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John Alain, (Allan) Thomson 1540 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Feb 1585

Death Location: West Lothian County, Scotland

Father: Sir Thompson

Mother: Lady Thompson

Spouse(s): Nan Edison, Margaret Edison

Children(s): Thomas Crightoun*\Crychton, George Thomson

Early life: John Alain (Allan) Thomson arrived in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1540, born to Sir Thomas James Thompson and Lady Marion (Cochran) Thompson. Over time, John Alain (Allan) Thomson formed a family with Nan Edison and Margaret Edison, which included Thomas (Thomson\ Thomsoun*) Crightoun*\Crychton and George David Thomson. John Alain (Allan) Thomson concluded life in West Lothian County, Scotland in 1585.

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Parents

Sir Thompson
1520 – 1611
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ST
Lady Thompson
1520 – 1549
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
LT

Spouses(s)

Nan Edison
1542 – 1590
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
NE
Margaret Edison
1547 –
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME

Children(s)

Thomas Crightoun*\Crychton
1563 – 1615
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
TC
George Thomson
1569 – 1640
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
GT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Feb 1585
    Event Place: West Lothian County, Scotland
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