Researching Mark Thomson
Dig into the past of Mark Thomson using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Thomson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Thomson in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mark Thomson and the Thomson Genealogy
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.
Look at Parish Records for Mark Thomson at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Thomson using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Mark Thomson records.
Explore MyHeritage for Mark Thomson information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Mark Thomson.
Research the Thomson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thomson Military records.
| 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 Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mark Thomson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Thomson family and people looking to contact living Thomson relations.
Check out One Great Family for Thomson records submitted by people who are already researching the Thomson Family Tree.
Find Mark Thomson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thomson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Thomson surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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. |
Miscellaneous Thomson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Thomson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Thomson
Mark Thomson (politician)
Mark Thomson (1739 – December 14, 1803) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Norriton Township (near Norristown, Pennsylvania), he engaged in milling, was justice of the peace of Sussex County, New Jersey in 1773, and was a member of the provincial convention in 1774 and of the Provincial Congress in 1775. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the First Regiment, Sussex County Militia on July 22, 1775 and was lieutenant colonel in Col. Charles Stewart's Battalion of Minutemen, February 15, 1776; colonel of the First Regiment, Sussex County Militia, July 10, 1776; and colonel of the Battalion of Detached New Jersey Militia, July 18, 1776.
Thomson was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1779 and served in the New Jersey Legislative Council (now the New Jersey Senate) from 1786 to 1788. He was appointed lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp on the staff of Gov. Richard Howell on June 10, 1793 and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1799. He died in Marksboro; interment was in the Hughesville Cemetery, Warren County, New Jersey.
Source: Mark Thomson (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thomson
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