My 5th Great Grandparents Marriage Registry ~ John & Jean (nee Beveridge) Thomson

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 18 (INSTITUTIONS)

Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines Institution as

"a: an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character financial institutions

b: a facility or establishment in which people (such as the sick or needy) live and receive care typically in a confined setting and often without individual consent … the testator disinherited her siblings over their efforts to have her committed to a mental institution in the wake of several suicide attempts.—William M. McGovern, Jr. 

c: a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture the institution of marriage also : something or someone firmly associated with a place or thing she has become an institution in the theater"  1 

 In reading the definition I immediately thought about focusing on marriage. 

I then began searching through the marriage records I had for further back in our tree, and found my 5th great grandparents on my paternal grandmother's paternal line.

My 5th great grandparents:
John Thomson
Birth JUL 1763 • Seggie, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Death BEF. 1829 • Scotland, United Kingdom
and
Jean Beveridge
Birth OCTOBER 1765 • Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death Unknown

They were married on December 21st 1787 in Orwell, Kinross, Scotland.

As I looked at the registry I took a moment - 237 years has passed, and this record provides proof of my 5th great grandparents marriage. 

It offers little insight into who they were as people.

In Scotland these names are common so I have had little success in searching for more details.

I have found quite a bit of information on their son, Thomas Thomson (my 4th great grandfather). He was a fisherman residing in Buckhaven. 

The Thomson family stayed in that location - my grandmother was born in North Berwick.

This is my primary reason for searching & blogging - to breath life into the people who came before me. 

When you find the documents that make you go wow!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

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

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Footnotes:

1  Definition establishment. Mirriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved April 30th 2025 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/establishment

Sources:

Mirriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved April 30th 2025 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/establishment

Photos:

John Thomson & Jean Beveridge Marriage registration. Cropped. Scotlands People.

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