• Thomas Jr., his parents, and siblings arrived in New York on 6 July 1866 via the ship Arkwright. Although the overland company records only list his father as head of household, it also shows that he purchased four adult food rations indicating that the entire family was still with him during that portion of their journey.

Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: 18

Sources

• 1870 Utah Census, Utah County.
• “Captain Daniel Thompson, memorandum book 1, 1866.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts 1862-1868.
• Utah Death Certificates.