Mary Ann SCOWN married 1. 1854, Joseph PETERS [Vic 1858] A possible son is John PETERS who died 1854, no parents, no age, no place [Vic r00610] (no other children found)
A Joseph PETERS died 1861, aged 38 yrs, s/o Joseph PETERS and Martha unk, bp BOLT [Vic 7128] (place could be Baltimore USA) This is very likely the death of Mary Ann's first husband which would explain why she wasn't free to remarry until then. She and John THOMPSON had at least 4 and possibly 5 children when they married the following year.

Mary Ann PETERS married 2. 18 Aug 1862 Christ Church C of E Pleasant Creek, John THOMPSON [Vic 2519]
John THOMPSON b abt 1825 Stonekirk (present day Stoneykirk), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland (not found on IGI), aged 37 at time of marriage (Lyall Mitchell) possibly died 1899 aged 74 yrs Glenorchy, parents unknown [Vic 13948]

Mary Ann THOMPSON d 25 Mar 1910 aged 71 yrs Stawell d/o John SCOWN/Susan BRAGINGTON [Vic 3478 bur 29 Mar 1910 Deep Lead Cemetery. Cause of death was acute pneumonia and heart failure, 2 days. Residence in 1910: Cemetery Road, Borough of Stawell, County of Borung.

Fifteen children of John THOMSON and Mary Ann SCOWN:

1. John THOMPSON b 1855 Maryborough s/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann SCOWN [Vic 8938]
John Scown THOMPSON bp Adelaide Lead m 1876 Isabella PERRY bp - [Vic 4852]

2. William THOMPSON b 1857 Dunolly [Vic 16738] m 1886 Elizabeth Jane ROWLETT.

3. Mary Ann THOMPSON b 1859 Pleasant Creek [Vic 9269] m1. 1878 Bartholomew KINDRED
Mary Ann THOMPSON KINDRED m2. 1884 James STEPHENS.

4. Elizabeth THOMPSON b 1861 Pleasant Creek [Vic 16004] m 1886 Henry FREELAND.

5. Margaret THOMPSON b 1862 Pleasant Creek d/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann SCONNE [Vic 22948] died 1862 aged 3 days Pleasant Creek d/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann - [Vic 09523]

6. Margaret THOMPSON b 1863 Pleasant Creek d/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann SCON [Vic 22330] died bef 1876 (not found in Vic Birth Index)

7. Henry Albert THOMPSON b 1864 Pleasant Creek s/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann SCOWN [Vic 24005] m 1883 Mary McDONALD.

8. Ellen THOMPSON b 1866 Pleasant Creek d/o John THOMPSON/Mary Ann SCON [Vic 17017] m 1887 John KNOWLES.

9. James THOMPSON b 1868 Pleasant Creek [Vic 18635] m 1888 Agnes BEARD HILL.

10. Rosina THOMPSON b 1870 Pleasant Creek [Vic 10812] m1. 1887 Alfred John HAYWARD.
Rosina THOMPSON HAYWARD m2. 1931 James SHEARING.

11. Agnes THOMPSON b 1872 Stawell [Vic 18580] m 1889 Joshua PICKERING.

12. Edward THOMPSON b 1875 Stawell [Vic 4541] m 1897 Sabina Agnes MURPHY.

13. Margaret THOMPSON b 1976 Deep Lead [Vic 18166] m1. 1894 John THOMAS, m2. 1901 George Thomas JONES, m3. BURTON.

14. Charles THOMPSON b 1878 Pleasant Creek [Vic 24767] m 1901 Annie MURPHY.

15. Jessie THOMPSON b 1880 Pleasant Creek [Vic 24342] m1. 1902 Percival LAUNDER
Jessie THOMPSON LAUNDER m2. 1911 William McGEARY.