Thompson, Edward John (1886-1946), teacher and writer

Thompson, Edward John (1886-1946), teacher and writer, was born on 9 April 1886 at Hazel Grove, Stockport, the eldest son of John Moses Thompson (1854-1894), from near Penrith, and his wife, Elizabeth Penney (1851-1928), both Wesleyan missionaries to south India. Mission compounds and Madras beaches were Edward's earliest memories. In ...

Thompson, Edward John (1886-1946), teacher and writer, was born on 9 April 1886 at Hazel Grove, Stockport, the eldest son of John Moses Thompson (1854-1894), from near Penrith, and his wife, Elizabeth Penney (1851-1928), both Wesleyan missionaries to south India. Mission compounds and Madras beaches were Edward's earliest memories. In ...