William John Thomson

GEDCOM Note

Category:Scotland, Artists

Biography

William John Thomson, son of Alexander Thomson and Mary Elisabeth Spencer was born in Savana, Georgia on 3November 1771.<ref>OPR Baptism register; THOMSON, WILLIAM JOHN; ALEXANDER THOMSON/MARY ELISABETH SPENCER FR8903 (FR8903); M; 03/11/1771; 685/1 330 399; Edinburgh; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref>
William married Helen Colhoun in Edinburgh on 12 May 1797<ref>OPR Marriage indexes; THOMSON, WILLIAM JOHN; HELEN COLHOUN/FR2261 (FR2261); 12/05/1797; 685/1 520 236; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref><ref>Register of Marriages of the City of Edinburgh 1751-1800; Scottish Record Society; Edinburgh; 1922; page 791

Thomson, William John, painter, and Miss Helen, both onTron p.[arish], d. of Capt James Colhoun of the Army 12 May 1797

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William and Helen had at least one child:#James Colhoun Thomson (bap Edinburgh 8 March 1798)<ref>OPR Baptism indexes; THOMSON, JAMES COLHOUN; WILLIAM JOHN/THOMSON HELEN COLHOUN FR18 (FR18); M; 08/03/1798; 685/1 390 278; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref>
Helen must have died before 1809 as, on 8 March 1809, William married Ann McCulloch in Chelsea, Middlesex.<ref>Greater London Marriage Index
First name(s) William John
Last name Thomson
Marriage year 1809
Marriage date 08 Mar 1809
Spouse's first name Ann
Spouse's last name McCulloch
Place Chelsea
County Middlesex
Country England
Record set Greater London Marriage Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
Transcriptions © West Middlesex Family History Societyvia findmypast.co.uk</ref>

William Thomson and Ann McCulloch had at least four children:#Johanna Catherine Thomson (born 27 May 1810, Westminster, London)<ref>City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/5/40; Ancestry.com. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812 ; ebb342</ref>#William Thomas Thomson (bap Edinburgh 25 February 1813)<ref>OPR Baptism indexes; THOMSON, WILLIAM THOMAS; WILLIAM JOHN/THOMSON ANN MCCULLOCH FR448 (FR448); M; 25/02/1813; 685/1 410 326; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref>#Spencer Thomson (bap Edinburgh 12 February 1817)<ref>OPR Baptism indexes; THOMSON, SPENCER; WILLIAM JOHN/THOMSON ANN MCCULLOCH FRMR4-20; M; 12/02/1817; 685/1 420 0; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref>#Ann Kinnear Thomson (bap Edinburgh 10 January 1819) <ref>OPR Baptism indexes; THOMSON, ANN KINNEAR; JOHN THOMSON/ANN MCCULLOCH FR600 (FR600); F; 10/01/1819; 685/1 420 227; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk</ref>
By 1841, William, Ann and his two daughters were living in Dean Terrace in Edinburgh.<ref>*1841 Scotland Census: Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 8B; Page: 6; Line: 630; Year: 1841 uk

1841 Scotland Census:
{|
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|Name:||W J Thomson
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|Age:||69
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|Estimated Birth Year:||abt 1772
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|Gender:||Male
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|Where born:||Scotland
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|Civil parish:||Edinburgh St Cuthberts
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|Address:||Dean Terrace
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|}

{|
!Household Members
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!Name!!Age
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|W J Thomson||69
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|Anne Thomson||59
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|Johanna Thomson||28
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|Anne Thomson||21
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|Eliza Mckain||18
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|Jane Lyne||21
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|}
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William died at 15 George Street, Edinburgh on 15 March 1845 aged 74.<ref>Dundee Courier; 1 April 1845; page 3; col c; image(£) via findmypast.co.uk</ref>

Record ID Number

: ID Number: MH:I106

Sources

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See also:*Wikipedia contributors, "William John Thomson," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_John_Thomson&old... (accessed February 21, 2021).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Charles Thomson for creating WikiTree profile Thomson-1457 through the import of Alexander timeline_book.gedon Feb 28, 2013.
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