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Catherine Nicolson Thomson 1871 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1871

Birth Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: David Thomson

Mother: Catherine Bruce

Spouse(s): James Sanderson

Children(s): Catherine Sanderson, George Sanderson, Davina Sanderson, James Sanderson

In 1871, Catherine Nicolson Thomson entered the world in Unst, Shetland, Scotland, born to David MacBeth Thomson and Catherine Arthur Bruce. Years later, Catherine Nicolson Thomson married James Sanderson, and the couple became parents to Catherine Bruce Sanderson, George Robert Sanderson, Davina Thomasina Margaret Bruce Sanderson and James Clark Sanderson. Catherine Nicolson Thomson died in 1938 in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

David Thomson
1835 – 1922
Birth Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland
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Catherine Bruce
1839 – 1904
Birth Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Sanderson
1872 – 1908
Birth Location: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Catherine Sanderson
1898 – 1899
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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George Sanderson
1900 – 1967
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Davina Sanderson
1904 – 1950
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Sanderson
1906 – 1940
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1938
    Event Place: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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