Harold John Thompson, 1902

Name
Harold John /Thompson/
Given names
Harold John
Surname
Thompson
Birth 1902 29

Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Pickett
12 April 1902 (aged 0)
Note: PASTORALIST COMMIT SUICIDE.

PASTORALIST COMMIT SUICIDE. Mr. Samuel Pickett, a well-known pastoralist, residing at Long Gully, about 14 miles from Rylstone, is reported to have committed suicide. Deceased, who was 76 years of age, had been suffering from ill health for the past four or five years, and had recently been much worried with fear that his stock would perish during the coming winter. He took a dose of strychnine, and refused any emetic. He had spent the greater part of his life in the district, and had reared a family of twelve, all of whom, with their mother, survive him. (Sunday Times, Sunday 20 April 1902, p. 8).

Note: LATEST NEWS BY WIRE.

LATEST NEWS BY WIRE. [Press Telegraph Association.] SYDNEY A SAD SUICIDE. Samuel Pickett, senr., aged 76, residing at Long Gully, near Rylstone, committed suicide by taking a dose of strychnine from a bottle kept in the house for poisoning dogs. He lingered several hours. Though evidently he underwent great agony, he resolutely refused to take an emetic. He had been in ill health for four or five years past; this, added to the fear that he would lose all his stock for want of feed during the coming winter, brought about a feeling of despondency. (Maitland Daily Mercury, Tuesday 15 April 1902, p. 3)

Note: AN OLD RESIDENT OF LUE.

AN OLD RESIDENT OF LUE. POISONS HIMSELF WITH STRYCHNINE. DEPRESSED BY DROUGHT. (from our Correspondent). On Saturday morning, the 12th instant, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Mr. Samuel Pickett, farmer of Long Gully near Lue, informed his wife and son that he had taken poison, but his statement was at first not believed. Some two hours afterwards symptoms of strychnine poisoning showed them-selves, Mr. Pickett having a fit, followed by another an hour and a half later, in which he died. Deceased, who was in his 77th year, was a native England, and had been residing at Long Gully for forty years, where he made a comfortable home for himself. Mr. Pickett reared a large family of sons and daughters, all of whom are married. During the past few years Mr. Pickett suffered from bad health, especially so for the last six months, and was often heard to say that he wished he was dead, as he was only a trouble to himself and those members of his family near him, but he was never heard to threaten to take his own life. The desolation of the drought had recently worried the deceased, who became much depressed as it became more and more evident that many of his stock would perish. A bottle with a small quantity of strychnine in it was kept on a shelf in the kitchen, for the purpose of poisoning dogs, and deceased must have taken this into his bedroom the night before he took the fatal dose, as he did not leave his room on Saturday until about half-past nine in the morning, when he made the statement of having taken the poison. A cup of tea had been taken to deceased by his wife early in the morning, and appearances indicated that he poured a portion of the tea into the strychnine bottle, stirred the contents and then drank it. Deceased was much respected in the locality in which he so long resided, and very general sympathy is expressed for the members of his family, many of whom occupy good positions in the district. An inquest held at Long Gully on Tuesday, before Wm. Taylor, J.P., Coroner, and a jury of five, when a verdict was returned, of death by strychnine poisoning self administered. The re-mains were interred at Lue. (Mudgee Guardian and North Western Representative Thursday 17 April 1902, p. 11)

Birth of a brotherLochart Samuel Thompson
1904 (aged 2 years)

Birth of a brotherKenneth Thompson
1906 (aged 4 years)

Birth of a brotherAthol Thompson
25 May 1907 (aged 5 years)

Birth of a sisterRita A Thompson
1910 (aged 8 years)

Birth of a brotherWilliam Raymond Thompson
1913 (aged 11 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Drake
28 July 1913 (aged 11 years)
Note: DEATH AT LUE.

DEATH AT LUE.

We regret to have to record the death of a very old resident of Lue, in the person of Mrs. Ann Pickett at the advanced age of 88 years of age. Her death took place on the 28th July at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. Thompson, of the LueHotel, with whom she had resided since the death of her husband (Mr. Samuel Pickett) some twelve years ago. The deceased lady had been a resident of the district for over sixty years. She leaves a family of 4 sons and 8 daughters, besidesgrandchildren and great-grand children. The funeral was very largely attended. The Rev. Mr. Walker, of Rylstone, officiated at the graveside. (Mudgee Guardian and North Western Representative, Thursday 14 August 1913, p. 23).

