Researching Ronald 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 Ronald means "powerful, mighty" and is of English origin.
Records of Ronald Thomson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ronald 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.
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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 Family Tree 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. |
Miscellaneous Thomson Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ronald Thomson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ronald Thomson
Ronald Ferguson Thomson
Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson (26 June 1830 - 15 November 1888) was a British diplomat.
Thomson spent his entire professional life working for the British Foreign Office in Tehran. He was appointed Secretary of Legation (third class) on 7 September 1848 and was promoted on 5 January 1852 to attaché. In 1879 he succeeded his elder brother William Taylour Thomson in the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to Persia. During his tenure, the Sheikh Ubeydullah uprising took place. In June 1879 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, later being promoted to Knight Grand Cross. Ronald Thomson retired in 1887. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was buried in the Crystal Palace District Cemetery.
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