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Alexander Thomas, Girdwood Thomson 1876 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1876

Birth Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Sep 1945

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Nelson Thomson

Mother: Mary Black

Spouse(s): Isabella Slater

Children(s): Isabella Thomson, Nelson None

The birth of Alexander Thomas Girdwood Thomson took place in 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, to Nelson Maclean Thomson and Mary Black. Alexander Thomas Girdwood Thomson married Isabella Slater, and together they had Isabella Thomson and Nelson. Alexander Thomas Girdwood Thomson's death occurred in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Nelson Thomson
1849 – 1919
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire
NT
Mary Black
1852 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
MB

Spouses(s)

Isabella Slater
1875 –
Birth Location: Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
IS

Children(s)

Isabella Thomson
1905 –
Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
IT
Nelson None
1913 –
Birth Location: England
N

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1876
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census, 1911 England Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992, Parish: Port Glasgow; ED: 12; Page: 22; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1901_213, Parish: Greenock West; ED: 35; Page: 11; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1891_183, Parish: Kilmalcolm; ED: 7; Page: 18; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_169, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Court For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951 (M1248); Microfilm Serial: M1248; Microfilm Roll: 58, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03749; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2004, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 079801-082200, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0528; FHL microfilm: 2341875

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmalcolm; ED: 7; Page: 18; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock West; ED: 35; Page: 11; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1891_183

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Port Glasgow; ED: 12; Page: 22; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1901_213

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 12 Mar 1920
    Event Place: New York City, New York
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1923
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0528; FHL microfilm: 2341875

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0528; FHL microfilm: 2341875

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03749; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2004

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03749; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2004

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 079801-082200

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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