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James Thomson 1596 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 May 1678

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Thomson

Mother: Margaret Henderson

Spouse(s): Marion Gibb

Children(s): John Thomson

In 1596, James Thomson entered the world in Fife, Scotland, born to John Patrick Thomson and Margaret Henderson. James Thomson married Marion Gibb, and had children including John Thomson. James Thomson passed away in 1678 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1596, James Thomson entered the world in Fife, Scotland, born to John Patrick Thomson and Margaret Henderson.
  • James Thomson married Marion Gibb, and had children including John Thomson.
  • James Thomson passed away in 1678 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thomson
1553 – 1615
Birth Location: Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Henderson
1565 – 1600
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marion Gibb
1600 – 1685
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Thomson
1626 – 1679
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Thomson's Ancestors

Self
James Thomson
1596 – 1678
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Patrick Thomson
1553 – 1615
Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Henderson
1565 – 1600
, , , Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Thompson
1525 – 1611
Syide, Glasgow, Scotland
Marion Cochran
1520 – 1595
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andro Henderson
1540 –
Elspait Mathow
1540 –
Great-Grandparents
Sir Thomson
1490 – 1571
Isabella Wilson
1503 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1484 – 1526
Catherine Afamsone
1500 –
William Wilson
1512 – 1587
LADY Gilmore
1496 – 1543

James Thomson's Descendants

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James Thomson (1596 – 22 May 1678) m. Marion Gibb (1600 – 1685)
  1. 1. John Thomson (2 Sep 1626 – 1 Jun 1679) m. Helen Paterson (15 Jul 1628 – )
    1. 1. John THOMSON (1652 – )
    2. 2. Bessie THOMSON (1654 – )
    3. 3. Peter Thomson (5 Nov 1654 – ) m. Bessie Adam (19 Jan 1662 – )
      1. 1. Margaret THOMSON (1692 – )
      2. 2. Peter Thomson (28 Feb 1694 – )
      3. 3. John Thomson (1695 – 19 September 1740) m. Jean Walker (2 Oct 1700 – abt 1760)
        1. 1. Peter Thomson (19 Jan 1721 – 22 Apr 1790) m. Jean Gemmel (09 Sep 1722 – abt 1780)
        2. 2. Thomas Thomson (30 Dec 1723 – )
        3. 3. Katharine Thomson (08 April 1726 – 27 Apr 1812)
        4. 4. Jean Thomson (12 December 1728 – )
        5. 5. John Thomson (28 February 1731 – 10 Jun 1778)
        6. 6. Margaret Thomson (Abt 1733 – )
      4. 4. James Thomson (1700 – )
      5. 5. Robert THOMSON (1703 – )
      6. 6. William THOMSON (1708 – )
    4. 4. James THOMSON (1659 – )

James Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of James Thomson in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1678
22 May 1678
Age 82
Death of James Thomson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1678
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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