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James Thomson 1807–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Settle Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1885

Death Location: Lunesdale, buried Zion

Father: James Sr

Mother: Isabella Atkinson

Spouse(s): Phoebe Varley

Children(s):

James Thomson was born in 1807 in Settle Yorkshire, England, the child of James Thomson Sr And Isabella Atkinson. In 1851, James Thomson resided in Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England. James Thomson married Phoebe Varley. James Thomson passed away in 1885 in Lunesdale, buried Zion.

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Biography

  • James Thomson was born in 1807 in Settle Yorkshire, England, the child of James Thomson Sr And Isabella Atkinson.
  • In 1851, James Thomson resided in Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England.
  • James Thomson married Phoebe Varley.
  • James Thomson passed away in 1885 in Lunesdale, buried Zion.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thomson's Ancestors

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James Thomson
1807–1885
Birth Place: Settle Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Thomson Sr
1777–1861
Hawick, Scotland
Isabella Atkinson
1781–1854
Comer Hall, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Thomson's Timeline

7 Records

1807
1807
Birth of James Thomson in Settle Yorkshire, England
Settle Yorkshire, England
1807
23 Aug 1807
James Thomson was baptized in Giggleswick,York,England
Giggleswick,York,England
1851
1851
Age 44
James Thomson resided here in Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 54
James Thomson resided here in Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 64
James Thomson resided here in Wray, Trinity, Lancashire, England
Wray, Trinity, Lancashire, England
1885
26 Jan 1885
Age 78
Death of James Thomson in Lunesdale, buried Zion
Lunesdale, buried Zion
1885
25 Nov 1885
Age 78
James Thomson - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Settle Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1807
    Event Place: Giggleswick,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wray with Botton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Wray, Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Lunesdale, buried Zion

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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