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Robert Duncan Thomson 1898–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1898

Birth Location: Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 Jul 1973

Death Location: Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada

Father: Duncan Thomson

Mother: Nellie Passmore

Spouse(s): Helen Dryden

Children(s): Mary Thomson, Dorothy Thomson

Robert Duncan Thomson was born in 1898 in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Duncan Cameron Thomson And Nellie Gertrude Passmore. In 1901, Robert Duncan Thomson resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Robert Duncan Thomson resided in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Robert Duncan Thomson married Helen Beatrice Dryden, and had children including Carol Elizabeth Harriett Thomson, Dorothy Jane Thomson, Duncan Dryden Thomson, Ethel Beatrice Thomson, Mary Yvonne Yvonne Thomson, Robert Kent Thomson. Robert Duncan Thomson passed away in 1973 in Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert Duncan Thomson was born in 1898 in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Duncan Cameron Thomson And Nellie Gertrude Passmore.
  • In 1901, Robert Duncan Thomson resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Robert Duncan Thomson resided in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
  • Robert Duncan Thomson married Helen Beatrice Dryden, and had children including Carol Elizabeth Harriett Thomson, Dorothy Jane Thomson, Duncan Dryden Thomson, Ethel Beatrice Thomson, Mary Yvonne Yvonne Thomson, Robert Kent Thomson.
  • Robert Duncan Thomson passed away in 1973 in Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thomson
1898–1973
Birth Place: Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Duncan Cameron Thomson
1868–1954
Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Nellie (Gertrude) Passmore
1876–1950
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Robert Thomson
1830–1879
Westerkirk, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary (Bone) Cameron
1847–1935
Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Cameron
1814–1852
Margaret Bone
1818–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bone
1791–1878
Agnes McGill
1791–1880

Robert Thomson's Descendants

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Robert (Duncan) Thomson (9 Nov 1898–24 Jul 1973) m. Helen (Beatrice) Dryden (9 Nov 1902–4 Oct 1991)
  1. 1. Mary (Yvonne "Yvonne") Thomson 1925–2016 m. Edward (Henry "Ted") Stacey 1920–1962 m. Harvey (Ross) McGrath 1921–2000 m. David (Garfield) Evans 1925–2009
  2. 2. Dorothy (Jane) Thomson 1927–1995 m. Gordon (Everard) Williamson 1923–2005

Robert Thomson's Timeline

6 Records

1898
9 Nov 1898
Birth of Robert Duncan Thomson in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 3
Robert Duncan Thomson resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 13
Robert Duncan Thomson resided here in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 23
Robert Duncan Thomson resided here in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1928
1928
Age 30
Robert Duncan Thomson resided here
None
1973
24 Jul 1973
Age 75
Death of Robert Duncan Thomson in Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada
Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 660
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: Orillia (Town), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 15
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Orillia (TownVille), Simcoe (EastEst), Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 76

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: Orillia (Town), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Record Source: Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG9 II-K-6; Volume: 148

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Royal North West Mounted Police, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, World War i CEF Personnel Files, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 9655 - 19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1973
    Event Place: Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Streetsville, Peel, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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