interested in communicating with any lister who is researching the name THOMSON in Old Machar parish in the period 1810-1870 i have the marriage of a William Thomson = Christian Garden (ca 1810-1815) > 4 sons known = Andrew, james, William and Joseph On the death record of William Thomson (d. 1862, aged 79, occupation = Linen Weaver ) his father was noted as Andrew Thomson, "Garrier of Coals" > mother not named! On the death record of Christian (Garden) Thomson (d. 1870, aged 79 ) her father was noted as William Garden and mother = Christian (maiden name not noted) I believe that Christian Garden (above) had a sister, Helen = unmarried and a brother James from Short Loanings (Gilcomston parish). Helen was a resident on College Street (Bon Accord) on 1851 census any connection with other researchers? Schani Biermann canada

Schani Biermann wrote: > ... > > I believe that Christian Garden (above) had a sister, Helen = > unmarried and a brother James from Short Loanings (Gilcomston > parish). Helen was a resident on College Street (Bon Accord) on 1851 > census "Gilcomston Parish" and "Bon Accord" are not very useful concepts. Both were created as "quoad sacra" (ie ecclesiastical) parishes in the course of the 19th century, but neither of them had any significant existence for purposes of BDM registration or Census. In 1828, St Nicholas, the original town parish of Aberdeen was subdivided for pastoral purposes into 6 sub-parishes (North, South, East, West, Greyfriars and St Clements) but none of these ever had their own Registers of baptisms or marriage, and at the start of civil registration in 1855, none of them became civil "Registration Districts". You may find the labels used as geographic subdivisions in some Census Enumerations, but the Census was organised on the basis of the same administrative divisions as BDM registration, namely St Nicholas and Old Machar. Gavin Bell