Hello Henry So good to hear you had a good time in Omagh, and I'm sure, 100 000 welcomes and lots of friendly Irish and county Tyrone assistance ....
Did you know that both Dr Edward Thompson and his father Dr Henry were surgeons associated with the County Tyrone Hospital in Omagh? Also that Edward was awarded the Albert Medal for trying to save the life of a little boy who was suffering from diphtheria? I have done a little research on this and have pulled some newspaper articles and certificates, if you're interested. I will send you a folder link, off list. Regrettably I have no direct interest -- the reason why I pursued this research was because the wee lad was Herbert Mitchell, (as I learnt) son of Joseph Mitchell of Clanabogan (sadly, no known or likely kin of mine, unless way, way back). (I had been pursuing another Herbert Mitchell / David Herbert Hamilton Mitchell, from Londonderry.) Also my own grandfather was a county Tyrone doctor - Dr James Alexander Mitchell who came to South Africa in 1899, before his parents and 2 of his siblings moved to the Omagh area (from Donagheady), and who himself married a wonderful lass, Eileen Mary Thompson (no relative to the Omagh surgeons, her line of Thompsons were from Richmond, in Yorkshire -- her father was F. R. "Matabele" Thompson). (So you will appreciate my partiality to Omagh, to co. Tyrone doctors and to any form of Thompson/Mitchell association!) Warm regards David Mitchell Cape Town South Africa -----Original Message----- From: CoTyroneList <cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com> On Behalf Of Henry Bruns Sent: 17 May 2018 05:33 AM To: cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Thompson clan, Omagh My wife and I came to Ireland, we saw (Omagh and surrounds) and were pleasantly surprised at our friendly reception in county Tyrone’s center town, Omagh. Kudos to Edwin Johnston, research librarian of the Omagh library. His assistance made our visit worthwhile by finding my family cemetery plot, Church of Ireland, Clanabogan. My great great grandfather, Henry Thompson, M.D. and my great uncle, Edward Thompson, M.D. plus family were interred there (see pix). I wonder where my cousins went? There must be dozens! My 96 year old mother was so pleased to be reminded of her holidays with Uncle Edward “Ned” Thompson of Omagh when she was a young girl. The sparkle in her eyes was priceless. ☘️ _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
