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Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON 1671 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1671

Birth Location: Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Dec 1717

Death Location: Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Mary Fordyce

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Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON was born in 1671 in Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Thompson and Mary Fordyce. Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON passed away in 1717 in Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON was born in 1671 in Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Thompson and Mary Fordyce.
  • Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON passed away in 1717 in Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland.

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Captain THOMPSON's Ancestors

Self
Captain THOMPSON
1671 – 1717
Birth Place: Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Thompson
1630 – 1688
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Fordyce
1638 – 1713
Clogh, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Reverend (Captain William Archibald II) Thompson
1600 – 1666
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet Balgnie) Hay
1610 – 1700
Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Thompson
1570 – 1630
Jane Cunningham
1570 – 1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain THOMPSON's Timeline

2 Records

1671
3 Jul 1671
Birth of Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON in Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland
Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland
1717
5 Dec 1717
Age 46
Death of Captain William* Archibald TOMSON \ THOMPSON in Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland
Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1671
    Event Place: Argyleshire, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1717
    Event Place: Derry (Londonderry), Donegal, Ireland

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