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Are Canadian records available after he returned to Canada in 1922? I haven't found his death in Scotland so he may have died in Canada

Well John, we were running even blinder!

I knew of his mother's death, and his fathers, I knew about the 1901 and 1911 census, but other than that, I'm running blind

John

Did you know about the probate record and other things that people have posted - please?

Thank you

It does seem like that is him Argyllgran, this family is a pain emigration style lol

Sisters Jeanie (Jane) and Mary:


1901 Scotland Census about William Thomson
Name: William Thomson
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Alexander Thomson
Mother's Name: Elizabeth P Thomson
Gender: Male
Where born: Larkhall, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 638/1
Registration District: Larkhall
Civil Parish: Dalserf
Town: Larkhall
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Roslin Place
ED: 7
Household Schedule Number: 11
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1901_258
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Thomson 34
Elizabeth P Thomson 30
George Thomson 9
Jeanie Thomson 7
William Thomson 5
Mary Thomson 2

His mother's death:


England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Elizabeth Pettigrew Watson (or Thomson)
Name: Elizabeth Pettigrew Watson (or Thomson)
Probate Date: 28 Mar 1940
Death Date: 15 Feb 1940
Death Place: Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Registry: London, England

Probate to Jane Miller Thomson or Whitelaw, and Mary Scott Thomson or Craw.

[EDIT: Oops! Crossed with your post, Gins!]

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Elizabeth Pettigrew Watson or Thomson <<Of 46 Montgomery St, Larkhall
Probate Date:28 Mar 1940

Death Date:15 Feb 1940

Death Place:Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Registry:London, England


Confirmation of: Jane Miller Thomson or Whitelaw & Mary Scoot Thomson or Craw

Does this mean anything to you - thank you

What about this??


Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924 about William Thomson
Name: William Thomson
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Birth Place: Larkhall, Scotland <<<<<<<<<
Age: 26
Date of Arrival: May 1922
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Minnedosa

He's a mechanic; single.
Reason for going to Canada: returning from visit
Port of previous entry: St John, New Brunswick, 09/12/1919.
Port of departure from Canada: New York 10/12/1921.
Left Canada on a visit.
Address in Canada: 232 Manderville St., St James, Manitoba

There's a member's tree on Ancestry which says he arrived in the US in 1921; in 1923 lived in Lowell, Massachusetts; still lived in Lowell in 1930 & 1940.

BUT
it doesn't have his birth record, so I think they've assumed a lot, and got the wrong person .
"Proof" is taken to be US census records 1930 & 1940, which only give Scotland as POB, and don't give him a middle initial. Take with large pinch of salt!

It says he married:
Marion Ross
Birth abt 1900 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotalnd (Embo)
Death 8 Dec 1979 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Her parents are given as John H Ross 1861 and Marion Ross 1866.

John Reid doesn't mean anything to me

All Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Results
Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 about William P Thomson
Name: William P Thomson
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Birth Country: Scotland
Date of Arrival: 11 Dec 1919
Vessel: Pretorian
Search Ship Database: View the 'Pretorian' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: St.John, New Brunswick
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Roll: T-14838


States he's a salesman by trade, it also states a name John Reid, does the name mean anything to you?

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Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 about William P Thompson
Name: William P Thompson
Arrival Date: 24 Dec 1921
Port of Arrival: Rouses Point, New York, United States
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Country: Scotland
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 18

Can anyone trace this relative?

He was born 22/10/1895 in Larkhall, Scotland.

His parents were Alexander Thomson and Elizabeth Pettigrew Watson

I think he emigrated to Canada in 1919 arriving 11/12/1919 in St. John's but as its only listed as Scotland on the passenger list, i'm not sure. I don't know if he married

Any help?