103 Years Old ~ X2 Great Aunt Mary Thomson

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 40 (LONGEVITY)

My paternal grandmother was named after her aunt,
Mary Thomson, who lived to 103 years old. 

In the photo below is my grandfather (Thomas Thomson) on the left, Mary in the middle, and brother James Devlin Glass on the right.

Mary never married, and had no children. 

According to the stories my grandmother told me, about the aunt she was named after, Mary was very connected to her siblings.
Looking at the photo above I definitely got the sense they were close. 

On her 100th birthday she received a letter from the Queen. 

The photo above was taken on her 100th birthday. 

That's her brother, Henry who was 96 years old, with her. 

They were the last 2 surviving children of Thomas & Isabella (nee Glass) Thomson. 

Henry died less than a year later. 

Mary lived for 3 more years.

She was the oldest of 8 children, and outlived them all. 

Mary's family

Father:
Thomas Thomson
BIRTH ABT. 1849 • Buckhaven, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 22 FEB 1919 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mother:
Isabella Glass
BIRTH ABT. 1849 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 29 JUL 1943 • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Their 8 children (1911 census confirms they had 8 children and all were still living):

Mary Thomson, lived to 103 years
BIRTH 28 NOV 1870 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 16 DEC 1973 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Never married, no children

Isabella (Bella) Thomson, lived to 77 years
BIRTH 6 JUN 1872 • North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
DEATH 5 MAY 1950 • Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
married: William Haughie, had 3 children (I have found records for)

Henry Thomson, lived to 97 years
BIRTH 19 JAN 1874 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 8 AUG 1971 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
married: Bessie, had 1 child (I have found records for)

Agnes Thomson, lived to 80 years
BIRTH 07 MAR 1876 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 30 JUL 1956 • 205 Berea Street, Pretoria, Eastern Cape, South Africa
married: Herbert William Smith, had 2 children (1911 census notes 2 children with both living, no records for other children have been found)

Thomas Thomson, lived to 60 years
BIRTH 10 MAY 1880 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 19 NOV 1940 • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
married: Elizabeth Young Slicer. had 3 children (2 lived to adulthood)
My great grandparents

James Devlin Glass Thomson, lived to 80 years
BIRTH 26 SEP 1883 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH 31 AUG 1966 • Raumati Beach, Kapiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand
married: Elsie Winifred Genge, had 6 children

Laura Edward Thomson, age at death is not known at this time
BIRTH 14 FEB 1887 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
DEATH AFT. 1940 (was listed as a survivor in brother Thomas' obit)
married: John Cleghorn (Cleghorn) Robertson, no records for children found

Richard Alexander Thomson, age at death is not known at this time
BIRTH 12 JUL 1892 • Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
DEATH BEF. 1940 (not listed as a survivor in brother Thomas' obit)
One Ancestry tree says he died of the Spanish Flu Epidemic 1918-1920

When you have family members who live to over 100 years old!!! 

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***

Sources:

Family stories

Photos:

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Links:

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

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