Francis Maxwell Thomson1,2
#2557, (1871 - 1946)
Children of Francis Maxwell Thomson and Elizabeth Jane Kinross |
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Life Events | |
| Birth | Francis Maxwell Thomson was born on 21 Dec 1871 in Holywood, Dumfries, Scotland, the son of Samuel Ewart Thomson and Mary Corrie.3 |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Jane Kinross, daughter of John Kinross and Elizabeth Graham Stirling, on 17 Apr 1900 in Royal Hotel, Stirling, Stirlingshire.2,4 |
| Newspaper | Published 18 Apr 1900 in the [Dundee] Evening Post. MARRIAGES. Thomson--Kinross. -- At the Royal Hotel, Stirling, on the 17th inst., by the Rev R Menzies Fergusson, MA, Logie, Francis Maxwell Thomson, Woodplace, Merstham, Surrey, to Lizzie, youngest daughter of John Kinross, JP, St Leonard's, Causewayhead.4 |
| 1901 Census | Francis M and Elizabeth J Thomson appeared on the 1901 Census of Coulsdon, Surrey. Francis M was age 29, a Farmer and employer, and was born in Scotland. Elizabeth J was 28 and born in Scotland. No one else was in their household.5 |
| Newspaper | Published 28 Nov 1902 in the Surrey Mirror. A Notorious Character. At the Epsom petty Session on Monday, Maria Stredwick, of no fixed abode, was summoned for damaging a quantity of straw, value 1s., the property of Francis Maxwell Thomson, of Cannon Court Farm, Fetcham. The evidence was to the effect that defendant was found sleeping in a barn at Cannon Court Farm at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, and on Mr Thompson being informed, he gave her into custody, as he had previously cautioned her to stop the practice of sleeping in his barn. Inspector Hatton said he was continually receiving complaints about defendant. her parents were respectable people, but she preferred living the life of a prostitute. She was fined a short time ago for travelling on the railway without having paid her fare. Defendant stated that if she had not slept in the barn she would have had to walk about the streets all night. The Bench inflicted a fine of 2s. 6d., and ordered defendant to pay the damage.6 |
| (Subject) Photograph | He appeared in a multigenerational Kinross picture taken at Riding Court Farm in Datchet.  |
| (Executor) Will | Francis Maxwell Thomson was named an executor in the will of John Kinross dated 4 Dec 1915. He was described as son in law Francis Maxwell Thomson, Cannon Court Leatherhead, Surrey.1 |
| (Admon) Probate | Francis Maxwell Thomson was granted administration of John Kinross's estate on 30 Dec 1916.7 |
| Death | Francis died on 18 Sep 1946.8 |
| Probate | His estate was proved on 29 Nov 1946 in London. Entry from the probate calendar: THOMSON Francis Maxwell of Lynton Banstead-road Banstead Surrey died 18 September 1946. Probate London 29 November to Elizabeth Jane Thomson widow, Elizabeth Frances Julian (wife of William Sydney Herbert Julian) and Mary Corrie Thomson spinster. Effects £33617 1s.8 |
| Last Edited | 29 Nov 2013 |
Citations
- [S1487] Testament of John Kinross of Saint Leonards Causewayhead, 4 December 1915, proved 16 August 1916 (National Archives of Scotland, SC67/40/30 pp343-345).
- [S420] Scotlands People Statutory Marriage Index, 1855-1932 (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/).
- [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
- [S2854] [Dundee] Evening Post, 18 April 1900, Page 4. Image accessed online at Find My Past.
- [S744] 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/635 folio 96. Image viewed at Ancestry.
- [S2853] Surrey Mirror, 28 November 1902, Page 6. Image accessed online at Find My Past.
- [S1488] Inventory of the personal estate of John Kinross of Stirling, taken 28 Dec 1916 (National Archives of Scotland, SC67/36/154 pp718-724).
- [S2280] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Francis Maxwell Thomson, 1946.
- [S232] Jean Kolthammer (Vancouver), 1991.