Burial of a maternal grandmotherAnn Drake
30 July 1913 (aged 11 years)
Birth of a sisterThelma May Thompson
1915 (aged 13 years)

Occupation
School teacher
1935 (aged 33 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Thompson
2 June 1937 (aged 35 years)

Note: DEATH

DEATH Mr. John Thompson THE death has occurred in Sydney of Mr. John Thompson, one of the best-known and highly respected residents of Lue. The late Mr. Thompson had lived at Lue practically all his life, and had taken a remarkably active part in the business life of the town, having conducted a hotel, store and butchery. Mr. Thompson's passing will be very deeply regretted, not only at Lue, but right throughout the Mudgee district, and the "Guardian" joins with those who are extending their sympathy to the bereaved. The remains arrived in Mudgee this morning by train, and the funeral was conducted by Messrs. J. C. Swords and Son at Lue this afternoon. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 3 June 1937, p. 8. Obituary John Thompson

Burial of a fatherJohn Thompson
3 June 1937 (aged 35 years)
Death of a motherJemima Harriett West Pickett
2 August 1947 (aged 45 years)
Note: DEATH

DEATH Mrs. Thompson The death occurred in the Mudgee Hospital on Saturday night of Mrs Jemima Harriet West Thompson, aged 74 years. Deceased was the widow of the late Mr. John Thompson, who was Lue's chief business man for very many years. She was well-known and deeply respected throughout the district, and her passing will be sincerely regretted by a wide circle of devoted friends. The funeral, which took place to the Church of England portion of the Lue cemetery this morning, was attended by many old friends of the family. The Rev. Archdeacon Bromhead, of Rylstone, officiated, and the arrangements were carried out by Messrs. J. C. Swords and Son. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 4 August 1947, p. 2. Obituary Jemima Thompson

Death of a brotherKenneth Thompson
20 February 1977 (aged 75 years)

Note: Aged 71 years, late of Lue.
Note: DEATHS:

DEATHS: THOMPSON, Kenneth. - February 20, 1977, at hospital, late of Cox Street, Lue, dearly beloved husband of Marion (deceased), loving father and father-in-law of Norman and Maretta, Shirley and Stan Coles, Max and Carmen, fond grandfather of their families, aged 71 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, February 22, 1977.

Death of a brotherReginald Irving Thompson
5 November 1983 (aged 81 years)

Note: Deaths

Deaths Thompson, Reginald Irving, November 5, 1983, at his residence, Willoughby and formerly of Lue, dearly beloved husband of Mary Kathleen (Queenie), loved father of Marie, Clive, Madeline, Norma, Eric, Ron, Kevin and Victor, loved father-in-law, grandfather, great grandfather of their families, dearly loved and sadly missed by his bers, sisters and their families, aged 85 years. At peace, for funeral details, phone 51 2777 or 51 5584. Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 7 November 1983, p. 28. Death notice Reginald Irving Thompson

Burial of a brotherReginald Irving Thompson
8 November 1983 (aged 81 years)
Note: Funerals

Funerals THOMPSON. Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Reginald Irving Thompson will be celebrated at the Church of St. Thomas, High Street, Willoughby, this day (Tuesday), at 9 a.m. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the Mass and prayers for the Catholic Lawn portion of Northern Suburbs Cemetery. Labor Funerals 51-2777, 51-5564. Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 November 1983, p. 25. Funeral notice Reginald Irving Thompson

Death of a brotherAthol Thompson
2 April 1993 (aged 91 years)
Note: Obituary: ATHOL THOMPSON

Obituary: ATHOL THOMPSON Athol Thompson passed away on April 2, aged 86, at Allora Hospital in Queensland. Mr Thompson spent most of his young life in Lue before marrying Marge Currie of Rylstone. Together the couple moved to Goolma and opened a bakery at the commencement of the building of the railway from Sandy Hollow to Merryvale. Later they moved to Cassilis and took ownership of the bakery before buying a poultry farm near Gulgong. The couple later retired and moved to Tottenham where they stayed until moving 12 months ago to Allora, Queensland, to be near his families. Mr Thompson was the loved husband of Marge, father and father-in-law of Martin and Ann, William and Heather, Merrylyn and Douglas and treasured grandfather of their children. Mudgee Guardian, Friday 16 April 1993, p. 4

Death of a brotherLochart Samuel Thompson
15 September 1996 (aged 94 years)

Death of a brotherWilliam Raymond Thompson
1 June 2003 (aged 101 years)

Note: Late of Mudgee, formerly of 'Bestbrook', Lue.
Burial of a motherJemima Harriett West Pickett

Family with parents
father
1937
Death: 2 June 1937
mother
18731947
Birth: 1873 48 49
Death: 2 August 1947Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Marriage1897
2 years
elder brother
18981983
Birth: 1898 25
Death: 5 November 1983
2 years
elder sister
4 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
19061977
Birth: 1906 33
Death: 20 February 1977
17 months
younger brother
19071993
Birth: 25 May 1907 34
Death: 2 April 1993Allora Hospital, Allora, Queensland, Australia
4 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
19152016
Birth: 1915 42
Death: 25 May 2016Goodwin House, Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia