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James Thomson 1874 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1874

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Canada

Father: James Thomson

Mother: Grace Stewart

Spouse(s): Jane Fair

Children(s): Marjorie Thomson, John Thomson, James Thomson, William Thomson, Elsie Thomson, Charles Thomson

Born in 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, James Thomson was the child of James Thomson and Grace Stewart. In time, James Thomson married Jane Augusta Fair, and they raised a family that included Marjorie Christina Thomson, John Stewart Thomson, James Bristow Thomson, William George Thomson, Elsie Thomson and Charles Thomson. James Thomson died in Canada in 1954.

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Parents

James Thomson
1846 – 1927
Birth Location: Perth Scotland
JT
Grace Stewart
1849 – 1915
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
GS

Spouses(s)

Jane Fair
1873 – 1960
Birth Location: Arthur, Peel Twp, Wellington , Ontario, Canada
JF

Children(s)

Marjorie Thomson
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
MT
John Thomson
1909 – 2001
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
JT
James Thomson
1911 – 1911
Birth Location: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
JT
William Thomson
1911 – 1911
Birth Location: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
WT
Elsie Thomson
1914 – 1984
Birth Location: Ontario
ET
Charles Thomson
1916 –
Birth Location: Ontario
CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1874
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1880
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Cité), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Hamilton West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1954
    Event Place: Canada
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