The "Scots Origins" site (ScotlandsPeople site?) from which Suzie derived her list below, does not appear to include every James Thomson that may exist for those birth years. I'm not sure of the parameters Suzie used for her search - maybe there is some glitch in the search engine for the GROS site? In Suzie's list, I don't even see any births for the year, 1861, at all. There was a James Thomson born on South Ronaldsay on 10 June 1861, Barswick (in South Parish), whose parents were Donald Thomson and Barbara Gray, and he is not listed in Suzie's list below. He is also not listed on Walt Custer's IGI site. I'm not sure why the GROS did not list this particular James Thomson... it's odd. He is certainly in the actual registers! Lisa {> on 10/30/05 1:51 PM <} Suzie Woodward wrote -- Philip. These are all the THOMSON listed on the Scots Origins site born or christened +/- 5 years around 1861. If you also go to www.cursiter.com that has the names of the parents, though it is not complete. Hope this helps. Suzie 1 JAMES THOMSON Date: 30 JAN 1856 2 JAMES SUTHERLAND THOMPSON Date: 19 MAR 1856 3 JAMES BRUCE THOMSON Date: 04 JAN 1857 4 JAMES THOMSON Date: 25 AUG 1857 5 JAMES CROMARTY THOMSON Date: 30 APR 1858 6 JAMES THOMPSON Date: 31 MAR 1858 7 JAMES THOMSON Date: 12 NOV 1858 8 JAMES THOMSON Date: 06 OCT 1859 9 JAMES THOMISON Date: 11 APR 1862 10 JAMES THOMISON Date: 30 DEC 1862 11 JAMES THOMSON Date: 16 SEP 1864 12 JAMES ROSS TOMISON Date: 17 JAN 1865 13 JAMES ANDREW THOMSON Date: 20 FEB 1865 14 JAMES CHARLESON THOMSON Date: 25 JUL 1866 ----- Original Message ----- From: "philip booker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:30 PM Subject: [Orkney] James Thomson Dear Listers I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on the parents, ancestors and siblings of a James Thomson. James was said to have been born on 13 April 1861 in Orkney. He left there at about the age of 17 and moved to San Francisco before joining the 1898 gold rush to the Yukon. In 1903 he settled in Vancouver where he acquired property and was known for his philanthropy. He was a very fit person, noted for long distance swimming in summer and he skated in winter. James was proprietor of the Ivanhoe Hotel in Vancouver when he died on 12 December 1948. Apparently James did not marry and did not have any descendants. However he had four cousins in Vancouver and four in Oregon when he died. Regards Philip Booker