Researching Alexander Thomson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40015 people with the Thomson surname? In that year Thomson was ranked number 74 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Thomson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Thomson and the Thomson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thomson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thomson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 46293 people with the Thomson surname in the UK? Thomson is now ranked number 90 for popularity in the UK. |
Thomson Genealogy Databases
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Thomson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Thomson surname in the USA? Thomson is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Alexander Thomson
Alexander Thomson
Alexander "Greek" Thomson (9 April 1817 – 22 March 1875) was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outside Glasgow during his lifetime. It has only been since the 1950s and 1960s that his critical reputation has revived—not least of all in connection with his probable influence on Frank Lloyd Wright.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock wrote of Thomson in 1966: "Glasgow in the last 150 years has had two of the greatest architects of the Western world. C. R. Mackintosh was not highly productive but his influence in central Europe was comparable to such American architects as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. An even greater and happily more productive architect, though one whose influence can only occasionally be traced in America in Milwaukee and in New York City and not at all as far as I know in Europe, was Alexander Thomson".
Source: Alexander Thomson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAlexander Thomson (congressman)
Alexander Thomson (January 12, 1788 – August 2, 1848) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Alexander Thomson was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He apprenticed as a sickle maker. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He held several local offices and was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Thomson was elected to the Eighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Tod. He was reelected to the Nineteenth Congress and served until May 1, 1826, when he resigned. He served as mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was president judge of the sixteenth judicial district of Pennsylvania from 1827 to 1841. He was professor in the law school of Marshall College in Lancaster. He died in Chambersburg in 1848. Interment in Falling Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.
Source: Alexander Thomson (congressman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAlexander MacDonald Thomson
The Hon. Alexander MacDonald Thomson (27 September 1863 – 28 July 1924) was a Scottish civil engineer who served as Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong from 1899 to 1918.
Thomson was born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1863 to John Thomson and his wife, Isabella Macdonald.
Thomson lived first in India, where he joined the Freemasons. He first appeared in colonial service in 1887 in a lowly capacity. By July 1898, he was Acting Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Revenue and he stood in for a few months as Acting Colonial Secretary for Sir Henry May in 1909, then twice more in 1910 and 1912. When Thomson retired in 1918, on a pension of HK$4,200, he was Colonial Treasurer.
Thomson died at Mt Zion Hospital in San Francisco in 1924 of cancer of the esophagus and pancreas. He had been living in nearby San Mateo, California.
Thomson Road, Hong Kong is named after him.
Source: Alexander MacDonald Thomson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thomson
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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