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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomson 1885 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1885

Birth Location: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 03 Jan 1950

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Peter Thomson

Mother: Margaret Thomson

Spouse(s): Alexander Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson

Children(s): Margaret Thomson

It was in 1885 that Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomson was born in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, a child of Peter Thomson and Margaret Thomson. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomson went on to marry Alexander Thomson and Elizabeth Thomson and had children such as Margaret Archibald Thomson. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomson was deceased by 1950 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Parents

Peter Thomson
1858 – 1941
Birth Location: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire
PT
Margaret Thomson
1857 – 1948
Birth Location: Wemyss,Fife,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Thomson
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Thomson
1886 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Thomson
1921 – 1994
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 May 1885
    Event Place: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Canada, Ocean Arrivals, 1919-1924, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 40; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1901_148, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_141, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01869; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 84-978, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 154; Film Description: 1920 Wayne, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 40; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1901_148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1905
    Event Place: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1910
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals, 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals, 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01869; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 84-978

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01869; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 84-978

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 154; Film Description: 1920 Wayne

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 03 Jan 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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