiving in 1839.
The minute books also record the help given in 1831 and 1832 to the Girls' School by Mrs. Fairles, wife of Nicholas Fairles. He was one of the school's Trustees, and was instrumental in securing the preservation of the school when it was under threat of closure. He was murdered in 1832. Ella Farrage recalled that Mrs. Thompson's daughter, Martha, was companion to Mrs. Fairles - probably through the school connection.
Among the school's benefactors on its institution in 1772 were William Thompson sr (who donated 5 guineas) and William Thompson jr (who donated 2 guineas). They subsequently served as school Trustees. They might be related to Ann's husband.
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| Person ID |
I726 |
Gadd |
| Last Modified |
5 Sep 2009 |
| Father |
William HARRISON, c. 03 Jun 1739, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland |
| Mother |
Elizabeth CORKER, c. 14 May 1747, St. Mary Magdalene, Hart d. 1789 (Age ~ 41 years) |
| Marriage |
09 Feb 1773 |
St. Hilda's, Hartlepool |
- Marriage Bonds, Durham Diocese
Record Number: 425056.1
Religion: Anglican
3 Feb 1773 William Harrison (cleric, widower), of Hartlepool obtained a licence to marry Elizabeth Corker, age 24, of Hart
Surety: Richard Corker, gentleman, of Hart
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| Family ID |
F4739 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
William THOMPSON |
| Notes |
- Possibly previously married, e.g.:
Marriages, Hartlepool District - Record Number: 150148.1
Location: Hartlepool
Church: St. Hilda's
Denomination: Anglican
22 Dec 1800 Thomas Wilkinson married Ann Harrison
Witnesses: Robert Shadforth, Jane Harrison
[Note: In the Banns and Marr. entry DAVISON is crossed out and HARRISON put in place of.]
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| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 31 Oct 1811, Shadwell, Stepney, London d. Q1 1877, South Shields Reg'n District (Age 65 years) |
| + | 2. Martha Ann THOMPSON, b. 29 Jun 1814, London, Middlesex d. Q3 1880, South Shields Reg'n District (Age 65 years) |
| + | 3. William Harrison THOMPSON, b. 04 Sep 1816 d. Q1 1898, Poplar Reg'n District, Middlesex (Age 81 years) |
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| Photos |
 | Old St Paul Shadwell
The north-east view of St Paul's Shadwell, built in 1656 and demolished in 1817-1818. The church served many seamen, and was sometimes known as the church of the Sea Captains.
In the churchyard of this church was discovered a stream (when digging a well); thus the nearby Spring Street. This was possibly the stream or well after which the area was named – a religious foundation called Our Lady of St Chad's, or Shad's, Well. Its church stood on the site of this well. St Paul's had become very dilapidated by the start of the nineteenth century — a piece of the ceiling fell down just before the start of a Sunday service, causing much confusion and panic as the church was evacuated (the parishioners "crowded out of the building in confusion and consternation, and dispersed in every direction"). The church remained closed for 10 years, save for occasional use for baptisms and burials. Eventually an Act of Parliament was obtained for the rebuilding of the church, most of the interior of the old church was auctioned off in 1817, and by 1820 a new church had been erected on the spot (costing £14,000). |
| Documents |
 | Shadwell in 1811, showing Shakespear's Walk and Spring Street, close to St. Paul's Church.
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| Family ID |
F249 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Sep 2011 |
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