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Catherine Thomson 1842–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Apr 1890

Death Location: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Hercules Thomson

Mother: Clementina Umphray

Spouse(s): Magnus Laing

Children(s): Clementina Laing, Magnus Laing, Thomas Laing

Catherine Thomson was born in 1842 in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Hercules Johnston Thomson And Clementina Scott Umphray. Catherine Thomson married Magnus Laing, and had children including Clementina Laing, Magnus Laing, Thomas Robert Laing. Catherine Thomson passed away in 1890 in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Catherine Thomson was born in 1842 in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Hercules Johnston Thomson And Clementina Scott Umphray.
  • Catherine Thomson married Magnus Laing, and had children including Clementina Laing, Magnus Laing, Thomas Robert Laing.
  • Catherine Thomson passed away in 1890 in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hercules Thomson
1811–1885
Birth Location: Stennestwatt, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Clementina Umphray
1810–1894
Birth Location: Foula, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Magnus Laing
1843–1921
Birth Location: Hayknowe, Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Clementina Laing
1877–1963
Birth Location: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Magnus Laing
1874–1893
Birth Location: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Thomas Laing
1879–1948
Birth Location: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Catherine Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Thomson
1842–1890
Birth Place: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Hercules Johnston Thomson
1811–1885
Stennestwatt, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Clementina (Scott) Umphray
1810–1894
Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Umphray
1777–1835
Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Catherine Gray
1783–1875
Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Gray
1746–1822
Barbara Johnsdaughter
1745–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gray
1715–1772
Catherine Andrewsdaughter
1717–

Catherine Thomson's Descendants

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Catherine Thomson (1842–19 Apr 1890) m. Magnus Laing (15 Sep 1843–1 Nov 1921)
  1. 1. Clementina Laing 1877–1963 m. William (Thomson) Jeromson 1880–1967
    1. 1. William Jeromson 1910–1999
    2. 2. Catherine (Helen) Jeromson 1912–1989 m. Hubert (Stanton) Lock 1912–1983
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Jeromson 1917–1998 m. Thelma Dearsley 1912–
    4. 4. James (Robert) Jeromson 1918–1941
    5. 5. Frank (Magnus) Jeromson 1920–1982
  2. 2. Magnus Laing 1874–1893
  3. 3. Thomas (Robert) Laing 1879–1948 m. Barbara Jamieson 1880–1952
    1. 1. Magnus Laing 1915–1929
    2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Laing 1920–2000 m. George Robertson 1913–1973

Catherine Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Catherine Thomson in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
1890
19 Apr 1890
Age 48
Death of Catherine Thomson in Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Elvister, Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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