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Alexander Thomson 1820–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 FEB 1820

Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: ABT DEC 1884

Death Location: Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia

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Spouse(s): Jane Whitelaw

Children(s): Jemima Thomson, Jean Thomson, Matthew Thomson, Helen Thomson, Alison Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, Margaret Thomson, John Thomson, Mary Thomson, Mary Thomson

The story of Alexander Thomson began in 1820 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1869, Alexander Thomson immigrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Alexander Thomson married Jane Whitelaw, and had children including Alison Whitelaw Alice Thomson, Elizabeth Whitelaw Thomson, Helen Thomson, Jean Thomson, Jemima Whitelaw Thomson, John Alexander Thomson, Margaret Whitelaw Thomson, Mary Thomson, Matthew Thomson. Alexander Thomson passed away in 1884 in Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Thomson began in 1820 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1869, Alexander Thomson immigrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Alexander Thomson married Jane Whitelaw, and had children including Alison Whitelaw Alice Thomson, Elizabeth Whitelaw Thomson, Helen Thomson, Jean Thomson, Jemima Whitelaw Thomson, John Alexander Thomson, Margaret Whitelaw Thomson, Mary Thomson, Matthew Thomson.
  • Alexander Thomson passed away in 1884 in Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Jane Whitelaw
1820–1895
Birth Location: Gartgerry, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Jemima Thomson
1862–1890
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JT
Jean Thomson
1848–
Birth Location: Gartsherrie, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
JT
Matthew Thomson
1840–
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MT
Helen Thomson
1845–
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HT
Alison Thomson
1850–1925
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Thomson
1857–
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ET
Margaret Thomson
1859–1937
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MT
John Thomson
1865–
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JT
Mary Thomson
1843–1864
Birth Location: –
MT
Mary Thomson
1864–
Birth Location: –
MT

Alexander Thomson's Ancestors

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Alexander Thomson
1820–1884
Birth Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Thomson's Descendants

