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Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« on: Friday 06 January 17 10:16 GMT (UK) »
Trying to find her parents. Her date of birth is 9 Sep 1854 and died 25 Jan 1937 Jedburgh.
Any help would be muchly appreciated.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 January 17 10:37 GMT (UK) »
Have you looked at her death certificate? Normally that gives parents unless the informant does not know who they were.

It is available to view at www.scotlandspeople.go.uk  This is a pay site but is very reasonably priced for searching Scottish records.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 January 17 10:41 GMT (UK) »
Thank you I will do.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 January 17 10:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi its me again.

Just checked the Old Parish Register on SP and Helen's birth entry is there too. Index gives her parents as Robert Thomson and Agnes White.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 January 17 10:53 GMT (UK) »
Thank you I got that too. But trying to find out where they were born and I think (not sure) Robert Thomson was born in Ireland?? I think I have read that right?

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #5 on: Friday 06 January 17 14:50 GMT (UK) »
The 1861 census for Jedburgh is free to view on FreeCen.  Helen is transcribed as Ellen, and her mother Agnes (aged 34) is already a widow, born in Southdean, Roxburghshire

Piece: SCT1861/792 Place: Jedburgh  -Roxburghshire Enumeration District: 7
Civil Parish: Jedburgh Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Jedburgh
Folio: 792 Page: 11 Schedule: 55

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #6 on: Friday 06 January 17 15:27 GMT (UK) »
Brilliant thank you. I will try to have a go on that website then.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #7 on: Friday 06 January 17 15:44 GMT (UK) »
Also in the 1851 census there is a Robert Thomson age 39 born Ireland c. 1812. He is a Physician.
Two children listed William aged 2 and John aged 9 months. No sign of his wife Agnes if this is the correct link.

There is a death on SP for a Robert Thomson died Jedburgh in 1858.

Hope all the info from myself and others helps you to piece things together.

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Re: Helen Thomson 1854 Jedburgh
« Reply #8 on: Friday 06 January 17 16:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much for all the info people have provided me with.
Hopefully this is the Robert. But I wonder where Agnes went.
More researching I think.
Thanks again.