P. THOMSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Leonard Thomson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Marriage registration: Ontario, Canada; not found in marriage indexes for 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 or 1918
• Name: Gladstone S. Thomson
• Reference Number: 10.3
• _UID: 8787799EB9B3492C981DEB4C0249E290AF80
• Birth: 1887, Scotland
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Immigration: 1910, Canada
• Occupation: 11 May 1910, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; butcher's assistant
• Occupation: 2 May 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Census: 1 Jun 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: Abt 1912, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 26 Mar 1915, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in the army
• Residence: 26 Mar 1915, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 44 Silverthorn Avenue

Notes:

See attached sources.

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of Relief Galashiels United Presbyterian Church, which became the West United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united with Galashiels South to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1257 /9 /baptisms 1838 to 1915 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of South United Presbyterian Church, which became the United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united in 1936 with Galashiels Trinity to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1256 births/baptisms 1877 to 1937 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Census:
Gladstone was aged 1.

Census:
Gladstone S. Thomson was enumerated as son of the head of the household, single, male, age 13, a scholar, and born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. He was living with his parents, James S. Thomson and Agnes Y. Thomson, and his siblings William S. Thomson (19), Frank S. Thomson (15), Alfred S. Thomson (11), Clarence S. Thomson (10), and Madge S. Thomson (7) in a unit at #10 Torphichen Place which had 3 rooms with one or more windows.

Occupation:
His son, Gladstone Wallace Thomson, was born this day.

Occupation:
His brother, Clarence Thomson, declared on the manifest of the "Casandra" on which he sailed to Canada, that he was going to his brother, who was a butcher, in Toronto.

Census:
Gladstone was enumerated as head of household, married, born in month of __, born in 1887, age 23 last birthday, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1910, of Scottish ethnic origin, Canadian nationality, Presbyterian religion, butcher, not an employer, an employee, not working on his own account, pork factory, 34 weeks worked in 1910, working 54 hours per week, earned $408 total in 1910, can read, can write, and speaks english. He was living at 120 Pearson Avenue with his wife, Barbara Thomson, son Gladstone W. Thomson (1), brother Alfred S. Thomson ( 21), brother Clarence S. Thomson (20) and cousin Andrew Scott (18).

Immigration:
Gladstone immigrated to Canada with his brother Clarence, and 3 other men. Two of the other men were Andy Scott and Bob Wallace.

Occupation:
He was a Private "2nd" in the Canadian Continent, on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born.

Residence:
This was his "domicile" on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Buried:
Gladstone is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery.

Gladstone married Barbara WALLACE on 15 Apr 1910 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Barbara was born in Feb 1885 in United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Barbara I. Wallace
• Reference Number: 10.3*
• Residence: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• _UID: 50EE47622AA4476BB601B9ED8B765389A1C6
• Immigration: 1910, Canada
• Census: 1 Jun 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Travel: 8 Dec 1914, Glasgow, Scotland; from Toronto to Montreal and then onto the ship "Pretorian" to arrive
• Photograph: Abt 1920, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Notes:

Residence:
Barbara was living in Toronto at the same time as her brother, Bob. She met Gladstone through her brother, Bob.

Census:
Barbara I. Thomson was enumerated as the wife of the head of household, married, born in month of February, born in 1885, age 26 last birthday, born in U.S.A, immigrated in 1910, of Scottish ethnic origin, American nationality, Presbyterian religion, can read, can write, and speaks english. She was living at 120 Pearson Avenue with her husband, Gladstone S. Thomson, son Gladstone W. Thomson (1), husband's brother Alfred S. Thomson ( 21), husband's brother Clarence S. Thomson (20) and husband's cousin Andrew Scott (18).

Travel:
She was accompanied by her son, Gladstone Thomson, who was four years old. She was going to 24 Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Photograph:
Barbara with her sons, Gladstone Wallace Thomson (born 1910) and Leonard Singer Thomson (born 1915).

J.S. married A.Y. SHERRIFF [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]