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John Whitelaw Thom

John Whitelaw Thom

Male 1871 - 1934  (63 years)

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  • Name John Whitelaw Thom 
    Born 2 May 1871  Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 29 Jun 1892  [1
    Railway Guard 
    Residence 29 Jun 1892  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1901  [2
    Goods Guard, NB Railway 
    Residence 1901  45 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 25 May 1901  [3
    railway guard 
    Residence 25 May 1901  40 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 29 Aug 1923 
    railway guardsman 
    Occupation 9 Jan 1925  [4
    railway guardsman 
    Occupation 21 Feb 1930  [5
    railway works 
    Occupation 28 Jul 1932  [4
    railway goods loader 
    Residence 2 Oct 1934  56 Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 2 Oct 1934  Upper Bathgate Railway Station, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: supposed cerbral haemorrhage 
    Occupation 3 Aug 1936  [6
    railway guard, deceased 
    Occupation 31 May 1966  [6
    railway shunter, deceased 
    Occupation 7 Feb 1976  [1
    railway yardsman (deceased) 
    Occupation 18 Dec 1985 
    guard (railway goods), deceased 
    _UID E7CDE7C848E048DC8BC721214C2BA6076701 
    Person ID I14276  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2022 

    Father Robert Thom,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Fleming,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F5043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Henderson,   b. 22 Jan 1872, West Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1944, 5 Millbank Place, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1892  Upper Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witnesses at the wedding of John Thom and Agnes Henderson were John White and Isabella Brown
    Children 
     1. Agnes Thom,   b. 1895, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1990, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Margaret Fleming Thom,   b. 14 Jul 1897, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1976, Burghmuir Hospital, Perth, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Robert Thom,   b. 26 May 1899, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1985, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Jane Thom,   b. 25 May 1901, 40 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary Smith Thom,   b. 1903,   d. 3 Aug 1936, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     6. John Whitelaw Thom,   b. 17 May 1907,   d. 31 May 1966, Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     7. Isabella Thom,   b. 1909,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F5042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Name: John Whitelaw Thom
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 2 May 1871
      Birth Place: Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
      Father: Robert Yhom
      Mother: Margaret Fleming
      FHL Film Number: 6035516

      He died suddenly whilst at work at Upper Bathgate Railway Station.
      Informant on the death of John Thom was his son Robert Thom

      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 22 Nov 2019.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Jun 2020.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S18] Marriage Cert.

    6. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).