Hello everyone,
I'm writing from Canada,my mother was adopted and we recently found out who my great,great grandparents were. Thomas Thomson and Janet Stark were married in Libberton/Biggar in May 1851. They came to Canada soon after ,we're looking for any ancestors related to the Thomsons. I have posted a letter under "Lanarkshire" topic heading regarding the Starks so this will deal with the Thomson side of the family.
We found Thomas in the 1841 census in Libberton and also in the 1851 Census,where it says he was 22 years old and born in Culter,Lanarkshire. We can't find any birth records for him. In his Obituary from here in Canada,where he died on Mar 8th,1917 in Harriston,Ontario his parents are listed as Thomas Thomson and Jane Cassells. We can't find any record of his parents as far as birth,marriage or death are concerned,they don't appear on the 1841 Census. We hired a Geneologist who found that a Thomas Thomson was added to the poor roll on Apr 30th,1839,appears his parents had died by this date.
We do know that my great Uncle,Russell Thomson,travelled from Canada in 1973 to Stornoway in Scotland.He went there to settle the estate of a cousin,Nelson Thomson,who is apparently buried in Stornoway. Nelson had moved to Scotland from Canada to live with cousins in Stornoway,eventualy getting his own house there. Russell travelled to Stornoway in 1973 then along with Nelson's parents,George Thomson & Martha Morrell. While settling Nelson's affairs in Stornoway they also visited relatives in Paisley,but we don't know their names.
We're hoping that someone from Stornoway will recognize Nelson's name,I've posted a letter in the Stornoway Gazette and am planning on publishing another letter in that newspaper.
We are planning a trip to Scotland this fall and hope to find places to visit of our Ancestors,as well as any present day relatives.
Siobhan Beeton
