John Thomson

John was born on October 7th, 1779 in Uphall and his baptism took place there on September 28th, 1779.

• Birth Notes
  • Name     John Thomson
    Gender     Male
    Christening Date     28 Sep 1779
    Christening Place     , UPHALL, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
    Birth Date     07 Sep 1779
    Father's Name     Archbald Thomson
    Mother's Name     Alison Smeal
    Citing this Record
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPM-X5X : 10 February 2018), John Thomson, 07 Sep 1779; citing , reference 2:1814DJL, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,638.
    

John's father was Archibald Thomson and his mother was Alison Smeal.  His paternal grandparents were James Thomson and Isabell Robertson; his maternal grandparents were Andrew Smeal and Janet Broun. He had four brothers and five sisters, named James, George, Archibald, Andrew, Janet, Isabell, Alison, Margaret and Elizabeth.  He was the fifth oldest of the ten children.