Alfred Thompson (2)
1849 Born in Sunderland, Durham[1], son of William Thompson and Jane Isabella Mann[2]; his brother Thomas Thompson was born in 1858[3]
1871 Solicitor's articled clerk, living with his parents, William Thompson, 54, druggist, Jane J Thompson 48, Constance Thompson 19, William Thompson 14, Thomas Thompson 12, Arthur Thompson 9, Florence Thompson 7[4]
1881 Solicitor, visiting West Ham[5]
1883 Was one of the principals in the firm of Ferranti, Thompson and Co, electrical lighting engineers. Became an associate of the Society of Telegraph-Engineers and Electricians[6]
1884 Associate of the Society
1887 of Winchester House, London. Member of the Society. "Head of a well known firm of electrical engineers" - this would seem to be a reference to Thompson, Ritchie and Co who were located at Winchester House.
1891 Solicitor, a boarder in Hanover Square, London[7]
1895 of Holland Park, London[8]
1898 of the Carborundum Co, 20 Bucklersbury, London EC
1901 Electrical engineer, boarder in Croydon[9]
1904 Member of Institution of Electrical Engineers; no address given; not listed by IEE after this year
1904 Alfred Thompson of West Norwood patented a silencer for Maxim guns.