Dougald Thomson (abt. 1835 - 1889)

Born about 1835 in Kames Castle, Bute, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Sarah (Clark) Thomson — married 1871 in Saint Alban's, Hertfordshire, England

Husband of Sarah Ann (Longden) Thomson — married 15 Aug 1884 in Chelsea, London

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1889 at about age 54 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Dougald was born about 1837. Dougald Thomson ... He passed away in 1889. ^[1]

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Death

Cause: Congestion of Kidneys

Burial

Date: 24 DEC 1889

Place: Timaru, New Zealand

Age: 43

Residence

Date: 1871

City: London

State: Middlesex

Country: England

Date: 1881

City: Winkfield (With Ascot)

State: Berkshire

Country: England

Date: 1884

City: London

State: Middlesex

Country: England

Date: 1886

City: Timaru

State: South Island

Country: New Zealand

Occupation

Farmer

Gardner

Place: Pomona Place, Fulham, Middlesex, England

Age: 35

Notes

Dougald was born to parents Duncan and .........?........... Thomson between 1836 and 1847 in Scotland.

In 1871 he worked as a gardner in London and lived at a boarding house run by Caroline Hewlett at Pomona Place in Fulham, London.

At 34 years of age, Dougald married Elizabeth Sarah Clark at St. Alban's, Hertfordshire on 2 December 1871.

Son Edmund was born in April 1878 at Holloway, Middlesex before Elizabeth tradically died sometime after the birth between 1878-1881. Edmund was consequently raised by his grandparents and it appears Dougald never featured in his life.

Widower Dougald continued to work as a gardner at the 'Heathfield' Estate of Wine Merchant John Cunningham where he resided at the Lodge on the estate located in the Town of Winkfield, Berkshire.

On the 15 August 1884 he remarried to Sarah Ann Longden who was a maid at the estate main residence. Sarah came from a family of Stone Masons located at Thornbury, Gloucestershire.

First born son to his second marriage James (Duncan) was born at Twyford, Berkshire in 1885.

With his new family Dougald immigrated to New Zealand in 1885 taking up residence at Timaru on the South Island.

The Thomson family flourished in New Zealand with sons William Louis, Norman, Harold and Edgar all being born in Timaru.

Dougald's life came to an untimely death at Landsborough on 23 December 1889 from Congestion of the Kidneys (Natural Causes). The Landsborough district is a mountainous region east of Timaru where timber logging was the main industry.

Dougald had 6 sons at time of his death aged 10, 5, 4,2,1 & 6 weeks (Edmund from previous marriage, Duncan, William, Norman, Harold and Edgar.

Dougald's wife Sarah was compelled to return to England with her family presumably as a result of lack of income.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jim Johnson, Wednesday, August 7, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jim Johnson for starting this WikiTree profile through the import of Johnson Family Heritage.ged on Aug 6, 2013.