Henry Thomson (cricketer)

Henry Shepherd Thomson (4 June 1854 – 19 July 1899) was an English cricketer who played in two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1876.[1][2][3]

Thomson was born in Ramsgate in Kent, the son of John Thomson, a surgeon, and his second wife Margaret.[4][5] He worked as a solicitor in Ramsgate.[6][7] Thomson married Annie Buckley in 1881. The family emigrated to South Africa after their three children were born.[5]

Thomson died after being hit by a locomotive in Cape Town harbour in July 1899 aged 45.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Henry Thomson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Henry Thomson, CricInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Carlaw, pp. 519–520. (Retrieved 21 December 2020.)
  4. ↑ John Buck Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Henry Shepherd Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette 1882, p.2371, 19 May 1882. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette 1882, p.2510, 26 May 1882. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

Bibliography

  • Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.
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