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Alexander Thomson 1786–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1786

Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Oct 1848

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Thomson

Mother: Anne Mitchell

Spouse(s): Mary Laird

Children(s): Jessie Thomson, Adam Thomson

Alexander Thomson was born in 1786 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, the child of James Thomson And Anne Mitchell. In 1841, Alexander Thomson resided in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander Thomson married Mary Laird, and had children including Adam Thomson, Jessie Janet Thomson. Alexander Thomson passed away in 1848 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Thomson was born in 1786 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, the child of James Thomson And Anne Mitchell.
  • In 1841, Alexander Thomson resided in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Thomson married Mary Laird, and had children including Adam Thomson, Jessie Janet Thomson.
  • Alexander Thomson passed away in 1848 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thomson
1757–1833
Birth Location: Lunan, Angus, Scotland
JT
Anne Mitchell
1765–1820
Birth Location: Careston, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Laird
1791–1875
Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jessie Thomson
1828–1909
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JT
Adam Thomson
1815–1891
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thomson
1786–1848
Birth Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Parents
James Thomson
1757–1833
Lunan, Angus, Scotland
Anne Mitchell
1765–1820
Careston, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Thomson
1725–
Scotland
Jean Strachan
1730–
Scotland
Alexander Mitchell
1736–1823
Careston, Angus, Scotland
Isobel Guthrie
1748–1828
Carmylie, Angus, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Moodey
1706–1790
George Jr
1695–1786
Marjorie Don
1703–
David Guthrie
1720–
Janet Clerk
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1670–1756
Margaret Mill
1679–1736
Donald Don
1680–
Janet Fairweather
1679–1736
Sir II
1689–1735
Jane Doig
1685–1745
Robert Clerk
1683–
Magdalene Straton
1685–

Alexander Thomson's Descendants

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Alexander Thomson (2 Feb 1786–29 Oct 1848) m. Mary Laird (1 Apr 1791–20 Feb 1875)
  1. 1. Jessie ((Janet)) Thomson 1828–1909 m. Dougald Laing 1828–1902
    1. 1. Alexander (Laing) Sr 1850–1934 m. Ellen (Margaret) Gilmour 1854–1911
      1. 1. Joseph (Pearson) Laing 1895–1945 m. Mary (Jane) Cox 1897–1929
        1. 1. Kenneth (Roland Laing) Sr 1924–1974 m. Jean (Cecelia) Hague 1929–2009
        2. 2. Ellen (Sanders) Laing 1916–1997 m. Leonard (Desmet) Jr 1914–2004
        3. 3. Virginia (Mae) Laing 1922–1995 m. Samuel (Ralph) Veltri 1916–1990
        4. 4. Dorothy (E) Laing 1920–1964 m. George (Stratton) Mitchell 1922–1991
        5. 5. Florence (Belle) Laing 1918–2005 m. Stephen Seretvay 1900–1961
        6. 6. Calvin Laing 1929–1929
        7. 7. Joseph (Edward) Laing 1928–1957 m. Sophie (Marion) Subjinske 1924–2001
      2. 2. Dougal Laing 1874–1948 m. Agnes (R) Grant 1872–1967
        1. 1. Douglas Laing 1909–1982
        2. 2. Ellen Laing 1911–1931
      3. 3. William (Gilmour) Laing 1876–1952 m. Maude (May) Hormel 1880–1938
        1. 1. Helen (Wilhelmina) Laing 1907–1995 m. Arthur (Blair) Hamilton 1905–1986
        2. 2. William (Elmer) Laing 1910–1984 m. Mary (Alice) Pfeil 1918–2006 m. Mildred (Ethel) Knight 1912–1954
        3. 3. Frederick (Alexander) Laing 1914–2000 m. Hazel (Mildred) Erhard 1916–1996
        4. 4. Mildred (Anna) Laing 1916–1985 m. Donald (Warren) Glasser 1919–2008
      4. 4. Alexander (Laing) Jr 1877–1919 m. Mary (Jane) Tressler 1882–1970
        1. 1. Elizabeth Laing 1910–
        2. 2. Margeret Laing 1906–
        3. 3. Alexander Laing 1903–
      5. 5. Margaret (J) Laing 1881–1963 m. Lee (Bernard) Barnes 1879–
        1. 1. Edna (Mae) Barnes 1914–2000
      6. 6. Robert (Gilmour) Laing 1886–1969 m. Clara (Margaret) Wallace 1888–1961
        1. 1. Wallace (Jackson) Laing 1931–1987
        2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Laing 1919–2009 m. Ella (Martha) Mawhinney 1915–2015
        3. 3. Margaret (Helen) Laing 1922–1964 m. Ellwood (I) Lawson 1916–
        4. 4. Jean (Elizabeth) Laing 1925–1983 m. Frederick (Bealer) McConnell 1920–1992
        5. 5. Edith (Mae) Laing 1928–2016 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Brinkman 1924–2000
      7. 7. John (Cross) Laing 1890–1964 m. Ora (Edith) Morris 1898–1987
        1. 1. Ruth (Ellen) Laing 1925–2018 m. Joseph Gutc 1921–2002
        2. 2. John (Klyde) Laing 1927–2011 m. June Davis 1932–1954 m. Donna (Mae) Shaw 1935–2004
    2. 2. Adam Laing 1855–1914 m. Mary Reynolds 1864–1932
      1. 1. Adam (Harry) Laing 1893–1941 m. Hazel (Marie) Crawford 1898–1986
        1. 1. Louisa Laing 1917–1919
        2. 2. Edna (Mae) Laing 1921–2021 m. James (Nelson) Bain 1916–2012
        3. 3. Harry (Melvin) Laing 1925–1986 m. Jane (Ann) Hinegardner 1928–2019
        4. 4. Ila (Mary) Laing 1919–2006 m. Newton (M) Jones 1916–1961
        5. 5. Doris (Jean) Laing 1930–2020 m. Emmett (Dean) Baird 1928–1991
      2. 2. Mary (Mildred) Laing 1892–1951 m. Charles (Alphis) Myers 1880–1962
    3. 3. John (Cross Laing) Sr 1858–1953 m. Susan (A) Thomson 1861–1935
      1. 1. John (Cross Laing) Jr 1888–1960 m. Clara (Belle) Fielding 1888–1971
        1. 1. Helen (Mae) Laing 1915–2001 m. Gaylord (Glena) See 1917–1990
        2. 2. Doris (Jean) Laing 1919–1998 m. Jesse (Lemoyne) Uber 1918–1992
        3. 3. Sally (Ann) Laing 1928–2015 m. Herman (A) Hedderick 1930–2014
    4. 4. Agnes Laing 1861–1928 m. James (Yates) Russell 1857–1927
      1. 1. Dougal (Laing) Russell 1884–1962
    5. 5. Mary Laing 1865–1940 m. Alexander Stevenson 1865–1930
    6. 6. Archibald Laing 1848–1902 m. Charlotte 1857–
    7. 7. Dugald ((James)) Laing 1853–1902
  2. 2. Adam Thomson 1815–1891

Alexander Thomson's Timeline

3 Records

1786
2 Feb 1786
Birth of Alexander Thomson in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 55
Alexander Thomson resided here in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1848
29 Oct 1848
Age 62
Death of Alexander Thomson in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1786
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census
    [2] 1841 Scotland Census
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4619540
    [5] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 063801-067400
    [6] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4619540
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index
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