Somehow Related: birthdays

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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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Friday, November 19, 2021

Making Memories ~ A Nose Piercing For My Birthday

BIRTHDAYS is this week's prompt.

My mom died in 2015.

Every year since I think about mom on my birthday.

This year we had our oldest son and our daughter-in-law visiting from Ontario. They surprised me arriving the day before my birthday. I was completely shocked when I turned around at the local Starbucks to discover the two of them standing there when I thought they were on the other side of Canada. I was so confused my son had to take his mask down and say "Happy Birthday Mom" for me to understand they were actually standing in front of me.

On the morning of my birthday the 4 of us were sitting at the table drinking our warm beverage of choice when my daughter-in-law asked if I had ever considered getting my nose pierced. She said she wanted to get a second ring behind the one she already had, and thought it would be fun for us to go together.

HMMMMMM --
had I ever really considered getting my nose pierced?

UHHHHH -- no.

I am petrified of needles, and have always wondered how those with nose piercings manage to blow their noses, but was afraid to ask.

BUT -- every year on my birthday I think about my mom.

What exactly does my mom have to do with a pierced nose?

That is a fantastic question!!!

My mom stayed with us from the time of her diagnosis until her death. During that time we had many heart to heart conversations. After a discussion about how challenging I had been as a teenager she mentioned that she always thought I would get a tattoo or a nose piercing after I left home. She mentioned how cute she thought I would look with my nose pierced. At the time I laughed, and said I had no plan to get my nose pierced at almost 50 years of age.

Over the past 6+ years I have thought about this discussion a lot, and wondered if maybe it wouldn't be so hard to blow your nose with a piece of jewelry inside of it.

Back to the warm beverage discussion at the table on the morning of my birthday.

I tell them about my mom's thoughts about my having a nose piercing.

The next thing I know we have appointments for nose piercings at a top reviewed reputable shop downtown for that afternoon.

When we walked in she asked who was going first.

I said me.

In my head I was thinking there is no way I can see what actually is going to happen & then get it done myself.

I must go first!

I am known for researching everything very carefully, but this time I went in blind.

Our piercer was very good.

It barely hurt -
well it hurt more than I had hoped, but less that I had expected.

My daughter-in-law held my hand & told me how brave I was.

In the weeks since I have discovered that blowing my nose is no different than before.

It no longer hurts even when I sleep on my left side.

I have already chosen my next nose stud --- it's a dragonfly!

Remembering my mommy!!!

In 2019 Mom visited me:

And brought dad along too:

I will be forever grateful for this experience my daughter-in-law and I shared on their surprise visit to see us.

We had the best time, and have fantastic memories.

Creating memories with those we love!

UPDATED to add: I got my dragonfly as an early Christmas present!