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Thomas Thomson 1864–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1864

Birth Location: Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Oct 1918

Death Location: Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Peter Thompson

Mother: Dorothy Laurenson

Spouse(s): Mary Nicolson

Children(s): Margaret Thomson

Thomas Thomson was born in 1864 in Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Peter Thompson And Dorothy Dorathy Laurenson. In 1871, Thomas Thomson resided in Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland. Thomas Thomson married Mary Sarah Leask Nicolson, and had children including Margaret Ann Thomson. Thomas Thomson passed away in 1918 in Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Thomson was born in 1864 in Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Peter Thompson And Dorothy Dorathy Laurenson.
  • In 1871, Thomas Thomson resided in Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland.
  • Thomas Thomson married Mary Sarah Leask Nicolson, and had children including Margaret Ann Thomson.
  • Thomas Thomson passed away in 1918 in Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland.

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Thomas Thomson's Ancestors

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Thomas Thomson
1864–1918
Birth Place: Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Peter Thompson
1827–1896
North Lee, Trondra
Dorothy ((Dorathy)) Laurenson
1823–1900
Yafield, Bigton, Dunrossness
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Thomson's Descendants

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Thomas Thomson (16 Jul 1864–22 Oct 1918) m. Mary (Sarah Leask) Nicolson (17 Aug 1871–7 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Thomson 1893–1986 m. James ((Jimmy-Alex) Alexander) Watt 1893–1973
    1. 1. Thomas (Peter) Watt 1919–1941
    2. 2. John ((Ian) Erasmus) Watt 1920–1987 m. Mary Gallacher 1923–2012
      1. 1. Margaret Watt 1948–2012
    3. 3. James ((Jim or Doof) Alexander) Watt 1924–1978
    4. 4. Magnus ((Ninkie) William) Watt 1926–2005 m. Ann ((Annie)) Johnson 1936–2006
    5. 5. Joseph Watt 1930–2012 m. Vida (Ogilvy) Coutts 1929–2001

Thomas Thomson's Timeline

3 Records

1864
16 Jul 1864
Birth of Thomas Thomson in Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 7
Thomas Thomson resided here in Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland
Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland
1918
22 Oct 1918
Age 54
Death of Thomas Thomson in Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland
Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Bigton Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; ED: 3; Page: 8; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; ED: 3; Page: 8; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland

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