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Alexander Thomson 1828 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1828

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 20 May 1859

Death Location: Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland

Father: Archibald Thomson

Mother: Agnes Hynd

Spouse(s): Margaret Archibald, Janet Archibald

Children(s): William Thomson, Archibald Thomson, Violet Thomson

Alexander Thomson was born in 1828 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Archibald Thomson and Agnes Hynd. In 1841, Alexander Thomson resided in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Alexander Thomson married Margaret Archibald, Janet Archibald, and had children including William Archibald Thomson, Archibald Thomson, Violet Thomson. Alexander Thomson passed away in 1859 in Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Thomson was born in 1828 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Archibald Thomson and Agnes Hynd.
  • In 1841, Alexander Thomson resided in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.
  • Alexander Thomson married Margaret Archibald, Janet Archibald, and had children including William Archibald Thomson, Archibald Thomson, Violet Thomson.
  • Alexander Thomson passed away in 1859 in Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Thomson
1797 – 1850
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Agnes Hynd
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Archibald
1825 – 1916
Birth Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Archibald
1831 –
Birth Location: Mossbeath, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Thomson
1856 – 1940
Birth Location: Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
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Archibald Thomson
1856 –
Birth Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Violet Thomson
1858 – 1919
Birth Location: Aberdour,Fife,Scotland
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Alexander Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thomson
1828 – 1859
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Archibald Thomson
1797 – 1850
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Agnes Hynd
1808 – 1860
Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Thomson
1772 – 1820
Kilmarnock, Town End, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Bowman
1771 – 1857
Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
David Hynd
1779 – 1855
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Euphemia Muir
1780 – 1855
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thomson
1724 – 1809
Euphemia Kirkland
1728 – 1804
Archibald Bowman
1729 – 1785
Margaret Williamson
1736 – 1780
Robert Hynd
1742 – 1809
Agnes Simpson
1746 – 1796
William Muir
1749 – 1833
Janet Beveridge
1749 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thomson
1690 – 1740
Elizabeth Gemmill
1691 – 1752
John Bowman
1699 – 1737
Margaret Drybrugh
1694 – 1738
Alexander Williamson
1702 – 1748
Elizabeth Hunter
1708 – 1748
John Hynd
1703 –
Helen Hyslop
1716 –
Archibald Simpson
1720 –
Isabel Steedman
1720 –
Thomas Muir
1731 – 1761
Christian Wilson
1725 – 1811
John Beveridge
1710 – 1770
Grissle Simson
1707 – 1770

