Thomas Lorimer (1846 - 1912)

Born 1846 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 2 Jan 1912 at about age 66 in Kansas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1846. He was the son of William Lorimer and Jane Wightman. No baptism record found to date.

In the 1851 census Thomas Lorrimer (age 5) was the son of William Lorrimer in Auchinson, Sanquhar, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^[1]

William Lorrimer Head Widowed M 41 Farmer 45 acres Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jean Lorrimer Daughter Unmarried F 19 Housekeeper Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Lorrimer Daughter Unmarried F 16 Sewer Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander Lorrimer Son Unmarried M 14 Farmers son Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet Lorrimer Daughter F 12 Farmers daughter Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William Lorrimer Son M 10 Scholar Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Lorrimer Son M 7 Scholar Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas Lorrimer Son M 5 Scholar Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret Duffie Servant Unmarried F 17 General servant New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

In the 1861 census Thomas Lorrimer (age 13) was the son of William Lorrimer on Tanyard Street, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.^[2]

William Lorrimer Head Widowed M 52 Retired farmer Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas Lorrimer Son Unmarried M 13 Scholar Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert Milligan Nephew Unmarried M 18 Labourer Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas migrated to Nebraska with his father William

John Lorimer was mentioned on a memorial in Claytonville Cemetery, Horton, Brown County, Kansas, United States with a death date of 2 January 1912.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 September 2023)
   Thomas Lorrimer (5) son in household of William Lorrimer (41) in Auchinson, Sanquhar, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 September 2023)
   Thomas Lorrimer (13), unmarried son, in household of William Lorrimer (52) on Tanyard Street, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #100118321 (accessed 20 May 2024)
   Memorial page for John Lorimer (8 Nov 1846-2 Jan 1912), citing Claytonville Cemetery, Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Danya Candis Lorimer (contributor 46807784).