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Margaret Williamson 1736 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1736

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: May 1780

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Williamson

Mother: Elizabeth Hunter

Spouse(s): Archibald Bowman

Children(s): Margaret Bowman

Margaret Williamson was born in 1736 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander William Williamson and Elizabeth 'Bessie' Hunter. Margaret Williamson married Archibald Bowman, and had children including Margaret Bowman. Margaret Williamson passed away in 1780 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Williamson was born in 1736 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander William Williamson and Elizabeth 'Bessie' Hunter.
  • Margaret Williamson married Archibald Bowman, and had children including Margaret Bowman.
  • Margaret Williamson passed away in 1780 in Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Williamson
1702 – 1748
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Hunter
1708 – 1748
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Archibald Bowman
1729 – 1785
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Bowman
1771 – 1857
Birth Location: Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
MB

Margaret Williamson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Williamson
1736 – 1780
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander William Williamson
1702 – 1748
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth ('Bessie') Hunter
1708 – 1748
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Williamson's Descendants

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Margaret Williamson (4 Oct 1736 – May 1780) m. Archibald Bowman (11 Nov 1729 – 4 Dec 1785)
  1. 1. Margaret Bowman (08 Jul 1771 – 16 Sep 1857) m. James Thomson (15 Nov 1772 – 19 Jan 1820)
    1. 1. Archibald Thomson (7 Aug 1797 – 10 Oct 1850) m. Agnes (Ann) Izet (20 Apr 1797 – 9 Oct 1831) m. Isabella Williamson (ABT 1795 – 8 May 1878)
      1. 1. Agnes Thomson (20 Feb 1821 – 21 MAR 1892)
      2. 2. James Thomson (1 Feb 1822 – Abt 1822)
      3. 3. Robert Thomson (1826 – 1924)
      4. 4. Alexander Thomson (17 May 1828 – 20 May 1859)
      5. 5. Janet Thomson (1834 – 11 Dec 1907)
      6. 6. John Thomson (1836 – 20 MAY 1902)
      7. 7. Alexander Thomson (17 May 1828 – 20 May 1859) m. Margaret Archibald (abt 1825 – 16 Jul 1916) m. Janet Archibald (24 October 1831 – )
        1. 1. William (Archibald) Thomson (1 Dec 1856 – 13 Apr 1940) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy) A) Cook (18 May 1860 – 11 May 1939)
        2. 2. Archibald Thomson (1856 – )
        3. 3. Violet Thomson (13 July 1858 – 28 Feb 1919) m. Simpson Hunter (1855 – )
    2. 2. Elspet Thomson (15 Jul 1811 – 28 January 1876)

Margaret Williamson's Timeline

2 Records

1736
4 Oct 1736
Birth of Margaret Williamson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1780
May 1780
Age 44
Death of Margaret Williamson in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1736
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1780
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
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