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by STEVEN MACTAVISH 30 March
 I WONDER IF ANY HISTORY ORIENTED PEOPLE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME. I REPRESENT CLAN MACTAVISH IN THE UK AND AM OFTEN ASKED BY THOMSONS IN THE COLONIES ABOUT THEIR BORDER ROOTS........DOESANYONE KNOW OF ANY EARLY THOMSON LINKS OR ROOTS? REGARDS STEVIE MACTAVISH

13 June | 9:27:42

Emma Maxwell says

Hi Stevie,

 

There is a website which will be of great assistance to you however I seem to be unable to post a web link. If you go search Google and search for free census Maxwell Ancestry it should be the top link. On this website you will find many references to the surname Thomson in the Borders.

 

The free census search is where I would start first. Hope you find the website ok.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Emma

7 January | 11:30:46

Peter Munro says

I suggest that you look at the Borders Family History Society website, www.bordersfhs.org.uk too. You will find Thomsons in their Gravestones Index, Poor Law records index, Family Tree Index, Magazine Article Index, in the Forums and Queries. Also you'll be able to get contact details for others who have recorded their interest in the surname Thomson, in Surname Interests. Good luck with your research.

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