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John Thomson 1700 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: St. Andrews, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Dec 1774

Death Location: Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland

Father: Francis Thomson

Mother: Unknown None

Spouse(s): Margaret Martin

Children(s): Janet Thomson

The story of John Thomson began in 1700 in St. Andrews, Scotland. John Thomson married Margaret Martin, and had children including Janet Thomson. John Thomson passed away in 1774 in Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomson began in 1700 in St. Andrews, Scotland.
  • John Thomson married Margaret Martin, and had children including Janet Thomson.
  • John Thomson passed away in 1774 in Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Thomson
Birth Location: –
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Unknown None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Martin
1696 – 1765
Birth Location: Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Thomson
1731 – 1771
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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John Thomson's Ancestors

Self
John Thomson
1700 – 1774
Birth Place: St. Andrews, Scotland
Parents
Francis Thomson
Unknown
Grandparents
John Thomson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thomson's Descendants

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John Thomson (1700 – 01 Dec 1774) m. Margaret Martin (1696 – 15 Apr 1765)
  1. 1. Janet Thomson (13 Sep 1731 – 10 May 1771) m. John Brown (1722 – 19 Jun 1787)
    1. 1. John Brown (24 Jul 1754 – 10 Feb 1832) m. Isabella Cranstoun (29 Dec 1758 – 08 Jun 1795) m. Agnes Fletcher (09 Sep 1774 – 29 Oct 1843)
      1. 1. Janet Brown (1780 – Bet. 1780–1785)
      2. 2. Margaret Brown (1782 – )
      3. 3. John Brown (12 Jul 1784 – 1858) m. Margaret (Fisher) Crum (11 Mar 1799 – 19 Sep 1841) m. Jane Nimmo
        1. 1. Jane (Ewing) Brown (1836 – Aft. 1895) m. James (Stewart) Wilson
        2. 2. Alexander (Crum) Brown (26 Mar 1838 – 28 Oct 1922) m. Jane (Bailie) Porter
        3. 3. Margaret (Fisher Crum) Brown (17 Nov 1840 – 08 Mar 1846)
        4. 4. John Brown (1810 – 1882) m. Catherine (Scott) MacKay m. Agnes Anderson
        5. 5. Jane Brown
        6. 6. Helen Brown m. Alexander Law
      4. 4. George Brown (Bet. 12–24 Apr 1786 – )
      5. 5. Violet Brown (1788 – ) m. Robert Johnstone
      6. 6. Ebenezer Brown (1791 – Bet. 1791–1796)
      7. 7. Jane Brown (19 Jul 1798 – )
      8. 8. Janet Brown (13 Jun 1801 – )
      9. 9. William Brown (1803 – )
      10. 10. Erskine Brown (12 Aug 1806 – )
    2. 2. Ebenezer Brown (1758 – 29 Mar 1836) m. Erskine Gray (04 Jun 1766 – 28 Dec 1821)
      1. 1. John (Erskine) Brown (1794 – 05 Nov 1869) m. Margaret (Carlyle) Farries ( – 05 Nov 1869)
        1. 1. Margaret (Carlyle) Brown (1825 – 1903) m. Alexander McLean (29 Jun 1832 – 1871)
        2. 2. Ebenezer (Erskine) Brown (19 May 1827 – 05 Apr 1898) m. Violet (Croumbie) Brown (1819 – 11 Jul 1870)
        3. 3. William (Farries) Brown (1829 – 1899) m. Agnes (Hutton) Williamson
        4. 4. Erskine (Gray Fisher) Brown (1831 – 1904)
        5. 5. Jean (Isabella) Brown (1836 – 1838)
        6. 6. Mary (Anna) Brown (1837 – 1838)
        7. 7. Isabella (Ina) Brown (1840 – 1911)
      2. 2. Mary Brown (1796 – 1826) m. James Hutton ( – 1840)
        1. 1. Erskine (Gray) Hutton (1817 – 1825)
        2. 2. Margaret Hutton (19 Apr 1821 – ) m. Frederick Bradford
        3. 3. George Hutton (1822 – 1824)
        4. 4. Mary (Gray) Hutton (04 Dec 1825 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Brown (1825 – 1842) m. John Simpson ( – 05 Mar 1852)
      4. 4. Janet Brown ( – 27 Oct 1860) m. Robert Hill (13 Apr 1791 – )
        1. 1. Alexander Hill (30 Sep 1825 – 30 Nov 1885) m. Eliza Miller m. Barbara (Gray) Anderson
        2. 2. Erskine (Gray) Hill (26 May 1827 – 16 Oct 1893)
        3. 3. Christina (Gillies) Hill (16 Mar 1829 – 21 Jan 1887) m. Finlay Macpherson
        4. 4. Ebenezer (Brown) Hill (03 Jan 1831 – 15 Nov 1885) m. Elizabeth (Vaughan) Ball
        5. 5. Robert (Gillies) Hill (23 Oct 1832 – 19 Apr 1859)
        6. 6. John (Burd) Hill (25 May 1834 – 16 Jul 1879) m. Margaret (Naismith) Reid
        7. 7. George Hill (19 Apr 1838 – 19 Aug 1880) m. Emma (Gray) Faber
        8. 8. Mary Hill (18 Jan 1841 – 21 Oct 1845)
      5. 5. Joanna Brown ( – 1878)
      6. 6. Erkine (Gray) Brown ( – 20 Apr 1837)
      7. 7. Violet Brown ( – 05 Mar 1852)
      8. 8. Ebenezer Brown
    3. 3. Unknown Brown
    4. 4. Unknown Brown

John Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of John Thomson in St. Andrews, Scotland
St. Andrews, Scotland
1774
01 Dec 1774
Age 74
Death of John Thomson in Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland
Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Merchant, Musselburgh

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1774
    Event Place: Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland
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