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John Thomson 1813 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1813

Birth Location: Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Nov 1895

Death Location: Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Thomson

Mother: Sarah Hogg

Spouse(s): Jane Dodds

Children(s): Janet Thomson

John Thomson was born in 1813 in Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Thomson and Sarah Hogg. John Thomson married Jane Dodds, and had children including Janet Ramsay Bennett Thomson. John Thomson passed away in 1895 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Thomson was born in 1813 in Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Thomson and Sarah Hogg.
  • John Thomson married Jane Dodds, and had children including Janet Ramsay Bennett Thomson.
  • John Thomson passed away in 1895 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.

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John Thomson's Ancestors

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John Thomson
1813 – 1895
Birth Place: Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Thomson
1784 – 1853
Fala and Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland
Sarah Hogg
1786 –
Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Thomson
1760 –
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary Blakney
1748 – 1802
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Gavin Hogg
1749 – 1849
Buncle Preston, , Berwick, Scotland
Betty Thomson
1750 – 1799
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Katherine McKillop
1734 – 1830
Alexander Hog
1691 –
Margaret Dickson
1705 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan MacKillop
1704 – 1760
Mary McDougall
1704 – 1754

John Thomson's Descendants

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John Thomson (02 May 1813 – 30 Nov 1895) m. Jane Dodds (18 APR 1821 – 7 AUG 1902)
  1. 1. Janet (Ramsay Bennett) Thomson (06 Sep 1850 – Jun 1937) m. William Stewart (13 Dec 1850 – 24 Nov 1926)

John Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1813
02 May 1813
Birth of John Thomson in Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
1895
30 Nov 1895
Age 82
Death of John Thomson in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1813
    Event Place: Dewarton, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand

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