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James Thomson 1804 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1804

Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland

Death Date: 27 May 1870

Death Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Father: John Thomson

Mother: Jean Steven

Spouse(s): Jane Thomson

Children(s): Mary Thomson, James Thomson, John Thomson, William Thomson, Alexander Thomson, David Thomson, Eliza Thomson

In 1804, James Thomson entered the world in Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland, born to John Thomson and Jean Steven. James Thomson married Jane Thomson, and had children including Mary Thomson, James Fullerton Thomson, John Thomson, William Anderson Thomson, Alexander Thomson, David Watson Thomson, Eliza Jane Thomson. James Thomson passed away in 1870 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1804, James Thomson entered the world in Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland, born to John Thomson and Jean Steven.
  • James Thomson married Jane Thomson, and had children including Mary Thomson, James Fullerton Thomson, John Thomson, William Anderson Thomson, Alexander Thomson, David Watson Thomson, Eliza Jane Thomson.
  • James Thomson passed away in 1870 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thomson
1788 –
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Jean Steven
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Thomson
1804 – 1909
Birth Location: St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Thomson
1826 –
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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James Thomson
1828 – 1898
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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John Thomson
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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William Thomson
1832 – 1906
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Alexander Thomson
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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David Thomson
1836 –
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Eliza Thomson
– 1906
Birth Location: –
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James Thomson's Ancestors

Self
James Thomson
1804 – 1870
Birth Place: Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland
Parents
John Thomson
1788 –
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Jean Steven
Grandparents
Peter Thomson
1751 – 1826
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Livie
1757 – 1850
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
William Steven
1758 – 1834
Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland
Elizabeth Potter
1758 – 1841
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Peter Thomson
1721 – 1790
Jean Gemmel
1722 – 1780
John Livie
1738 –
Margaret Beattie
1729 –
William Steven
1727 – 1787
Kathrine Dorward
1730 –
John Potter
1719 –
Elizabeth Potter
1715 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thomson
1695 – 1740
Jean Walker
1700 – 1760
James Gemmel
1690 – 1753
Christian Dalgardner
– 1776
James Livie
Rot. Beattie
Janet Leslie
1699 – 1733
Alexander Stephen|Stephan|Steven
1710 –
Margret Kinmont
1697 –
John Potter
1685 – 1741
Elizabeth Potter
1690 – 1731

James Thomson's Descendants

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James Thomson (6 Jul 1804 – 27 May 1870) m. Jane Thomson (1804 – BEF 1909)
  1. 1. Mary Thomson (02 Sep 1826 – )
  2. 2. James (Fullerton) Thomson (09 Jul 1828 – 1898)
  3. 3. John Thomson (6 Mar 1830 – 15 Aug 1907) m. Emma Hollings (1828 – Nov 1863) m. Jessie Mcgillivary (1832 – 1889)
    1. 1. emma thomson (1848 – 1852)
    2. 2. john (alfred) thomson (6 Jul 1852 – 15 Jul 1934)
    3. 3. william (james) thomson (1855 – 1873)
    4. 4. henry (launcelot) thomson (abt 1857 – 18 july1941)
    5. 5. alexander thomson (1860 – 1946)
    6. 6. emma thomson (1862 – 5 Sep 1909)
  4. 4. William (Anderson) Thomson (10 JAN 1832 – 3 Feb 1906) m. Marianne Ogilvie (14 Oct 1833 – 1 Apr 1903)
    1. 1. William (Ogilvie) Thomson (8 Mar 1857 – 3 Nov 1857)
    2. 2. Ellen Thomson (BET 1858 AND 1882 – BET 1901 AND 1970)
    3. 3. James (Fullerton) Thomson (18 Jun 1858 – 05 Nov 1861)
    4. 4. John (David) Thomson (15 Feb 1860 – 11 Jun 1942) m. Emma Thomson (1848 – 5 Sep 1909) m. Mary (Jane) Sutherland (7 May 1870 – 1956)
      1. 1. Ellen (Jane) Thomson (22 Jan 1889 – 03 Nov 1980)
      2. 2. Leslie Thomson (10 Feb 1891 – 21 Apr 1927)
      3. 3. William (John) Thomson (15 June 1898 – 25 Aug 1985)
      4. 4. David (Henry) Thomson (7 Mar 1904 – 31 Aug 1981) m. Dorothy (Margaret Elizabeth) Neale (22 March 1906 – 6 Jun 1983)
        1. 1. Alan (Leslie) Thomson (2 Dec 1929 – 01 dec 2008)
      5. 5. Alexander (Robert) Thomson (17 Jul 1912 – 1979) m. Nancy (May) Simpson (15 December 1917 – 13 May 2010)
    5. 5. Alexander Thomson (About 1861 – 18 JUL 1944) m. Mary Mason
    6. 6. Mary (Anne) Thomson (15 AUG 1861 – 6 June 1940)
    7. 7. David Thomson (3 APR 1865 – 02 Nov 1894)
    8. 8. Helen (Lumgair (Nelly)( Ellen)) Thomson (11 Jun 1868 – 30 Jun 1953)
    9. 9. Eliza (Jane) Thomson (18 Sep 1870 – 26 May 1883)
    10. 10. Peter (Logan) Thomson (7 Jan 1872 – 28 Jun 1952)
    11. 11. Leslie Thomson (10 feb 1891 – 22 apr 1927) m. Ethel Dunsmuir (MAY 1888 – 12 AUG 1968)
  5. 5. Alexander Thomson (6 JUN 1834 – 15 JUL 1896)
  6. 6. David (Watson) Thomson (7 AUG 1836 – )
  7. 7. Eliza (Jane) Thomson ( – 1906)

James Thomson's Timeline

3 Records

1804
6 Jul 1804
Birth of James Thomson in Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland
Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland
1804
15 Jul 1804
James Thomson was baptized in Arbroath,Angus,Scotland
Arbroath,Angus,Scotland
1870
27 May 1870
Age 66
Death of James Thomson in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, , Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Arbroath,Angus,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1870
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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