More ancestry requests. This may not be tremendously interesting for many people, but in the interests of openly replying and attempting to answer every single query I get, I hope this answers the enquiry. Ian Sanders contacted me saying, “I’m trying to find the birth date of Robert Thomson. His father was John Fraser Thomson born […]
Ina Sanders asks, “I’m trying to find information about my gran’s first hubby. I have him as William Thomson born in 1897 and died 1939. He had a brother, David born in 1902. I’m trying to find out if he (David) married and when he died and if they had any other brothers and sisters?” […]
** Warning this story contains upsetting content ** Tragedy occurred on Saturday 5th October 1867 at Coatshill, Blantyre. That morning, over 150 years ago, a 6 year old little boy named John Thomson had been playing at Coatshill Farm House. The area was at that time unbuilt upon, with surrounding fields, except for the farm […]
Mr & Mrs John Thomson celebrated their Diamond Wedding in 1942, after being married in 1882. The papers reported, “We join with their many friends in offering congratulations to Mr and Mrs John Thomson, Sydes Brae Cottage, High Blantyre, on having celebrated their diamond wedding. The happy event took place on Monday night with […]