This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leisa_baker Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17114.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi joyce I would love to see your site. Would you like to see mine. Its not been going very long so i'm only back to 1800.Im still trying to work forwards to see where they ended up. So far i have traces one group to manchester area and a group to coventry.They all start from the The black country area of the midlands and appear to be in iron working. My grandad thompson told me that all thompsons can wear the black watch tartan so look to the edinburgh area of scotland. I once looked up that snippet and thompsons are from the cambell clan, if i'm remembering right. The thomasson clan were based there. They all appear to hardworking and unassuming people and stay in tight family groups even up to my grandads era. My dad broke away and has guilt to this day that he let the family down. He still thinks they would be ashamed of him even though he has an MBE (kept behind the toilet door)and a Freeman to the City of London. He won't even open my tree. Most of my tree seen to stay together until the parents have died before moving away. Once that move has been made they almost form their own "Clan" My dad said he only had contact with his dad and sisters never any extended family although he remembers his grandmother funeral because it was the first time he had ever been in a car. His Aunts stayed behind with the grand parents, One even turned down marriage because the chap would be a burden to the family i.e disabled in some way so the "common good" was still paramount even in the 1930's. the Aunts never married but continued to support each other until they died (about a week ! apart). Mind you I was always brought up along the lines of what ever you decide must be in the best interest of the family probably still there. Sorry if ive bored you. Tell me about yourside. leisa leisa Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.