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William Mathieu Thomson 1820–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1820

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 2 AUG 1879

Death Location: Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Thomson

Mother: Francoise Bouchiere

Spouse(s): Janet McDonald

Children(s): Charles Thomson, John Thomson, Alexander Thomson, Janet Thomson

William Mathieu Thomson was born in 1820 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of William Thomson And Francoise Adelaide Bouchiere. William Mathieu Thomson married Janet Elisabeth Mcdonald, and had children including Alexander Thomson, Charles Thomas Thomson, Janet Elizabeth Thomson, John Thomson. William Mathieu Thomson passed away in 1879 in Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Mathieu Thomson was born in 1820 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of William Thomson And Francoise Adelaide Bouchiere.
  • William Mathieu Thomson married Janet Elisabeth Mcdonald, and had children including Alexander Thomson, Charles Thomas Thomson, Janet Elizabeth Thomson, John Thomson.
  • William Mathieu Thomson passed away in 1879 in Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thomson's Ancestors

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William Thomson
1820–1879
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
William Thomson
1788–1867
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Francoise (Adelaide) Bouchiere
1790–1839
Grandparents
William Thomson
1742–1806
Jean Noble
1749–1793
Francois Bouchiere
1747–
Nicole (Francoise) Joly
1757–1848
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thomson
1706–
Agnes Kinneir
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Kinneir
1671–1714
Elspert Cowgasse
1670–

William Thomson's Descendants

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William (Mathieu) Thomson (3 APR 1820–2 AUG 1879) m. Janet (Elisabeth) McDonald (12 SEP 1819–8 APR 1873)
  1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Thomson 1860–1901 m. Elizabeth Moores 1861–1936
    1. 1. "Lal" (or) "Al" 1900–1988
    2. 2. Minnie Thomson 1882–1974
    3. 3. Florence Thomson 1884–1938
  2. 2. John Thomson 1843–1921 m. Isabella McLeod 1855–1928
    1. 1. Donald Thomson 1894–1973 m. Myrtle (Mary Eliza Lavinia) Pell 1900–1954
      1. 1. Joyce (Elizabeth) Thomson 1922–2013 m. Bon Hardie 1910–1985
      2. 2. Andrew (Charles) Thomson 1927–2017 m. Lorna (Isabella) Harris 1933–2007
  3. 3. Alexander Thomson 1845–1930 m. Ellen Games 1858–1933
    1. 1. Edith Thomson 1880–1950 m. Albert (Edward) Burrows 1876–1955
  4. 4. Janet (Elizabeth) Thomson 1852–1919 m. Charles Hilder 1817–1875
    1. 1. Janet (Elizabeth) Elsbury 1879–1963
    2. 2. Charles (James Vine) Hilder 1872–1874
    3. 3. Albert (Alexander) Hilder 1875–1906
    4. 4. Harry (Ismay Vine) Hilder 1871–1936
    5. 5. Robert Elsbury 1885–1956
    6. 6. George Elsbury 1881–1953
    7. 7. Annie Elsbury 1877–1961
    8. 8. William Short 1896–1956

William Thomson's Timeline

6 Records

1820
3 APR 1820
Birth of William Mathieu Thomson in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1820
7 MAY 1820
William Mathieu Thomson was baptized in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1841
22 OCT 1841
Age 21
William Mathieu Thomson immigrated in Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
1879
4 AUG 1879
Age 59
Burial of William Mathieu Thomson in Mooroopna Cemetery, Echuca-Mooroopna Road, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Mooroopna Cemetery, Echuca-Mooroopna Road, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
1879
AFT 2 AUG 1879
Age 59
William Mathieu Thomson - Will in Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
1879
2 AUG 1879
Age 59
Death of William Mathieu Thomson in Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1820
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]
    [2] GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924) Transcription, Volume: 1357Page 10
    [3] England, Army Register Book of Births, Baptisms and Marriages, Birth Certificate, Battalion 43rd Regiment of Light Infantry Number: 78 GRO: Volume: 1357 Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1820
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: England, Army Register Book of Births, Baptisms and Marriages, Birth Certificate, Battalion 43rd Regiment of Light Infantry Number: 78 GRO: Volume: 1357 Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1879
    Event Place: Mooroopna Cemetery, Echuca-Mooroopna Road, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Melbourne, Death Certificate, Registration Number: 9333, @N482@

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1841
    Event Place: Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]
    [2] Index - Assisted immigrants arriving at Port Phillip, 1839-51, Reel: 2144Record Item: 44815Page: 87, @N483@

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1879
    Event Place: Supreme Court, Colony of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch, "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989, index and images", Series Number:19 Record Number: 666 Digital Folder Number: 004104488 Image Number: 00163, @N484@

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: AFT 2 AUG 1879
    Event Place: Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Public Records Office Victoria, Wills and Probate, Series: 19 Record Number: 666

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1840
    Event Place: 126 Causewayside, Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: St Cuthbert's (Nicolson Street, Parish of Newington), Old Parish Registers, Banns & Marriages, OPR Marriages 68502

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1840
    Event Place: 126 Causewayside, Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: St Cuthbert's (Nicolson Street, Parish of Newington), Old Parish Registers, Banns & Marriages, OPR Marriages 685/02

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1879
    Event Place: Mooroopna West, Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Melbourne, Death Certificate, Registration Number: 9333, @N482@
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Registration Number: 9333
    [3] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Registration Number: 9333, @N478@

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