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James Goodfellow Thomson 1882–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1882

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Jan 1944

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Robert Thomson

Mother: Anne Watson

Spouse(s): Lilly Tulloch

Children(s): Elizabeth Thomson

James Goodfellow Thomson was born in 1882 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Thomson And Anne Cameron Watson. In 1908, James Goodfellow Thomson resided in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Goodfellow Thomson married Lilly Etta Tulloch, and had children including Elizabeth Thomson. James Goodfellow Thomson passed away in 1944 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Goodfellow Thomson was born in 1882 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Thomson And Anne Cameron Watson.
  • In 1908, James Goodfellow Thomson resided in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • James Goodfellow Thomson married Lilly Etta Tulloch, and had children including Elizabeth Thomson.
  • James Goodfellow Thomson passed away in 1944 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thomson's Ancestors

Self
James Thomson
1882–1944
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Thomson
1855–1934
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Anne (Cameron) Watson
1858–1941
Ladhope, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Watson
1836–1898
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Anne Cameron
1839–1910
Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Watson
1800–1867
Ellen Watson
1814–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sargent-Major Watson
1777–1838
Anne Duncan
1773–1839
John Wark
1775–1852
Margaret Wark
1791–1849

James Thomson's Descendants

1.
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James (Goodfellow) Thomson (18 May 1882–10 Jan 1944) m. Lilly (Etta) Tulloch (16 Apr 1877–16 Oct 1937)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thomson 1917–1960

James Thomson's Timeline

4 Records

1882
18 May 1882
Birth of James Goodfellow Thomson in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1908
1908
Age 26
James Goodfellow Thomson resided here in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1944
1944
Age 62
James Goodfellow Thomson resided here in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1944
10 Jan 1944
Age 62
Death of James Goodfellow Thomson in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1882
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), James Goodfellow Thomson, 1944, Death; citing p. 34, volume 219, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), James Goodfellow Thomson, 10 Jan 1944; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 34, Nova Sco
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2018), James Goodfellow Thomson and Lily Tulloch, 30 Dec 1908; citing Elmsdale, Hants, Nova Scotia, reference Page 112 no. 120; FHL mi
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), James Goodfellow Thomson, 1944, Death; citing p. 34, volume 219, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), James Goodfellow Thomson, 10 Jan 1944; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 34, Nova Sco
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2018), James Goodfellow Thomson and Lily Tulloch, 30 Dec 1908; citing Elmsdale, Hants, Nova Scotia, reference Page 112 no. 120; FHL mi
    [12] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [13] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [14] Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
    [15] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24
    [16] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1894
    Record Source:
    [1] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [5] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [7] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24
    [8] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3138; Folio: 121; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 10A, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax
    Record Source: Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
    [2] Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), James Goodfellow Thomson, 1944, Death; citing p. 34, volume 219, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), James Goodfellow Thomson, 10 Jan 1944; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 34, Nova Sco
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 June 2018, 22:27), entry for James Goodfellow Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYK1-JHX
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), James Goodfellow Thomson, 1944, Death; citing p. 34, volume 219, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), James Goodfellow Thomson, 10 Jan 1944; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 34, Nova Sco

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