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]
Thomson was born in Ramsgate in Kent, the son of John Thomson, a surgeon, and his second wife Margaret.[3][4] He worked as a solicitor in Ramsgate.[5][6] Thomson married Annie Buckley in 1881. The family emigrated to South Africa after their three children were born.[4]
Thomson died after being hit by a locomotive in Cape Town harbour in July 1899 aged 45.[4]
References[]
- ^ Henry Thomson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ Henry Thomson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ John Buck Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ a b c Henry Shepherd Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ The London Gazette 1882, p.2371, 1882-05-19. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ The London Gazette 1882, p.2510, 1882-05-26. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
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