Robert Thomson (1801 - 1862)

Born 1 Jun 1801 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hunter) Thomson — married 31 Aug 1823 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine (Young) Thomson — married 21 Jan 1831 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1862 at age 60 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Robert Thomson was born in Scotland.

Robert Thomson was born on 1 June 1801 and baptized on 7 June 1801 at Queen Anne St Burgher Associate, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.^[1][2]

Marriages

Robert's first marriage was to Mary Hunter on 31 August 1823 in Dunfermline, Fife.^[3]

• There were two childen from this marriage:
• James
• Andrew.

Mary must have died between 1826 and 1831 when Robert remarried Catherine Young on 21 January 1831 in Beath, Fife.^[4] Children from this marriage were:

• Peter
• Robert
• Charles
• Isabella

Life through the Census

• In 1841, Robert's age was given as 39 years, living at Rumbling Well in Dunfermline with his second wife, Catherine and children James, Andrew, Peter, Robert, Charles and Isabella.^[5]
• In 1851, his occupation was coal miner. Of interest, his son, Robert, also died accidently in a mining accident aged 42 years in 1866. The family was living in the town of Milesmark, Inverkeithing. He was 49 years old and also present were Catherine, Peter 19, Robert 17, Charles 13, Isabella 11 and Henrietta aged 4, possibly the child of their son, James.^[6]
• In 1861, Robert's age had been wrongly recorded as 53 years. They were still living at Milesmark and present were Catherine, Charles 23, Isabella 21, and Henrietta 14, grand daughter.^[7]

Accidental Death

Robert died accidently the year following when he fell from the upper level of the mine shaft to the bottom. He must have died soon after as he was not seen by a Medical Practitioner. He was aged 61 years of age. There is a correction with the death certificate by a Police Constable describing cause of death. He was buried on 17 February 1862 and his son, James, was the informant.^[8] His death was registered under the Number 15 in the Reg Book of Deaths 1862.

Research Notes

There are few photos of Elgin Colliery but there are two that has Crown Copyright on the following website.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch Record: XTN3-3L9: 11 February 2020), Robert Thomson, 1801: accessed 18 December 2023.
2. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry au Record 60143 #26757726 (accessed 18 December 2023)
   Robert Thomson baptism on 7 Jun 1801 (born 1 Jun 1801), son of James Thomson & Ann Nisbet, in Queen Anne St. Burgher Associate, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
3. ↑ First Marriage, "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns & Marriages", [database online], National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 18 December 2023), Robert Thomson & Mary Hunter, 31 August 1823, Dunfermline, Fife; citing Parish: 424, Reference Number: 160/102.
4. ↑ Second Marriage, "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns & Marriages", [database online], National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 18 December 2023), Robert Thomson & Catherine Young, 21 January 1831, Beath, Fife; citing Parish: 410, Reference Number: 20/140.
5. ↑ 1841 Census, "1841 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 27; Page: 14; Line: 440; Year: 1841
   Ancestry au Record 1004 #1885411 (accessed 19 December 2023)
   Robert Thomson (39), Coal Miner, in Rumbling Well, Dunfermline, Fife. Born in Fife, Scotland.
6. ↑ 1851 Census, "1851 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Inverkeithing; ED: 7; Page: 8; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_89; Year: 1851; Household schedule number: 33; Roll: CSSCT1851_89
   Ancestry au Record 1076 #1158874 (accessed 19 December 2023)
   Robert Thomson (49), Coal Miner, head of household in Milesmark, Milesmark, Inverkeithing, Fife. Born in Dunfermline Par, Fife.
7. ↑ 1861 Census, "1861 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Dunfermline Landward; ED: 11; Page: 11; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_55; Registration Number: 424/2; Household schedule number: 55; Roll: CSSCT1861_55
   Ancestry au Record 1080 #1721060 (accessed 19 December 2023)
   Robert Thomson (53), Coal Miner, head of household in Milesmark in Dunfermline Landward registration district. Born in Dunfermline, Fifeshire.
8. ↑ Scotland Statutory Death Records, Scotlandspeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), Robert Thomson, 15 February 1862, Elgin Colliery; Parish 424, Ref No. 2/16.
9. ↑ https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1093263.