John
Thomson
Born about in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marion (Turner) Thomson
— married
29 May 1846 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Thomson, Janet (Thomson) Hunter, Mary Thomson, David Thomson, John Thomson, James Thomson, Marion Thomson and Robert Thomson
Died after
after about age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2012
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Biography
John was born about 1821 in Glasgow, Scotland.
He married Marrion Turner 29 May 1846 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire.[1]
By the 1851 Scotland Census, John is now in possession of the 60 Acre Greendykeside Farm in New Monkland. Along with his wife Marrion, he now has two children - Andrew 2, and Janet 4 mos. Living with them are two servants Jean Grosart 14, the house servant, and Jane Erskine 12, the farm servant.[2]
John is still at Greendykeside Farm by 1881. He has increased his acreage to 80 acres, 50 of them arable. He is 60 years old as is his wife, Marrion. Living with them are their family: David 26, James 19, and Robert 15. Their granddaughter Mary Thomson 8, a farm servant, Emma Bigham 13, and a boarder, Alexander Cameron 25 [3]
By 1891, John and Marion were alone except for granddaughter Mary. John is 72 and Marion is 70. John has sold up and is now living at 2 Barrowmans Ld Hutchison St and is now a dairyman.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Sep 2022), John Thomson and Marrion Turner, 29 May 1846, Slamannan; citing Parish Number 489, Reference Number: 30 134.
- ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14fbb9f4040b9d6e050ce8 : viewed 19 Sep 2022), John THOMSON, Greendy Kiside, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /651, Folio 642, Page 13, Schedule 41, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "1881 Scotland Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: New Monkland Landward; Reg. No. 651/2ED: 6; Page: 34; Line: 10; Roll: cssct1881_264; Ancestry Record 1119:3456643
- ↑ "1891 Scotland Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: Old Monkland; Reg. No. 652/2; Household of John Thomson, ED: 8; Page: 21; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_318; Ancestry Record 1108:4402096
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Elizabeth (Penman) Russon
Thomson-6640 and Thomson-915 appear to represent the same person because: Same family
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by Elizabeth (Penman) Russon
Elizabeth (Penman) Russon
Thomson-11892 and Thomson-915 appear to represent the same person because: Date and location of birth the same
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by Elizabeth (Penman) Russon
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