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Bruce Thomson 1861 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Unst, Shetland

Death Date: 27 May 1939

Death Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Father: David Thomson

Mother: Catherine Bruce

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Bruce Thomson was born in 1861 in Unst, Shetland, the child of David MacBeth Thomson and Catherine Arthur Bruce. Bruce Thomson passed away in 1939 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bruce Thomson was born in 1861 in Unst, Shetland, the child of David MacBeth Thomson and Catherine Arthur Bruce.
  • Bruce Thomson passed away in 1939 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Bruce Thomson's Ancestors

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Bruce Thomson
1861 – 1939
Birth Place: Unst, Shetland
Parents
David MacBeth Thomson
1835 – 1922
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Catherine (Arthur) Bruce
1839 – 1904
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Bruce Thomson
1803 – 1866
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Charlotte Gray
1805 –
Unst, Shetland
Magnus Bruce
1816 – 1891
Quoyhouse, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Williamina Nicolson
1815 – 1888
Gardie, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Thomson
1765 –
Janet Henderson
1765 – 1850
Charles Gray
1785 – 1841
Ann Tail
1780 – 1851
Erasmus Bruce
1778 – 1855
Catherine Arthur
1784 – 1836
Robert Nicolson
1791 – 1862
Bruce Gray
1789 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bruce Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
26 Jul 1861
Birth of Bruce Thomson in Unst, Shetland
Unst, Shetland
1939
27 May 1939
Age 78
Death of Bruce Thomson in Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1939
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

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