Walter Thomson (1890 - 1956)

Born 16 Nov 1890 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Donald (Carmichael) Thomson — married 8 Jul 1921 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 25 Apr 1956 at age 65 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Walter Thomson was born on 16 November 1890 at Milstonehag, Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, son of Walter Thomson and Janet Muir. ^[1]

He appears in the following census years -

• 1891 at 3 Millstonehagg, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire. ^[2]
• 1901 at Millstonehag, Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire. ^[3]
• 1911 at Crofthead, Milstonehag, Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire where he was a lorryman. ^[4]
  

  Walter Thomson served in the British Army in World War I
  Service started: 6 Apr 1914
  Unit(s): Special Reserve Army service Corps
  Service ended: 5 Apr 1916

On 6 April 1914 he enlisted to the Special Reserve of the Army service Corps. ^[5]

He married Helen Donald Carmichael on 8 July 1921 at 14 Govan Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. He was a motor driver living at Rosemount, Mid Street, Bathgate, Linlithgowshire.^[6]

He died on 25 April 1956 at 66 Stuart Terrace, Bathgate, West Lothian, age 65 years ^[7] and was buried on 27 April 1956 at Boghead Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Birth of Walter Thomson, 1890"; "Statutory Registers: Births" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 4 Jan 2022), Fauldhouse; citing: Year 1890, Reference number 673/2 113. View Index Entry
2. ↑ "Census 1891 Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland", 1891 Scotland Census Accessed: 29 Sep 2021, Ancestry.co.uk, Web: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/. (RD 673/2, ED 4, Page 25, Head: Walter Thomson, age 40).
3. ↑ "Census 1901 Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland", 1901 Scotland Census Accessed: 29 Sep 2021, Ancestry.co.uk, Web: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/. (RD 673/2, ED 4, Page 19, Head: Walter Thomson, age 50).
4. ↑ "1911 Scotland Census for Walter Thomson, age 20"; "Scotland Census 1911" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 7 Jan 2022), Fauldhouse, West Lothian; citing: Census Year 1911, RD: 673/2 ED: 4 Page: 22. View Index Entry
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
   Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA).
   WO364; Piece: 4191 (Accessed on search.ancestry.co.uk, 7 Jan 2022)
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6. ↑ "Marriage of Walter Thomson and Helen Donald Carmichael, 1921"; "Statutory Registers: Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 7 Jan 2022), Pollokshields; citing: Year 1921, Reference number 644/18 309. View Index Entry
7. ↑ "Death of Walter Thomson, 1956"; "Statutory Registers: Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 7 Jan 2022), Bathgate; citing: Year 1956, Reference number 662/1 39. View Index Entry
8. ↑ "Burial of Walter Thomson, 27 April 1956", Boghead Bathgate Burial Register, West Lothian Family History Society. ("Burial Record of WALTER THOMSON, 27/04/1956"(CD ROM, West Lothian Family History Society - Transcript of BATHGATE BOGHEAD Burial Register); Interment No. 1873).