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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

In 1540, John Alain (Allan) Thomson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas James Thompson and Lady Marion (Cochran) Thompson. John Alain (Allan) Thomson married Nan Edison, Margaret Edison, and had children including Thomas (Thomson\ Thomsoun*) Crightoun*\Crychton, George David Thomson. John Alain (Allan) Thomson passed away in 1585 in West Lothian County, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, John Alain (Allan) Thomson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas James Thompson and Lady Marion (Cochran) Thompson.
  • John Alain (Allan) Thomson married Nan Edison, Margaret Edison, and had children including Thomas (Thomson\ Thomsoun*) Crightoun*\Crychton, George David Thomson.
  • John Alain (Allan) Thomson passed away in 1585 in West Lothian County, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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

John Thomson's Ancestors

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John Thomson
1540 – 1585
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas James Thompson
1520 – 1611
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion (Cochran)) Thompson
1520 – 1549
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Isabella Normond
1503 – 1571
, , , Scotland
John (Lord Cochrane van That) Ilk
1500 – 1539
Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Marion Stewart
1500 – 1550
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ilk
1472 – 1539
Lady Sempill
1491 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thomson's Descendants

1.
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John (Alain (Allan)) Thomson (1540 – 3 Feb 1585) m. Nan Edison (1542 – ABT 1590) m. Margaret Edison (1547 – )
  1. 1. Thomas ((Thomson\ Thomsoun*)) Crightoun*\Crychton (22 MAR 1563 – ABT 1615)
  2. 2. George (David) Thomson (6 Apr 1569 – abt 1640) m. Christine Grinlay (about 1559 – 22 Jul 1604) m. Marione Smyth (1570 – )
    1. 1. Isobell Thomson (Oct 1587 – )
    2. 2. Andrew (John) Thomson (1589 – July 21, 1625)
    3. 3. John Thomsone (15 Jul 1599 – 14 Oct 1688) m. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Moffat (1590 – abt 1653)
      1. 1. Archibald Thomsone (3 Jul 1621 – Aft. 1667) m. Euphame MITCHELL (1625 – 13 December 1661)
        1. 1. Alexander Thomson (25 Jul 1640 – 1700) m. Agnes Stragham (Abt 1646 – Abt 1710)

John Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Alain (Allan) Thomson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1585
3 Feb 1585
Age 45
Death of John Alain (Allan) Thomson in West Lothian County, Scotland
West Lothian County, Scotland

Sources

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

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