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Alexander Thomson (5 FEB 1820–ABT DEC 1884) m. Jane Whitelaw (26 JUN 1820–16 JUN 1895)
  1. 1. Jemima (Whitelaw) Thomson 1862–1890 m. Joseph (Edgar) Gillespie 1862–1932
    1. 1. James (Edgar) Gillespie 1880–1935 m. Alice (Jane) Ware 1879–1957
      1. 1. Hilda (J) Ware 1899–1949 m. Charles (Daniel) Nix 1893–1954
      2. 2. Jemima Gillespie 1900–
        1. 1. Enid ((Nean)) Lovett 1925–
        2. 2. Edna ((Sis)) Lovett 1924–
        3. 3. Leila Lovett 1922–
      3. 3. Florence (Elizabeth (Peg)) Gillespie 1906–1950 m. Thomas Shakespeare 1902–1985
      4. 4. Eva Gillespie 1910–1966
      5. 5. Edith ((Edie)) Gillespie 1907–1964 m. John (Lionel T (Jack)) Sievers –1970
      6. 6. William Gillespie 1904–1958 m. Ethel Collins –1954
      7. 7. Mildred ((Millie)) Gillespie 1909–1970
      8. 8. George Gillespie 1913–1967
      9. 9. Alfred ((Alfie)) Gillespie 1923–1974
      10. 10. Alice Gillespie 1917–1989 m. Douglas (Alwyn) Dunn 1914–1990
        1. 1. Barry (Alwyn) Dunn 1935–1997
      11. 11. Joseph (R J (Mick)) Gillespie 1902–1922
      12. 12. Ethel Gillespie 1918–1920
    2. 2. Alexander (Thompson) Gillespie 1882–1946 m. Mary (Ellen) Newburn 1896–
      1. 1. Jemima Gillespie 1904–
      2. 2. Thomas Gillespie 1902–
      3. 3. Joseph Gillespie 1907–
      4. 4. Leslie Gillespie 1917–
      5. 5. Francis Gillespie 1918–
      6. 6. Matthew Gillespie 1920–
      7. 7. Lila Gillespie 1921–
      8. 8. Donald Gillespie 1924–
    3. 3. Charles (A) Gillespie 1884–
    4. 4. Jane (Whitelaw (Jenny)) Gillespie 1886–1942
      1. 1. Bertha (M) Steel 1906–
      2. 2. Roy Steel 1910–1964
    5. 5. Matthew (Thomson) Gillespie 1888–1927
  2. 2. Jean Thomson 1848–
  3. 3. Matthew Thomson 1840–
    1. 1. (Unknown) Thomson 1879–
    2. 2. Jane (Whitelaw) Thomson 1879–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (A) Thomson 1881–
    4. 4. William (Alexander) Thomson 1883–
    5. 5. Florence Thomson 1884–
    6. 6. Lily Thomson 1887–
  4. 4. Helen Thomson 1845–
  5. 5. Alison (Whitelaw (Alice)) Thomson 1850–1925
    1. 1. Jane (Whitelaw) Gibson 1871–1942 m. Joseph (Edgar) Gillespie 1862–1932
      1. 1. Alice (Thomson) Gillespie 1894–1962 m. Harold (Gordon) See 1888–1966
        1. 1. Gordon (Gillespie) See 1916–
        2. 2. Colin See 1917–
        3. 3. Allan See 1919–1922
        4. 4. Douglas See 1921–
        5. 5. Merla See 1923–
        6. 6. Barbara See 1924–
        7. 7. Rob See 1927–1927
      2. 2. Florence (Hamilton) Gillespie 1896–1956 m. Joseph (Thomas) Lewis –1979
    2. 2. Margaret Gibson 1873–1952
      1. 1. Mary Davidson 1895–
      2. 2. William ((Billy)) Davidson 1896–
      3. 3. Alice Davidson 1900–
      4. 4. Peter Davidson 1903–
      5. 5. Malcolm Davidson 1898–
      6. 6. Donald Davidson 1905–
    3. 3. Thomas Gibson 1875–1938
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Whitelaw) Gibson 1877–
      1. 1. Walter (Gibson) Hassie 1894–1974
      2. 2. Robert (Gibson) Hassie 1896–1985
        1. 1. Neil Hassie 1925–1945
    5. 5. John Gibson 1881–1957 m. Eva (T) Robinson –1966
      1. 1. Alice (M) Gibson 1900–1902
      2. 2. Walter (L) Gibson 1902–
      3. 3. Herbert (Clarence) Gibson 1904–
      4. 4. Violet (Alma) Gibson 1907– m. Leslie Greedy –1990
      5. 5. William (John) Gibson 1909–
      6. 6. Mavis Gibson 1911–
      7. 7. Claude (Malcolm) Gibson 1917–
      8. 8. Leslie Gibson 1920–
    6. 6. Alexander Gibson 1883–1951 m. Ann Fry 1889–1973
      1. 1. Alexander (John (Jack)) Gibson 1914–1978 m. Sybil King 1919–
      2. 2. Raymond (Albert) Gibson 1917–1982 m. Olive Stephenson 1918–
      3. 3. Victoria (May) Gibson 1919– m. Charles (A) Baigent 1914–1971
      4. 4. Donald (Bruce) Gibson 1921– m. Lillian Hancock 1921–1989
      5. 5. Harriet (Alice) Gibson 1924– m. James (S) Tobin 1914–1988
      6. 6. Beatrice (Joan) Gibson 1929–1931
    7. 7. Alice Gibson 1888–1974 m. Rankin (Cattanach) Maitland –1949
    8. 8. Jemima Gibson 1892–
    9. 9. Harold Gibson 1898–
    10. 10. William Gibson 1886–1954
      1. 1. Jean (Verona) Gibson 1921–1985
      2. 2. Eileen (Joyce) Gibson 1922–1941
      3. 3. William (Maurice) Gibson 1924–1991
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Whitelaw) Thomson 1857–
  7. 7. Margaret (Whitelaw) Thomson 1859–1937 m. George Robertson –1885
    1. 1. Walter Baxter 1894–
    2. 2. Matthew (T) Baxter 1896–1964
    3. 3. Agnes (M) Baxter 1899–
      1. 1. June Holt 1922–
      2. 2. Muriel Holt 1924–
    4. 4. Winifred (A) Baxter 1901–
    5. 5. Jane (Whitelaw) Robertson 1880–1899
  8. 8. John (Alexander) Thomson 1865–
  9. 9. Mary Thomson 1843–1864
  10. 10. Mary Thomson 1864–

Alexander Thomson's Timeline

4 Records

1820
5 FEB 1820
Birth of Alexander Thomson in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1820
19 APR 1820
Alexander Thomson was christened in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1869
25 JAN 1869
Age 49
Alexander Thomson immigrated in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1884
ABT DEC 1884
Age 64
Death of Alexander Thomson in Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia
Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1820
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT DEC 1884
    Event Place: Brooktown, Wallsend, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, Reg No: 12770/1884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 APR 1820
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1869
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
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