About Henry Thomson
Lived 1854 – 1899 (aged 45). Henry Thomson was a British 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.
Thomson was born in Ramsgate in Kent, the son of John Thomson, a surgeon, and his second wife Margaret. He worked as a solicitor in Ramsgate. Thomson married Annie Buckley in 1881. The family emigrated to South Africa after their three children were born.
Thomson died after being hit by a locomotive in Cape Town harbour in July 1899 aged 45.
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Who was Henry Thomson?
British cricketer (1854-1899)
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Henry Thomson was born on 4 June 1854.
When did Henry Thomson die?
Henry Thomson died on 19 July 1899.
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Henry Thomson was a cricketer.
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Henry Thomson was British.
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