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William Thomson

1819 - 1890

Born

11 February 1819

Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

Died

25 December 1890

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
19/02/1863
Relationships
Eldest son of John Thomson of Kelswick House, near Whitehaven. Married (1855) Zoe, daughter of James Henry Skene, British Consul at Aleppo