Author: Thompson, Vincent
Biography:
THOMPSON, Vincent (1798-1872: ancestry.co.uk)
He was born in England and is said to have attended Trinity College Dublin, but the registers do not record him. Later Census records for his daughters Amelia and Clara give their place of birth as Penshore, Worcester, so he and/or his wife Martha, may have come from or married there. By 1834 when he published the work listed here, he was already in St. Helier, Jersey, and had established St. James’ Collegiate school in 1832. The 1841 Census records him living with his wife Martha and seven children: Amelia, Clara, Charlotte, Guy, Fanny, George, and Anna Rosa. An eighth child, Grace Octavia, was born and died in 1840. The school had 39 male boarders, was well-regarded, and prepared students for university entry and the military. His wife died in 1849 and her maiden name was given as Martha Gerg (Greg ?). In the 1851 Census the family and the school are recorded in James Street with 18 boarders, but they had opened a second school (for girls) in nearby Clarence Terrace which was run by his eldest daughters, Amelia and Clara. The 1861 Census also records his sons George and Alfred Guy as schoolmasters. They took over the management of the school after his retirement sometime in the 1860s. He died on 28 Apr. 1872 at 2 Victoria Crescent, St. Helier, leaving an estate of under £100, with his daughter Amelia as executrix. However, he must have disposed of his wealth before his death, as his eldest unmarried daughters, Amelia (1825-91) and Clara (1828-99), who went to live with their brother Rev. George Thompson (1836-1912) at his house, “Le Chalet” in Great Malvern, Worcester, left estates of £7,258 and £12,892 respectively. (ancestry.co.uk 24 Sept. 2022; findmypast.co.uk 24 Sept. 2022; Worcester Chronicle 14 Mar. 1891, 3 June 1899; NPI; theislandwiki.org) AA