Harrower Family Tree » John W Thomson (1867-1955)

Personal data John W Thomson 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
  • He was born in the year 1867.Sources 1, 3, 4
    112 High Street, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1901 Coal Miner Hewer in 90 West High Street, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1921 Longshoreman, Dock worker in 1350 Union, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Source 4
    • in the year 1935 Longshoreman, (Docker) in 55th Avenue East No 423, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
    • in the year 1891 Coalminer in West End or Street leading to Braehead, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1901: 90 West High Street, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1921: 1350 Union, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Source 4
    • in the year 1935: 55th Avenue East No 423, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
    • in the year 1891: West End or Street leading to Braehead, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
  • (Arrival) on June 4, 1912 in Quebec, Canada: Age: 45.Source 1
  • (Departure) May 1912 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • (Travel) between MAY and June 1912 in Glasgow to Quebec: Ship: Hesperian.Source 1
  • He died on February 25, 1955 in 1875 West 15th, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was 88 years old.Source 6
  • He is buried on February 28, 1955 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.Source 6

Household of John W Thomson

He is married to Janet Paxton Leitch.

They got married on December 30, 1890, he was 23 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. David Thomson  1892-????
  2. Wilhelmina Thomson  1895-????
  3. John Thomson  1898-????
  5. James Thomson  ± 1903-
  6. Janet Thomson  1905-


Notes about John W Thomson

1. John Thomson was in Canada previously for 6 months around 1910. Him & his family emigrated in 1912.

2. https://www.rmslusitania.info/related-ships/hesperian/#related
RMS Hesperian
The RMS Hesperian was a passenger ship of the Allan Line, which served the Liverpool - Québec - Montréal route from 1908 to 1915. On the night of 4 September 1915, the submarine SM U-20, under the command of Kapitanleutnant Walther Schwieger, who sank the Lusitania, torpedoed Hesperian. The Hesperian sank over a day after being torpedoed, on 6 September 1915, while being towed to Ireland. Thirty-two people were killed when a lifeboat upset while lowering. Hesperian was also carrying the body of Lusitania victim Frances Stephens on her last voyage, with Mrs. Stephens being sunk twice by the same submarine and commander.

Schwieger was reprimanded for this action, as the previous week Count Bernstorff, the Imperial German Ambassador to the United States, had assured Washington that “passenger liners will not be sunk without warning” after the Lusitania disaster.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John W Thomson

John W Thomson
1867-1955

1890

Janet Paxton Leitch
1871-????

David Thomson
1892-????
Wilhelmina Thomson
1895-????
John Thomson
1898-????
William Thomson
1900-
James Thomson
± 1903-
Janet Thomson
1905-
Euphemia Thomson
1909-

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Sources

  1. Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935, Ancestry.com, 1912 Record for John Thomson Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4786
    Record for John Thomson
    Name: John Thomson
    Gender: Male
    Arrival Age: 45
    Birth Year: abt 1867
    Departure Port: Glasgow, Scotland
    Arrival Date: 4 Jun 1912
    Arrival Port: Quebec, Canada
    Vessel: Hesperian

