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William Tomson 1580–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 Aug 1623

Death Location: Thornhill, York, England

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Margaret Henderson

Spouse(s): Gitilen Ditch

Children(s): Alice Tompson

In 1580, William Tomson entered the world in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Thompson And Margaret Henderson. William Tomson married Gitilen Ditch, and had children including Alice Tompson. William Tomson passed away in 1623 in Thornhill, York, England.

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Biography

  • In 1580, William Tomson entered the world in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Thompson And Margaret Henderson.
  • William Tomson married Gitilen Ditch, and had children including Alice Tompson.
  • William Tomson passed away in 1623 in Thornhill, York, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Tomson's Ancestors

Self
William Tomson
1580–1623
Birth Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Thompson
1561–1611
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Henderson
1563–1649
Scotland
Grandparents
James Thompson
1541–1560
Scotland
Mirian Cochran
1543–1595
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thompson
1526–1540
Isabella Norman
1528–1542
Lord Dundonald
1520–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Murray
1500–1575

William Tomson's Descendants

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William Tomson (1580–12 Aug 1623) m. Gitilen Ditch (1580–May 1663)
  1. 1. Alice Tompson 1602–1672
    1. 1. Richard Pollard 1630– m. elisabeth gaunt 1630–
      1. 1. Robert Pollard 1655– m. elizabeth martin 1656–
        1. 1. Thomas Pollard 1670– m. anne armitage 1661–

William Tomson's Timeline

3 Records

1580
1580
Birth of William Tomson in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
1623
abt 1623
Age 43
Death of William Tomson in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
1623
12 Aug 1623
Age 43
Burial of William Tomson in Thornhill, York, England
Thornhill, York, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thornhill, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1623
    Event Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1623
    Event Place: Thornhill, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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