Thomson, George Douglas THOMSON, GEORGE DOUGLAS. Adm. sizar at St John's, May 23, 1843; re-adm. pens. Oct. 11, 1843. [4th] s. of William, Rector of the Academy, Kilmarnock (and Margaret). B. Aug. 17, 1812, at KUmamock. [At Glasgow Univ. (M.A. 1832).] Matric. Michs. 1843; B.A. 1847. Ord. deacon (Ripon) 1847; priest, 1848; C. of Brighouse, Yorks., 1847-9. C. of Tenbury, Worcs., 1850-3. P.C. of Queenborough, Kent 1854-7. Chaplain of the cemetery at Sale, Cheshire, 1858-64. Died July 7, 1864, in Eastbourne Terrace, London. (Clergy List; Crockford; G. Mag., 1864, n. 254; C. J. Fordyce.) THOMSON, GEORGE FRANCIS. Adm. pens, (age 23) at Jesus, Apr. 3, 1872. S. of John Ramsay, Esq. B. at Oporto. School, private. Matric. Easter, 1872. THOMSON (post SCROPE), GEORGE [JULIUS DUNCOMBE] POULETT. Adm. pens. atSr John's, Apr. 17, 18 16; from Pem- broke College, Oxford, whence he had matric. May 26, 1815. [2nd s. of John Poulett, Russia merchant (who had assumed the name of Poulett-Thomson, 1814.) B. Mar. 10, i797- School, Harrow.] Matric. Easter, 1816; B.A. 1821. Of Roehampton, Surrey. Well known as a geologist and political economist. Studied volcanic districts of Italy, 1818-21. Assumed his wife's name of Scrope, in lieu of Thomson, by Royal Licence, Mar. 22, 1821. F.G.S., 1824; one of the Secretaries, 1825; WoUaston medal, 1867. F.R.S., 1826. M.P. for Stroud (in 10 Parliaments), 1833-67. Author, Political Economy, etc.; wrote many pamphlets, which gained him the sobriquet of 'Pamphlet Scrope.' Married, Apr. 14, 1 82 1, Emma, only child of William Scrope, of Castle Combe, Wilts. Died Jan. 19, 1876, at Fairlawn, near Cobham, Surrey; buried at Stoke d'Abernon. [Hanow Sch. Reg.; Al. Oxon.; Changes of Name; Boase, III. 465; D.N.B. (sub Scrope).) THOMSON, GEORGE SELBY. Adm. sizar (age 17) at Jesus, Dec. 4, 1826; a 'Ten-year man'; re-adm. as a pens. S. of the Rev. Charles, C. of Howick, deceased. B. at ChoUerton, Northumberland. School, Durham. Matric. Michs. 1827; B.A. 1831; M.A. 1834. L.Th., Durham, 1834. Ord. deacon (Gloucester and Bristol) 1835; priest (Durham) Oct. 21, 1837; C. of Rothbury, Northumberland, 1836-48. V. of Alnham, 1848-65. R. of Acklington, 1865-86. Died in July, 1886, aged 76; buried at Howick, July 29, 1886. (Durham Sch. Reg.; Durham Ord. Book; Crockford; The Guardian, Aug. 4, 1886.) THOMSON, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Sx John's, Apr. 25, 1755. 2nd s. of Thomas, of Kenfield, Petham, Kent (and Mary, dan. of Thomas Hodges, of Warehorne, Kent). B. at Petham. School, Canterbury. Matric. Easter, 1756; B.A. 1759. Ord. deacon (Canterbury) Dec. 25, 1759; priest (Chester) Dec. 21, 1760. V. of Selling, Kent, 1763-84. R. of Lower Hardres, 1771-1805. R. of Badlesmere and Leaveland, 1784-1805. Married, Sept. 22, 1767, Anne, widow of the Rev. John Edward Wilson, of Romney. Died May 11, 1805. (St John's Coll. Adm., iii. 636; F. P. White.) THOMSON, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, Jan. 29, 1797. [Eldest] s. of John [H.E.I.C.S.], of London [and Chartham, Kent]. [B. Feb. 9, 1780.] School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1797; B.A. 1801; M.A. 1810. Ord. deacon (Winchester) June 13, 1802; priest, 1803; C. of Lower Hardres, Kent, 1802-5. C. of Eastry with Worth, 1806-9. C. of Hastingleigh with Elmstead, from 1817. Married Miss Mary Ann Pittock, of Eastry. Died at Charlton, near Woolwich, May 11, 1835. Father of the next. (R. L. Arrowsmith; Cant. Act Book.) THOMSON, HENRY THURSTON. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Magdalene, June 21, 1831. [2nd]s. of theRev. Henry (above), of London [of Hastingleigh) (and Mary Ann Pittock). School, St Paul's. Matric. Michs. 1831; B.A. 1837. Chaplain-Priest of Ottery St Mary, Devon, 1842-8. C. of Crewkeme, Somer- set, 1852-3. C. of Chard, 1854-5. C. of Cudworth, 1855. Author, Sermons; Esther (a Poem), etc. Died Dec. 13, 1855, aged 43, at Chard. {St Paul's Sch. Reg.; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1856, I. 432.) THOMSON, HENRY WILLIAM [BYERLEY]. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, July 6, 1841. [2nd] s. of Anthony Todd [physician, of London] (by his 2nd wife, Katharine Byerley). B. [May, 1822], in Chelsea. School, University College, London. Matric. Michs. 1841; Scholar, 1844; B.A. 1846. