Walter Thompson
Alternate Names
Walter Thomson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1825 August 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 June 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Baronry, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1825 August 10
Mother
Margaret Thompson
Father
John Thompson
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 August 10
Baptized by
Alexander Wright
1841 January 4 (Age 15)
Married
Agnes Ross
1847 November 13 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Morris Phelps Company (1851)
1851 June 9 – October 1 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 June 9
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 26 – October 1
Company Arrived
Served in
China Mission
1852 October 16 – 1853 January (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
China
Date Details
Started On 1852 October 16
Set Apart
Ended On 1853 January
Departed from Field
Served in
British Mission
1875 October 11 – 1876 January (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 January
Released
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1877 June 12 (Age 51)
Sources
Person
Ogden Junction
Ogden Junction, 4 August 1875, Page 4.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 December 1852, Page 2.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 30, Line 1297.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 33, Line 1297.
Ogden 2nd Ward missionary record, 1899-1917
Ogden 2nd Ward missionary record, 1899-1917.
R. Lanier Britsch, From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 16
R. Lanier Britsch, From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 16.
"Walter Thomson (Thompson)" General Epistles CHL
"Walter Thomson (Thompson)" General Epistles CHL.
Pioneer
Morris Phelps Emigrating Company, Journal entries [1851] Aug
Morris Phelps Emigrating Company, Journal entries [1851] Aug.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 139.
