Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Thom was born on 24 June 1798, in Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, John Thom, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Robb, was 25. He married Isabel Leslie on 13 December 1823, in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851.
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Sources (5)
- Alexander Thom, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Alexander Thom, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Thom, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1798– Male
1794– Female
Children (1)
1825– Female
Parents and Siblings
1771–1861 Male
1772– Female
Siblings (6)
1793–1864 Male
1798– Male
1800– Male
1802– Male
1807– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 4
1815
Age 17
1830
Age 32
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me), a pet form of Thomas . In Scotland, Thom is also an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thom, see McComb .
German: from the personal name Thom, a pet form of Thomas . This surname is also found in France.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 譚, see Tan 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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