James
Thomson
Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Thomson
and Mary (Hunter) Thomson
Brother of
Andrew Thomson, Peter Thomson [half], Robert Thomson [half], Charles Thomson [half] and Isabella Thomson [half]
Husband of
Ann (Kelly) Thomson
— married
4 Jun 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Henrietta (Thomson) Russell
Died
at age 42
in Parkneuk, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jun 2016
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Biography
James Thomson was born in Scotland.
James Thomson was born on 30 May 1824 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.[1] He was the son of Robert Thomson and Mary Hunter. He married Annie Gillie on 25 April 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife.[2]
He passed away in 1866, about four years after his father also died accidently falling down a shaft while mining.
An extract from "The Scotsman" dated 8 August 1866 Dunfermline - Fatal Accident - A man named James Thomson, a miner, 42 years of age, residing in Parknook, in the parish of Dunfermline, met with a fatal accident at Arthur Coal pit, Wellwood colliery, on Monday. The unfortunate man had been engaged fixing props to support the roof of the pit, when a large quantity of stones and earth fell down, burying him underneath. by the time the body was dug out, life was quite extinct. Thomson leaves a wife and a large family."
Extract from "Dunfermline City Press" 11 August 1866 ÄCCIDENT AT ARTHUR PIT, WELLWOOD COLLIERY About 10 o'clock on Monday morning, while James Thomson, a miner, about 42 years of age, residing in Parkneuk, was employed putting up a prop to support the roof, in a five-feet seam, from 15 to 20 tons of the roof suddenly gave way, and buried him underneath. Thomson, who was much respected in the village, leaves a widow and nine of a family to mourn his loss.
Sources
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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. - ↑ Marriage, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch Record: XTP8-CYG: 11 February 2020), James Thomson, 1846: accessed 18 December 2023.
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Categories: Coal Miners
Dunfermline - Fatal Accident - A man named James Thomson, a miner, 42 years of age, residing in Parknook, in the parish of Dunfermline, met with a fatal accident at Arthur Coal pit, Wellwood colliery, on Monday. The unfortunate man had been engaged fixing props to support the roof of the pit, when a large quantity of stones and earth fell down, burying him underneath. by the time the body was dug out, life was quite extinct. Thomson leaves a wife and a large family."
Extract from "Dunfermline City Press" 11 August 1866 ÄCCIDENT AT ARTHUR PIT, WELLWOOD COLLIERY About 10 o"clock on monday morning, whie James Thomson, a miner, about 42 years of age, residing in Parkneuk, was employed putting up a prop to support the roof, in a five-feet seam, from 15 to 20 tons of the roof suddenly gave way, and buried him underneath. Thomson, who was much respected in the village, leaves a widow and nine of a family to mourn his loss"