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Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson 1484–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Sep 1587

Death Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Thomson

Mother: Margaret Forrester

Spouse(s): Janet Gourlay

Children(s): Bernard Thomson

The story of Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson began in 1484 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland. Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson married Janet Gourlay, and had children including Bernard Thomson. Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson passed away in 1587 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson began in 1484 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson married Janet Gourlay, and had children including Bernard Thomson.
  • Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson passed away in 1587 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Thomson
1460–1513
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Forrester
1462–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Gourlay
1484–
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Bernard Thomson
1500–1600
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
BT

Sir Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Thomson
1484–1587
Birth Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson
1460–1513
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Forrester
1462–
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Stewart, Master of Mar, Lord of) Badenoch
1390–1435
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Douglas Countess of) Buchan
1394–1451
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stuart
1375–1435
Isabel Mar
1360–1408
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thomson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thomson (1484–23 Sep 1587) m. Janet Gourlay (1484–)
  1. 1. Bernard Thomson 1500–1600 m. Agnes Balzert 1566–1657
    1. 1. RICHARD (THOMSON) Sr 1528–1582 m. Thomson 1528–1558
      1. 1. Richard Thomson 1555–1603 m. Florence Cromlan 1557–1657
        1. 1. David Thompson 1592–1628 m. Amyes Colle 1592–1649
        2. 2. Anstie Thomson 1579–1647
        3. 3. Richard Thomson 1582–1582
        4. 4. Mary Thomson 1584–1584
        5. 5. Golde Thomson 1587–1587
        6. 6. Moses Thomson 1589–1590

Sir Thomson's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
1587
23 Sep 1587
Age 103
Death of Sir Alexander Stewart Thomson in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1587
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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