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William James, Lonsdale Thomson 1885 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1885

Birth Location: 44 Oakley Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England

Death Date: 19 Mar 1948

Death Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Father: William Thomson

Mother: Mary Lewington

Spouse(s): Jane Harding, Lena Waterman

Children(s): Doris Thomson, William Thomson, Margaret Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, David Thomson, David Thomson, Michael Thomson, John Thomson, Eileen Thomson, Eileen Thomson

1885 marked the beginning of William James Lonsdale Thomson's life in 44 Oakley Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England, to parents William Thomas Francis Lonsdale Thomson and Mary Jane Lewington. Eventually, William James Lonsdale Thomson married Jane Florence Harding and Lena Mary (Nellie) Waterman, and they welcomed Doris Jane Thomson, William J Thomson, Margaret Mary Thomson, Elizabeth Jane (Betty) Thomson, David Thomson, David John Thomson, Michael A Thomson, John Lonsdale Thomson, Eileen Thomson and Eileen Thomson. William James Lonsdale Thomson passed in 1948 at Gravesend, Kent, England.

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Parents

William Thomson
1858 –
Birth Location: Battersea, London, England
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Mary Lewington
1858 – 1946
Birth Location: London, United Kingdom
ML

Spouses(s)

Jane Harding
1882 – 1916
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, London, England
JH
Lena Waterman
1898 – 1969
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
LW

Children(s)

Doris Thomson
1914 – 1999
Birth Location: 27 Gordon Road, Northfleet, Kent, England
DT
William Thomson
1916 – 1916
Birth Location: Strood, Kent
WT
Margaret Thomson
1922 – 2008
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
MT
Elizabeth Thomson
1925 – 2011
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
ET
David Thomson
1928 –
Birth Location: –
DT
David Thomson
1928 – 2015
Birth Location: Northfleet, Kent, England
DT
Michael Thomson
1931 – 2016
Birth Location: Strood, Kent
MT
John Thomson
1938 – 2021
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
JT
Eileen Thomson
1940 –
Birth Location: Gravesend, Surrey, Kent
ET
Eileen Thomson
1940 –
Birth Location: Gravesend, Surrey, Kent
ET

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1885
    Event Place: 44 Oakley Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, 1939 England and Wales Register, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72/JSL/018, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 337

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Newington St Mary, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1916
    Event Place: 27 Gordon Rd Northfleet
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1948
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 337
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