George P. Thomson
George P. Thomson (c1850-1902) of J. and G. Thomson
c.1850 born Glasgow[1], son of George Thomson (1815-1866) and his wife Elisabeth.
1871 Age 20 and described as a Marine Engineer - presumably in his father George's company of J. and G. Thomson.
1901 George P Thomson 50, engineer ship builder, lived in Stirling with Constance Thomson 42, Douglas V Thomson 19, Charles H Thomson 9, Ralph P Thomson 5[2]
1902 Died
"...Mr. George P. Thomson, formerly of the well know Clydebank shipbuilding firm of J. and G. Thomson, now John Brown and Co., Limited.
Mr. Thomson, who was in his fifty-fifth year, was the son of Mr. George Thomson, who, with his brother James, founded the engineering business in 1845, and the shipbuilding in 1851-the former at Finnieston, on the north, and the latter at Govan, on the south bank of the Clyde.
James Thomson the elder died in 1866, and his brother George thereafter carried on the business with the assistance of his son James and his second son George, just deceased..."[More].
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1901 census
- ↑ 1901 census
- ↑ The Engineer 1902/01/31, p105.
- ↑ The Engineer 1902 Jan-Jun: Index: Miscellaneous