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James Alexander Bain Thomson 1880 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1880

Birth Location: Dunedin

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Lower Hutt

Father: Henry Thomson

Mother: Eliza Brown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Paterson

Children(s): Unknown Thomson, Henry Thomson, Alexander Thomson, Evelyn Thomson

In 1880, James Alexander Bain Thomson entered the world in Dunedin, born to Henry Thomson and Eliza Brown. James Alexander Bain Thomson married Elizabeth Paterson, and had children including Unknown Thomson, Henry Thomson, Alexander Thomson, Evelyn Brown Thomson. James Alexander Bain Thomson passed away in 1962 in Lower Hutt.

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Biography

  • In 1880, James Alexander Bain Thomson entered the world in Dunedin, born to Henry Thomson and Eliza Brown.
  • James Alexander Bain Thomson married Elizabeth Paterson, and had children including Unknown Thomson, Henry Thomson, Alexander Thomson, Evelyn Brown Thomson.
  • James Alexander Bain Thomson passed away in 1962 in Lower Hutt.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thomson's Ancestors

Self
James Thomson
1880 – 1962
Birth Place: Dunedin
Parents
Henry Thomson
1847 –
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Eliza Brown
1850 –
Brae, Shetlands
Grandparents
Magnus Thomson
Margaret Edmondson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Thomson's Descendants

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James (Alexander Bain) Thomson (1880 – 1962) m. Elizabeth Paterson (1884 – Jan 1960)
  1. 1. Unknown Thomson (1910 – )
  2. 2. Henry Thomson (1912 – )
  3. 3. Alexander Thomson (23 Dec 1916 – 31 May 1996) m. Cletus (Mary Veronica) Tuohy (23 Mar 1914 – 16 Dec 1973)
    1. 1. Patricia Thomson (22 Oct 1945 – ) m. Rudolf Dreyer
      1. 1. Brandon Dreyer (23 Jan 1979 – )
      2. 2. Mark Dreyer (05 Nov 1980 – )
    2. 2. Peter (James) Thomson (19 Apr 1948 – ) m. Julie Connolly (01 Mar 1954 – )
      1. 1. Lucy Thomson (23 Dec 1981 – )
      2. 2. Samuel Thomson (07 May 1985 – )
  4. 4. Evelyn (Brown) Thomson (Bet. 1918–1919 – )

James Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1880
1880
Birth of James Alexander Bain Thomson in Dunedin
Dunedin
1962
1962
Age 82
Death of James Alexander Bain Thomson in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunedin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Lower Hutt

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