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Robert THOMSON (1831 - 1905)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
William THOMSON (1862 - 1941)	Robert THOMSON (1831 - 1905) + Elizabeth Mary MCBEATH (1837 - 1901)	Robert THOMSON (1800 - 1880)
		Mary CROCKETT ( - 1840)

b. abt 1831 at Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

m. 1857 Elizabeth Mary MCBEATH (1837 - 1901) at Gawler, South Australia, Australia

d. 1905 at Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of Robert THOMSON (1831 - 1905)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William MCBEATH	abt 1819		1889	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	70
Father	Robert THOMSON	abt 1800		1880	Attamurra, South Australia, Australia	80
Mother	Mary CROCKETT			abt 1840	died at sea on board "Fairfield"
Step Mother	Emma Maria HORNSBY	1824	Putney, London, England	1909	Attamurra, South Australia, Australia	85
Self	Robert THOMSON	abt 1831	Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1905	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	74
Wife	Elizabeth Mary MCBEATH	abt 1837		1901	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	64
Son	William THOMSON	1862	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia	1941	Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia	79
Daughter in Law	Mary Olivia GINGER	1870	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1941	Victoria, Australia	71
Granddaughter	Winifred Mary THOMSON	1890	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	1986	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	96

Events in Robert THOMSON (1831 - 1905)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1831		Robert THOMSON was born	Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	Note 1
abt 1840	9	Death of mother Mary CROCKETT	died at sea on board "Fairfield"	Note 2
1840	9	Immigration	"Fairfield" from London to Port Adelaide	Note 3
1857	26	Married Elizabeth Mary MCBEATH (aged 20)	Gawler, South Australia, Australia	Note 4	52
1862	31	Birth of son William THOMSON	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia	Note 5	52
1880	49	Death of father Robert THOMSON (aged 80)	Attamurra, South Australia, Australia	Note 6	52, 60
1901	70	Death of wife Elizabeth Mary MCBEATH (aged 64)	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	Note 7	52
1905	74	Robert THOMSON died	Millicent, Grey, South Australia, Australia	Note 8	52, 60

Note 1: died 1905 - age 77 = c 1828 Details ancestry trees

Note 2: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Fairfield.htm

Note 3: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Fairfield.htm THOMPSON Robert, Mary nee CROCKETT (died enroute) and six children inc Robert, Mary, John, Gray

Note 4: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about Robert Thomson Name: Robert Thomson Father's Name: Robert Thomson Spouse Name: Elizabeth Mary Mcbeath Spouse's Father's Name: William Mcbeath Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1857 Marriage Place: Gawler Registration Place: Barossa, South Australia Page Number: 41 Volume Number: 29

Note 5: died 1941 - age 78 = c 1863 Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about William Thompson Name: William Thompson Birth Date: 15 Nov 1862 Father's Name: Robert Thompson Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mcbeath Birth Place: Mount Gambier Registration Place: Grey, South Australia Page Number: 34 Volume Number: 28

Note 6: BORDER WATCH (Mt Gambier SA) Sat 6 Nov 1880 Page 2 DEATH THOMSON-At Highland Home Farm, Attamurra, on October 30, Robert Thomson. in the 80th year of his age. Deceased, who was generally respected, was a colonist of 40 years, and a resident at Mount Gambier for 20 years. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Robert Thomson Name: Robert Thomson Death Date: 30 Oct 1880 Death Place: Attamurra Age: 79 Residence Place: Attamurra Registration Place: Grey, South Australia Page Number: 221 Volume Number: 106 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801

Note 7: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Elizabeth Mary Thomson Name: Elizabeth Mary Thomson Death Date: 1 Nov 1901 Death Place: Millicent Age: 64 Residence Place: Millicent Registration Place: Grey, South Australia Page Number: 443 Volume Number: 281 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837

Note 8: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Robert Thompson Name: Robert Thompson Death Date: 3 Feb 1905 Death Place: Millicent Age: 77 Residence Place: Millicent Registration Place: Grey, South Australia Page Number: 152 Volume Number: 308 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 The Millicent Times 4 Feb 1905 DEATH. THOMPSON—On February 3rd, at Milli- cent, Robert Thompson, aged 77 years. A colonist of 69 years. FUNERAL NOTICE. - FRIENDS of the late Robert Thomp- son are notified that the Funeral will leave his son's residence, Williams- road, To-day (Saturday) at 2 p m.

Personal Notes:

from marriage reg of son

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about Robert Thomson Name: Robert Thomson Father's Name: Robert Thomson Spouse Name: Elizabeth Mary Mcbeath Spouse's Father's Name: William Mcbeath Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1857 Marriage Place: Gawler Registration Place: Barossa, South Australia Page Number: 41 Volume Number: 29

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Robert Thompson Name: Robert Thompson Death Date: 3 Feb 1905 Death Place: Millicent Age: 77 Residence Place: Millicent Registration Place: Grey, South Australia Page Number: 152 Volume Number: 308 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Millicent Times 4 Feb 1905 DEATH. THOMPSON—On February 3rd, at Milli- cent, Robert Thompson, aged 77 years. A colonist of 69 years. FUNERAL NOTICE. - FRIENDS of the late Robert Thomp- son are notified that the Funeral will leave his son's residence, Williams- road, To-day (Saturday) at 2 p m.

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