Neil Thomson 1859 -1934

 

1859. Neil Thomson was born 1/2/1859 at Bushfield Cambuslang to Walter Thomson, coal miner, & Elizabeth Park

 

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1861C. Neil Thomson, 2, son of coal miner was living Bushyhill On, Glasgow & Hamilton Road, Cambuslang

Walter Thomson Head Married Male 27 1834 Coal Miner Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson Wife Married Female 23 1838 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Thomson Daughter - Female 4 1857 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Neil Thomson Son Single Male 2 1859 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

 

1871C. Neil Thomson, 12, coal miner was living Old Carnbroe Front Row, 4, Bothwell Lanarkshire

Walter Thomson Head Married Male 37 1834 Coal Miner Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson Wife Married Female 32 1839 Coal Miner Wife Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Thomson Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1857 Domestic Servnt Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Neil Thomson Son Unmarried Male 12 1859 Coal Miner Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald Thomson Son Unmarried Male 9 1862 Scholar Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Thomson Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1864 Scholar Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Walter Thomson Son Unmarried Male 4 1867 Coal Miners Son Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1869 Coal Miners Daur Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dugald Thomson Son Unmarried Male 0 1871 Coal Miners Son Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

 

1881C. Neil Thomson, 22, coal miner was living Clyde View, Rosebank Street, Cambuslang

Walter Thomson Head Married Male 48 1833 Coal Miner Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson Wife Married Female 44 1837 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Thomson Daughter Unmarried Female 24 1857 Dye Worker (Turkey Red) Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Neil Thomson Son Unmarried Male 22 1859 Coal Miner Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald Thomson Son Unmarried Male 19 1862 Coal Miner Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Walter Thomson Son Unmarried Male 14 1867 Coal Miner Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson Daughter Unmarried Female 12 1869 Scholar Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dougald Thomson Son Unmarried Male 10 1871 Scholar Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Thomson Son Unmarried Male 6 1875 - Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie Thomson Granddaughter Unmarried Female 3 1878 - Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Thomson Son Unmarried Male 0 1881 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

1882 .Neil Thomson, 23, coal miner, married Helen McCorkindale, 19, dyefield worker, on 14/7/1882 at 43 Hill Street, Rutherglen . His address Rosebank St Cambuslang; hers 43 Hill Street, Rutherglen. His parents Walter Thomson, coal miner, & Elizabeth Park. Her parents John McCorkindale, coal miner, dead, & Mary Peel . Witnesse Janet Thomson & Neil Gillies

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1891C. Neil Thomson, 32, coal miner was living Crankill Place, Colebrook Street, Cambuslang

Neil Thomson Head Married Male 32 1859 Coal Miner Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ellen Thomson Wife Married Female 27 1864 - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Walter Thomson Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Thomson Son - Male 5 1886 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Thomson Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald Thomson Son - Male 1 1890 - Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen & Neil had the following children: Walter 1884; John 1886; Mary 1888; Archibald 1890; Neil 1891 & Dugald 1895

1895. His wife, Helen, died, leaving him with 6 children aged 0-11.

1896. Neil Thomson married Jessie Dunsmore in Cambuslang in 1896- SP

1901C. .Neil Thomson, 42, coal miner was living 9 Clydeford Road,, Cambuslang

Neil Thomson Head Married Male 42 1859 Miner (Coal) Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie Thomson Wife Married Female 39 1862 - Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Walter Thomson Son Single Male 17 1884 Miner (Coal) Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Thomson Son Single Male 15 1886 Miner (Coal) Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Thomson Daughter Single Female 13 1888 - Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald Thomson Son - Male 11 1890 Scholar Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Neil Thomson Son - Male 8 1893 Scholar Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dugald Thomson Son - Male 6 1895 Scholar Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

 

1911. Jessie Thomson must have died in 1911, aged 49 ( this her exact age). "They had a son David, born in 1903 and there is a photograph which my father, Alan's, thought might be David"

1911C. Neil Thomson, 52, is in Cambuslang in the 1911C with a David in the household( Census only available on SP - not worth buying)

1914. Neil Thomson married Elizabeth Mitchell/Welsh in 1914 in Cambuslang

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Neil & , dubious , Helen- before her death, aged only 32! . I suspect this could be his 3rd wife, Elizabeth Mitchell/Welsh, who he married in 1914

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3 of their sons: Walter 1884; Archie 1890: Dugald 1896 ( there is a similarity between Walter & Dugald)

1934. Neil Thomson, 74, coal miner, retired, died on 24/1/1934 at Hamilton Road, Cambuslang. His parents Walter Thomson, coal miner, & Elizabeth Park, both deceased. Married to 1. Helen McCorkindale, 2. Elizabeth Mitchell or Welsh . Died of Cardiac, angina. Informant Walter Thomson, son, of 54 Lightburn Road, Cambuslang .

I did not understand why it says Elizbeth Mitchell or Welsh , as the only remarriage I had found was to Jessie Mitchell in 1896: could he have married a 3rd time?? Yes, he married Elizabeth Mitchell/Welsh in 1914 in Cambuslang

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Probate of £370 to Elizabeth Mitchell, his relict

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