Thompson/Grisdale/Crerar/Carmichael in Canada, Ireland and Scotland
I'm hoping someone out there might have the information I need to fill in some gaps....
Here's what I've got..
James Crerar Thompson
Born: April 1, 1901 in Carling Twp Ontario
Married: Helen Grisdale (No date)
Had 4 children (one is my father)
James Parents:
Andrew Thompson
Born: Dec 15, 1870 or Jan 17 1868 (there are some issues with dates) in Carnaughts Co-Antrim
Married: Isabella Crerar (May 29 or Nov 27 1897 - again date problems)
Isabella Crerar was born Jan 23 1876 in Carling Twp Ontario
Isabella Crerar's parents were:
James Crerar and Isabella Carmichael, they were married in Blackrock, Killarrow Parish on the Isle of Islay on the 4th of Feb 1864.
James parents were David Crerar and Jean (Jane) Young, he was born on May 6, 1840 in Methven, Perth, Scotland.
Isabella's parents were Dugald Carmichael and Flora McDuffie, she was born in 1844 in Glasglow.. but was raised by her grandparents on Islay from what I understand.
Now Andrew Thompson's parents:
Thomas Thompson was born in 1822 in Tyrone, he died on June 8, 1898 in Carling Twp.He was married to Agnes Andrews (no info)
They came to Canada in the late 1870's, no record of Agnes coming... they had 8 children
(Thomas Jr - 1859,
James - 1861,
Ann - 04 Jun 1863,
John - 24 Aug 1894,
Elizabeth - 01 May 1865 in Ballymena Ireland,
Andrew - see dates above,
Henry Thompson - 1870,
Sarah Jane - 31 May 1871)
If anyone has anything at all that might fit in ... please email me at [email protected]
Thanks!!
Aislynn Thompson