Happy Birthday X4 Great Grandfather Thomas Thomson ~ Born 232 Years Ago

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 29 (BIRTHDAYS)

As I sat down to write this week's blog about BIRTHDAYS I decided to find someone in our Bramble Bush who was born on July 18th. 

I found:
Thomas Thomson
BIRTH 18 JUL 1791 • Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 26 MAY 1833 • Dalkeith, Scotland

Exactly 232 years ago my paternal 4th great grandfather was born to 

John Thomson
BIRTH 12 JUL 1763 • Seggie, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
DEATH BEF. 1829 • Scotland, United Kingdom
and
Jean Beveridge
BIRTH BEF. 20 OCT 1765 • Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland
DEATH Unknown

My 3rd great grandmother is their daughter
Agnes Thomson
BIRTH ABT. 1826 • Inverkeithing, East Wymess, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 7 FEB 1898 • Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Agnes retained her maiden name as her married name when she married:
Henry Thomson
BIRTH ABT. 1825 • Buckhaven, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 3 OCT 1901 • Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

who was the son of
Alexander Thomson
BIRTH 4 MAR 1796 • Buckhaven, Fifeshire, Scotland
DEATH 5 FEB 1875 • Buckhaven, Fifeshire, Scotland
and
Williamina (Minnie) Cargill
BIRTH ABT. 1795 • Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DEATH ABT. 1855 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

I have not yet wrapped these 2 Thomson family lines back together again, but I have no doubt that Agnes and Henry were somehow related.

My X2 great grandfather, son of Agnes & Henry Thomson was
Thomas Thomson
BIRTH ABT. 1849 • Buckhaven, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 22 FEB 1919 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
married to
Isabella Glass
BIRTH ABT. 1849 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 29 JUL 1943 • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

My great grandfather, son of Thomas & Isabella was
Thomas Thomson
BIRTH 10 MAY 1880 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 19 NOV 1940 • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
married to
Elizabeth Young Slicer
BIRTH 4 AUG 1882 • North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
DEATH 24 JUN 1958 • Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

When I first started searching the Thomson line I was very confused by the number of Thomas Thomsons to be found.

This is the area the family is predominantly from. 

Today I found X4 great grandfather Thomas Thomson who was born 232 years ago exactly, and realized I know nothing about him because each time I try I get mixed up in the Thomson lines.

Up next I will try to find more information about this X4 great grandfather and his ancestors. 

When you realize you don't know enough about a particular line!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Map:

Google Maps. Retrieved July 18th 2023 from
https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Berwick,+UK/@56.0784257,-3.2576583,10.66z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x48870656577f27a3:0x70433f000895b52e!8m2!3d56.058363!4d-2.719646!16zL20vMDIyeWtf?hl=en&entry=ttu

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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