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Elizabeth Thomson 1838 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jan 1898

Death Location: West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Thomson

Mother: Catharine Pollock

Spouse(s): James Thornton

Children(s): Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Jane Thornton, Robert Thornton, James Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Mary Thornton, Child Thornton, William Thornton, Margaret Thornton

1838 marked the beginning of Elizabeth Thomson's life in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, to parents Robert Thomson and Catharine Pollock. Eventually, Elizabeth Thomson married James Thornton, and they welcomed Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Jane (Jeanie) Thornton, Robert Thornton, James Waddell Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Mary Thornton, Child Thornton, William Thornton and Margaret (Maggie) Thornton. Elizabeth Thomson passed in 1898 at West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Robert Thomson
1808 – 1875
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
RT
Catharine Pollock
1814 – 1903
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
CP

Spouses(s)

James Thornton
1817 – 1885
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
JT

Children(s)

Peter Thornton
1860 – 1946
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
PT
Catherine Thornton
1862 – 1862
Birth Location: –
CT
Jane Thornton
1864 – 1935
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
JT
Robert Thornton
1867 – 1925
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
RT
James Thornton
1868 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
JT
Thomas Thornton
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
TT
Mary Thornton
1872 – 1951
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
MT
Child Thornton
1874 – 1874
Birth Location: Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
CT
William Thornton
1876 – 1917
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
WT
Margaret Thornton
1878 – 1966
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1838
    Event Place: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Hermond House, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Rashierigg, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Rashierigg, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1898
    Event Place: West Calder Cemetery, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Hermand House, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Crofthead Hillhead Cottage, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Eastfield, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jan 1898
    Event Place: West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
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