    Source Citation
    Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4786

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
    / Ancestry.com
  2. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Leitch Parish: Wemyss; ED: 1; Page: 20; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1891_141 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for James Leitch
    Name James Leitch
    Age 17
    Estimated Birth Yearabt 1874
    Relationship Brother-in-law
    Gender Male
    Where born Townhill, Fife
    Registration Number 459/2
    Registration districtBuckhaven
    Civil parish Wemyss
    Town Buckhaven
    County Fife
    Address West End or Street Leading to Brachead
    Occupation Coalminer
    ED 1
    Household schedule number 107
    Line 11
    Roll CSSCT1891_141
    Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
    John Thomson 24Head
    Janet Thomson 19Wife
    James Leitch 17Brother-in-law
  3. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John W Thomson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 1; Page: 25; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_148 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for John W Thomson
    Name: John W Thomson
    Age: 34
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Janet P Thomson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Buckhaven, Fife
    Registration Number: 459/2
    Registration district: Buckhaven
    Civil parish: Wemyss
    Town: Buckhaven
    County: Fife
    Address: 90 West High Street
    Occupation: Coal Miner Hewer
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 111
    Line: 20
    Roll: CSSCT1901_148
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John W Thomson 34 Head
    Janet P Thomson 29 Wife
    David Thomson 9 Son
    Wilhelmina Thomson 6 Daughter
    John Thomson 3 Son
    William Thomson 11 Mo. Son
  4. 1921 Canadian Census, 1921 Canadian Census Province: British Columbia District: 22 Enumeration Sub-District: 71, Vancouver 1350 Union Thomson John Head 55 Scotland Thomson Jennet Wife 50 Scotland Thomson William Son 21 Scotland Thomson James Son 15 Scotland Thomson Jennet Daughter 16 Scotland
    Province: British Columbia
    District: 22
    Enumeration Sub-District: 71, Vancouver
    1350 Union
    Thomson John Head 55 Scotland
    Thomson Jennet Wife 50 Scotland
    Thomson William Son 21 Scotland
    Thomson James Son 15 Scotland
    Thomson Jennet Daughter 16 Scotland
  5. Voters List Canada 1935, 1935 Record for Thomson, John W & Thomson, Mrs. John W Source Citation Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980 Source Information Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    List of Electors
    Electoral District of Vancouver South, City of Vancouver
    55th Avenue East No 423
    Thomson, John W. Longshoreman
    Thomson, Mrs. John W. housewife

    Name:John W Thomson
    Residence Date:1935
    Residence Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Electoral District:Vancouver South
    Occupation:Longshoreman
    Reference Number:M-4761
  6. Canada Deaths, 1955 Record for John Wilson Thomson The Province; Publication Date: 26 Feb 1955; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/500158416/?article=f896bb01-8940-4ce8-b5f8-8ba82b62bb0c&focus=0.50307524,0.7915144,0.61866415,0.85955477&xid=3355 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
    Name: John Wilson Thomson
    Gender: Male
    Death Age: 88
    Birth Date: abt 1867
    Death Date: 25 Feb 1955
    Death Place: 1875 West 15th
    Burial Date: 28 Feb
    Obituary Date: 26 Feb 1955
    Obituary Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Child:
    David
    William
    James
    W. West-wood
    E. Mellls
    L. P Hansen

    Name:John Wilson Thomson
    Birth Date:7 Jun 1866
    Birth Place:Scotland
    Death Date:25 Feb 1955
    Death Place:Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Cemetery:Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    Burial or Cremation Place:Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Has Bio?:N
    Spouse:
    Janet Paxton Thomson
    URL:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159687349/john-wilson-thomson

    The Province; Publication Date: 26 Feb 1955; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/500158416/?article=f896bb01-8940-4ce8-b5f8-8ba82b62bb0c&focus=0.50307524,0.7915144,0.61866415,0.85955477&xid=3355
    Source Information

    Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
  7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1891 THOMSON, JOHN LEITCH JANET (Statutory Registers Marriages 459/2 1) Buckhaven Not downloaded Marriage date from Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/77272312/person/120141874005/facts
    1891 THOMSON, JOHN LEITCH JANET (Statutory Registers Marriages 459/2 1) Buckhaven

Historical events

Day of marriage December 30, 1890

  • The temperature on December 30, 1890 was about -15.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
    • September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
    • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
    • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Day of death February 25, 1955

  • The temperature on February 25, 1955 was between -5 °C and 0.1 °C and averaged -3.2 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
    • April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
    • April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
    • April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
    • September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.

Day of burial February 28, 1955

  • The temperature on February 28, 1955 was between -6.1 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -3 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
    • May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
    • June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
    • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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