William Henry Thompson was born 5 March 1854 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia to Henry Thompson (1833-1896) and Lydia Ann Curtis (1835-1909) and died 1 August 1932 in Frankston, Victoria, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Martha Sonter (1857-1934) 24 October 1872 in Wesleyan Church, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Ancestors are from Australia, Ireland.