Hi Ross Could this be your James ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1891 Scotland Census about James Thomas Name: James Thomas Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Relationship: Brother-in-law Gender: Male Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street Occupation: Scholar ED: 5 Household schedule number: 243 Line: 18 Roll: CSSCT1891_89 Household Members: Name Age Alexander Burgess 23 Jane Burgess 19 Elizabeth Thomas 15 Helen Thomas 14 James Thomas 7 Jane Carrie 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Alexander Burgess Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Jane Gender: Male Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street Occupation: Coach Painter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jane Burgess Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872 Relationship: Wife Spouse's name : Alexander Gender: Female Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth Thomas Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Relationship: Sister-in-law Gender: Female Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street Occupation: Jute Spinner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Helen Thomas Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Relationship: Sister-in-law Gender: Female Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street Occupation: Jute Spinner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jane Carrie Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Relationship: Boarder Gender: Female Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 282/2 Registration district: St Mary Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 7 John Street Occupation: Jute Spinner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 Scotland Census about James Thomas Name: James Thomas Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Relationship: Inmates Of Institution (Inmate) Gender: Male Where born: Arbroath, Forfarshire Registration Number: 272/1 Registration district: Arbroath Civil parish: St Vigeans Town: Arbroath County: Angus Address: Dale School Brechin Rd Occupation: Scholar ED: 17 Household schedule number: 66 Line: 15 Roll: CSSCT1901_86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ANGUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:37 AM Subject: [ANGUS] James Thomas of Arbroath > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RossThomas77 > Surnames: Thomas; Morris > Classification: lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5599/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi > > My grandfather James was born 2 Dec 1885 at Arbroath to James Thomas and > Elisabeth Morris (Cert 715). Young James had an older sister Anne and > later a younger sister Jean, neither of whom would marry. Their > grandfather (name unknown) is thought to have been a parson in the church > (Methodist?) but this has not been confirmed. > > My grandfather came to Australia around 1904 and eventually settled in > Western Australia. > > Beyond this, I can find little about these people. If some kind person has > access to Angus (Forfar) BMD records, would they please provide any > details available. I would be happy to provide information on the Thomas > clan Downunder. > > Cheers, Ross Thomas of Canberra