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John Cunningham Thomson 1844–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Apr 1918

Death Location: Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Thomson

Mother: Margaret Wood

Spouse(s): Sarah Geddis, Margaret Bone

Children(s): John Thomson, Sarah (Ruttle), Abigail Thomson, David Thomson, Roland Thompson, May (Bell), Margaret (Gardner), Albert Thomson

John Cunningham Thomson was born in 1844 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, the child of William Thomson And Margaret Wood. In 1891, John Cunningham Thomson resided in Leeds Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada. In 1916, John Cunningham Thomson resided in 34, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada. John Cunningham Thomson married Margaret Marion Maggie Bone, Sarah Geddis, and had children including Abigail Abbie Or Addie Thomson, Albert Warren Bert Thomson, David Bone Thomson, John Thomson, Margaret Findlay Maggie Thompson Gardner, May Marion Mary Thompson Bell, Roland Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth Thomson Ruttle. John Cunningham Thomson passed away in 1918 in Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Cunningham Thomson was born in 1844 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, the child of William Thomson And Margaret Wood.
  • In 1891, John Cunningham Thomson resided in Leeds Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1916, John Cunningham Thomson resided in 34, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • John Cunningham Thomson married Margaret Marion Maggie Bone, Sarah Geddis, and had children including Abigail Abbie Or Addie Thomson, Albert Warren Bert Thomson, David Bone Thomson, John Thomson, Margaret Findlay Maggie Thompson Gardner, May Marion Mary Thompson Bell, Roland Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth Thomson Ruttle.
  • John Cunningham Thomson passed away in 1918 in Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Thomson's Ancestors

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John Thomson
1844–1918
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Scotland
Parents
William Thomson
1814–1873
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Wood
1820–1902
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cunningham
1791–
Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Wood
1790–1893
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thomson's Descendants

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John (Cunningham) Thomson (1844–19 Apr 1918) m. Sarah Geddis (1842–1867) m. Margaret (Marion 'Maggie') Bone (1 Oct 1852–20 MAR 1920)
  1. 1. John Thomson 1867–1931 m. Georgiana Gardner 1868–1952
    1. 1. John (C) Thompson 1924–1942
    2. 2. Hazel (M.) Thomson 1893–1935
    3. 3. George (Gilbert) Thomson 1897–1897
    4. 4. Harold (G.) Thomson 1891–1891
    5. 5. Graham (Cunningham) Thomson 1903–1944
    6. 6. John (Wesley) Thomson 1895–1956
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth Thomson) (Ruttle) 1866–1949 m. Christopher (John 'C. J.') Ruttle 1860–1921
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Ruttle 1893–1961
    2. 2. Sadye (Elizabeth) Ruttle 1898–1963
    3. 3. Cecil (Clark) Ruttle 1900–1965
    4. 4. Charles (Ross) Ruttle 1889–
  3. 3. Abigail ('Abbie' or 'Addie') Thomson 1872–1956
  4. 4. David (Bone) Thomson 1869–1944 m. Hannah (Jane 'Jannie') Leakey 1869–1947
    1. 1. Robert (Fernie 'Bob') Thomson 1896–1957
    2. 2. George (Frederick) Thomson 1898–1976
    3. 3. John (Cunningham 'Jack') Thomson 1892–1964
    4. 4. Donald (Ray 'Bunny') Thomson 1903–1964
    5. 5. Pearl (Loretta) Thomson 1908–1991
    6. 6. Buford (Irving) Thompson 1905–1924
    7. 7. Margaret (Marion 'Maggie') Thomson 1900–1987
  5. 5. Roland Thompson 1875–1957
  6. 6. May (Marion (Mary) Thompson) (Bell) 1877–1960 m. John ('Jack') Bell 1873–1932
    1. 1. John (Graham 'Johnnie') Bell 1902–1963
    2. 2. Jessie (Jean) Bell 1899–1990
    3. 3. Margaret (Finley 'Maggie') Bell 1904–1977
  7. 7. Margaret (Findlay (Maggie) Thompson) (Gardner) 1880–1957
  8. 8. Albert (Warren 'Bert') Thomson 1888–1955 m. Gertrude Thomson 1897–
    1. 1. Ethel Thoresen 1921–

John Thomson's Timeline

4 Records

1844
1844
Birth of John Cunningham Thomson in Kilmarnock, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 47
John Cunningham Thomson resided here in Leeds Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
Leeds Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
1916
1916
Age 72
John Cunningham Thomson resided here in 34, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
34, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
1918
19 Apr 1918
Age 74
Death of John Cunningham Thomson in Major, Saskatchewan, Canada
Major, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Leeds Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: 34, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Saskatchewan, Kindersley, 30; Roll: T-21937; Page: 7; Family No: 80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harts Hill
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Saskatchewan, Kindersley, 30; Roll: T-21937; Page: 7; Family No: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Major, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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