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James Thomson 1771 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1771

Birth Location: Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Jan 1868

Death Location: Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland

Father: James Thomson

Mother: Mary Lean

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James Thomson was born in 1771 in Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Thomson and Mary Eliza Lean. James Thomson passed away in 1868 in Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Thomson was born in 1771 in Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Thomson and Mary Eliza Lean.
  • James Thomson passed away in 1868 in Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland.

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James Thomson's Ancestors

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James Thomson
1771 – 1868
Birth Place: Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Thomson
1725 – 1809
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Eliza) Lean
1727 – 1827
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Thomson
1693 – 1750
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton
1706 – 1734
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Lein
1707 – 1807
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Nicoll
1706 – 1796
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hamilton
1671 – 1735
Jean Weir
1682 – 1740
James Lein
1673 –
Elisabeth Cliland
1673 –
Robert Nicoll
1665 –
Helen Gray
1668 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamilton
1642 – 1733
Janet Steill
1649 – 1742
John Weir
1648 – 1710
Jean Smyth
1650 – 1656
George Lein
1653 –
Janet Stodhart
1655 – 1701
Johne Clelands
1642 –
Janet Baird
1644 –

James Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1771
27 Sep 1771
Birth of James Thomson in Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1868
13 Jan 1868
Age 97
Death of James Thomson in Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1771
    Event Place: Beaton's Smithy, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Kilbank, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland

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