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THOMSON, William Minister of Workington parish, Reverend Mr
(About 1715-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GARTHSHORE, Isobella
2. GARTHSHORE, Nicolas

THOMSON, William Minister of Workington parish, Reverend Mr 2 3

  • Born: About 1715
  • Marriage (1): GARTHSHORE, Isobella
  • Marriage (2): GARTHSHORE, Nicolas on 26 September 1753 in Kirkcudbright parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland 1

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William married Isobella GARTHSHORE, daughter of Reverend Dr George GARTHSHORE Minister of Anwoth then of Kirkcudbright parish and Barbara GORDON. (Isobella GARTHSHORE was baptised on 3 February 1725 in Girthon parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland 4.)


William next married Nicolas GARTHSHORE, daughter of Reverend Dr George GARTHSHORE Minister of Anwoth then of Kirkcudbright parish and Barbara GORDON, on 26 September 1753 in Kirkcudbright parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.1 (Nicolas GARTHSHORE was born about 1722.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GARTHSHORE
NICOLAIS
WILLIAM THOMSON/FR273 (FR273)
26/09/1753
871
10 / 516
Kirkcudbright"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Kirkcudbright parish Kirkcudbrightshire
Marriages

"Kircudbt 15 Septr 1753

Thomson
&
Garthshore

The Rev. Mr William Thomson minister at Workington in England, Mrs Nicolais Garthshore in this Town gave up their names for proclamation in order to marriage
Marr. 26. Septr. 1753"




"(William) [....] Gordon d. 1745, Jul. 25; will, 8, 1745; 7, 1747, and 8, 1758 (Kirkcudbright Executory Papers). His widow m. Rev. William Thomson, of Workington, by whom she had issue."

from Gordons Under Arms 1 2

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Kirkcudbright parish Kirkcudbrightshire Marriages.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 3 Gordons Under Arms by C. O .Skelton and J. M. Bulloch (1912).

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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