Alexander Thomson's Descendants

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Alexander Thomson (17 May 1828 – 20 May 1859) m. Margaret Archibald (abt 1825 – 16 Jul 1916) m. Janet Archibald (24 October 1831 – )
  1. 1. William (Archibald) Thomson (1 Dec 1856 – 13 Apr 1940) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy) A) Cook (18 May 1860 – 11 May 1939)
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Thompson
    2. 2. Janet Thomson (21 Sep 1882 – 23 Jun 1960) m. John Angles (28 NOV 1879 – 3 AUG 1948)
      1. 1. John Angles (25 Jun 1905 – 1 Dec 1974) m. Ella Malcolm (1905 – 1988)
      2. 2. William (Thomson) Angles (17 Mar 1908 – 19 Jul 1973)
      3. 3. James Angles (31 May 1910 – 2 Mar 2002) m. Mary (Ann) Buckland (1911 – )
      4. 4. Alexander (George) Thomson (21 Aug 1911 – ) m. Leann Stoddart
      5. 5. Alexander (Thomson) Angles (28 Jul 1912 – 12 Apr 1985)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Cook Thomson) Angles (21 June 1914 – 13 June 2014) m. Richard (Bell) Dewar (1911 – 1967)
      7. 7. Mary (Forbes) Angles (2 Jan 1916 – 20 Nov 2004) m. Archibald Lourie (1906 – )
        1. 1. Archibald Lourie
    3. 3. Alexander Thomson (5 Feb 1884 – 4 Aug 1963) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Thomson (10 May 1885 – 03 Jan 1950)
      1. 1. Margaret (Archibald) Thomson (4 Jul 1921 – 18 Aug 1994)
    4. 4. David Thomson (28 Jun 1885 – 26 Aug 1902)
    5. 5. Catherine (M) Thomson (abt 1887 – )
    6. 6. Bessie Thomson (24 Jul 1888 – 29 Dec 1981) m. George Christie (Abt. 1883 – 30 Aug 1918) m. Robert (Will) Swirles (03 May 1871 – 23 Nov 1949)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Cook) Christie (10 Mar 1914 – 21 Jul 2005)
      2. 2. George Christie (22 May 1917 – 27 Apr 1975)
      3. 3. Helen Christie (abt 1920 – )
      4. 4. Violet (C) Swirles (abt 1924 – )
      5. 5. Robert (T) Swirles (1 Sep 1925 – 22 May 2008)
      6. 6. Mary (Kirk) Swirles (1 May 1927 – 4 August 2017)
    7. 7. Violet Thomson (24 Oct 1891 – 11 Apr 1987) m. James Cairns (27 May 1888 – Abt 1968)
      1. 1. Bessie Cairns (abt 1910 – )
      2. 2. Peter (F) Cairns (abt 1919 – )
      3. 3. William (Archibald) Cairns (abt 1931 – )
    8. 8. Annie (Cook) Thomson (7 May 1895 – 17 April 1986) m. James (Squair) Mcintyre (7 July 1889 – 26 April 1961)
      1. 1. James (S) McIntyre (1924 – February 2013)
      2. 2. Donald McIntyre (8 September 1928 – 14 February 2016)
      3. 3. William McIntyre (abt 1935 – )
    9. 9. Williamina (Marion (Minnie)) Thomson (7 July 1897 – 15 Jul 1977) m. Dominik (C) Prytula (1894 – 28 March 1978)
      1. 1. Carl Prytula (17 April 1923 – 29 Aug 1984) m. Agnes (Lois) Muir (22 March 1930 – 8 Jul 2016)
        1. 1. Valerie (Ruth) Prytula (15 October 1953 – 22 Dec 2003) m. Norris (Edward) Lucas (2 Jun 1962 – ) m. Victor Curatolo m. Keith (Vernon) Sawka (8 Jan 1956 – )
        2. 2. Carl (Dominick) Prytula (18 August 1965 – ) m. Elisabeth (Anntoinette) Gantner (10 Jul 1968 – )
        3. 3. Helene (Maredeth) Prytula (Oct 1970 – ) m. Randy Vandenabeele (Mar 1967 – ) m. John (Francis "Butch") Scott (7 December 1960 – 5 September 2008)
      2. 2. William ("Bill" Thomson) Prytula (2 Nov 1928 – 11 Apr 2020) m. Dolores (Grace) Scholz (abt 1930 – )
        1. 1. Kevin (William) Prytula (Jun 1957 – )
        2. 2. Douglas (Paul) Prytula (Mar 1959 – )
        3. 3. Randall (David) Prytula (Aug 1962 – )
    10. 10. Margaret (Boyd "Maggie") Thomson (8 Dec 1898 – 14 Jun 1981) m. Roderick (M) Young (24 Dec 1895 – 11 Nov 1992)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Cook) Watkins (24 Jul 1924 – 13 Jun 2015) m. Charles Watkins (14 Jan 1921 – Feb 1998)
        1. 1. Stewart (Charles) Watkins (20 Feb 1950 – 15 Dec 1978)
      2. 2. Roderick (McKenneth) Young (6 May 1927 – 24 Jun 2005)
      3. 3. Margaret Young (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. William (Thomson) Young (23 Jun 1934 – 6 Aug 1997)
    11. 11. William (Cook) Thomson (5 October 1900 – 30 October 1979) m. Ann (Minnie) O'Dell (abt 1893 – ) m. Pauline (Mae) Thomson (9 July 1899 – 29 December 1992)
  2. 2. Archibald Thomson (1856 – )
  3. 3. Violet Thomson (13 July 1858 – 28 Feb 1919) m. Simpson Hunter (1855 – )

Alexander Thomson's Timeline

6 Records

1828
12 May 1828
Birth of Alexander Thomson in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
1828
17 May 1828
Birth of Alexander Thomson in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
1841
1841
Age 13
Alexander Thomson resided here in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 23
Alexander Thomson resided here in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1859
20 May 1859
Age 31
Death of Alexander Thomson in Isabella Pit, Donibristle, Colliery, Fife, Scotland
Isabella Pit, Donibristle, Colliery, Fife, Scotland
1859
20 May 1859
Age 31
Death of Alexander Thomson in Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1828
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Aberdour; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 1126; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Aberdour; ED: 6; Page: 15; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_84; Year: 1851
    [3] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1828
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Aberdour; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 1126; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Aberdour; ED: 6; Page: 15; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_84; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1859
    Event Place: Isabella Pit, Donibristle, Colliery, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1859
    Event Place: Aberdour, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland
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