James thomson 1790 1876 winchester

A small number of amendments are pending. It's not stated on the record whether the children were baptised previously in one or more other parishes, or other non-conformist churches within the Lesmahagow parish.

Born in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States on to William Thompson and MARY DAVIS (DAVIDS).

The absence of such information may suggest the baptisms were performed in the Authorised Church ie Church of Scotland. What is known is that the year when this 'registrated' entry was made coincides with the building of the new church in the parish. Although not stated in this record there is in fact a baptism for their first born child Helen recorded in Mid-Calder in Mid-Calder is Christian's home parish Church of Scotland so there is no evidence of non-conformity at this point.

After the record date above a further child, Jean Jane , was born in , so there were 9 children in all. James lived with his parents at Blackwood in Lesmahagow. He was their 4th child and was followed by 5 more, the last in by which time James was 9.

James Thomson, served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from to Missing: winchester.

No information is known of James' childhood other than it is believed that his father John died in when James would have been 11 or This information is said to have come from a family bible [8] without further sourcing. This date is now fairly commonly shown on trees etc but none provides an originating source. It might be conceivable that Christian was given a domestic job with accommodation.

He would have been two months off his 19th birthday. They are recorded at Corstorphinehill, just two properties away from his employer William Keith, whose age is rounded down to 45, and Marianne Keith, age 90, whose status is independent. Another interesting poser is thrown up by this census as relationships are not shown.