John Robinson Thompson (1863-1947)

John was the second son of Richard Thompson above and took his middle name from his mother’s maiden surname. The Census Records through the 19th century are consistent in listing his place of birth and his first five brothers as Padiham which indicates that the family resided there for some time. His last two brothers, Percy and Charles where born at ‘Whalley’ for which we read Bramley Meade. He appears to have been a confirmed bachelor residing with his parents at Bramley Meade until it was sold in 1919 after the death of Richard in 1913 and his mother in 1919.

Newspaper articles from around the turn of the 20th century indicate that the Thompsons took a significant interest in the life of the community of Whalley and surrounding villages contributing both financially and in kind to numerous projects of the time (see links above).

As an Abbey Lodge member John attained the Master’s Chair in May 1900 and went on to receive the same Provincial Honours as his father in the form of the office of Past Provincial Grand Warden. His Founders Jewel is on display within the Lodge Room. Like his brother below he was a Founding Members of Abbey Chapter, No. 2529 in 1914 in his case taking the office of Scribe N.

John was part of the Whalley Gang of 3. The others are accessible through the submenu below.

To find out a little more about the Thompson’s backstory including family tree click here.