Agnes Thompson

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Thompson was born on 28 October 1815, in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, her father, Alexander Thompson, was 27 and her mother, Helen Russel, was 31. She married Robert McNaught on 22 May 1836, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 9 June 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert McNaught
1803–1900
Agnes Thompson
1815–1910
Marriage: 22 May 1836
Helen McNaught
1837–1865
Michael McNaught
1839–1841
Elizabeth Bell McNaught
1840–1926
Alexander McNaught
1843–1844
Emma Hale McNaught
1846–1847
Agnes McNaught
1847–1850
Robert McNaught
1849–1849
Wiliam McNaught
1849–1849

Sources (34)

  • Agnes Arbuckle in household of James Arbuckle, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Agnes Thomson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Agnes Thompson Arbuckle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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