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Apr. 25, 1846. Called to the Bar, May 14, 1849. On the Northern Circuit. Queen's Advocate in Ceylon, 1858-61. Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Colombo, 1861-7. Changed his second Christian name of Wilham to Byerley, 1846. Married, 1858, Mdlle. Beaumont, and had issue. Author, Laws of War affecting Commerce and Shipping; The Military Forces and Institutions of Great Britain and Ireland; The Choice of a Profession; Institutes of the Laws of Ceylon, etc. Died Jan. 6, 1867, in Colombo. Half-brother of Alexander (1825). (Boase, in. 978; Inns of Court; D.N.B.) Thomson, John Deas THOMSON, HERBERT ARCHER. Adm. pens, (age 20) at Pembroke, Oct. i, 1887. [Youngest] s. of the Rev. James (1836), of Partiwood House, near Whetstone. B. at Bamet. [School, Aldenham.] Matric. Michs. 1887; B.A. 1890; M.A. 1909. Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, 1895 ; Actuary and Insurance Consultant. Of Worcester Park, Surrey. Married, July 29, 1916, Nina, eldest dau. of John Finiayson, of London. Died Feb. 23, 1919, at Monmouth. Brother of James M. A. (1881). (Aldenham Sch. Reg.; The Times, Feb. 27, 1919.) THOMSON, HUGH ROBERT WARNEFORD. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. 1, 1896. [Only] s. of Herbert Wameford, general practitioner, of London, deceased. B. there, Feb. 25, 1878. School, Epsom College (Mr Hart Smith). Matric. Michs. 1896; B.A. 1899. Served in the S. African War, 1898-1902 (Paget's Horse). Married. Died July 25, 1922, at Buenos Aires. (The Times, Aug. 2, 1922; Epsom Coll. Reg.) THOMSON, JAMES. Adm. sizar at St John's, June 2, 1836. B. Sept. 18, 1817, in France. [School, CoU^ge Royale de Bourbon, Paris.] Matric. Michs. 1836; B.A. 1840; M.A. 1843. Ord. deacon (London) May 22, 1842; priest, June 11, 1843. Second Master of Christ's Hospital, 1840-71. C. of St Mary, Aldermary, 1854-9. C- of East Hyde, near Luton, Beds., 1878-9. Chaplain at Compidgne, France, 1879-98. Resided latterly at Friem Bamet, where he died Dec. 25, 1901. Father of Herbert A. (1887) and James M. A. (1881). (Eagle, xxiii. 237; Crockford; The Times, Dec. 28, 1901.) THOMSON, JAMES DUNCAN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, Oct. 13, 1855. S. of James Duncan, of Abergavenny, Mon. [and Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, London]. B. near Abergavenny. Pupil of Mr Scal6, of Wellesley House. Matric. Lent, 1856, as Thompson. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Jan. 21, 1858. (Inns of Court.) THOMSON, JAMES GEORGE ORR. Adm. at Trinity Hall, 1900. S. of G. Maclntyre, Esq., of Glentower, Kelvinside, Glasgow. School, Kelvinside Academy. Matric. Michs. 1900; B.A. 1903; M.A. 1908. CaUed to the Bar, Inner Temple, Nov. 17, 1905. On the stock exchange in Glasgow. Served m the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., Ayrshire Yeo.). Of Ayr m 1946. Died Sept. 11, 1950. (Law Lists.) THOMSON, JAMES MERRIMAN ARCHER. Adm. at Clare, Oct. 7, 1881. [S. of the Rev. James (1836), Master at Christ's Hospital, of Friern Bamet.] School, Aldenham. Matnc. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884; M.A. 1889. Head Master of the County School, Llandudno, 1896-1912. An excellent moun- taineer. Died, suddenly, July 31, 1912, at Worcester Park, Surrey, aged 49. Brother of Herbert A. (1887). (Aldenham Sch. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Schoolmasters' Directories; The Times, Aug. i, 1912.) THOMSON, JOHN (1771), see THOMPSON. THOMSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 17) at St John's, Jan. 30, 1786. B. in Edinburgh. Matric. Michs. 1786; B.A. 1790; M.A. 1793; D.D. 1808. Ord. deacon (Rochester) Jan. 25, 1791. Master of Kensington Academy. Married, July 24, , 1800, Miss Elizabeth Rose. Died Nov. 28, 1817. Father of / John R. (1827); brother of Robert (1790). (St John's Coll. j Adm., IV. 514; G. Mag., 1792, i. 916.) THOMSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St John's, Dec. 15, 1823. Of Cumberiand. Matric. Lent, 1826. Kept nine terms. THOMSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Pembroke, Apr. 30, 1850. 2nd s. of John, mercer, deceased, of Nassau, Providence Isle, Bahamas. B. there. Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. 1854; M.A. 1864. Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1856; priest, 1858; C. of Wymondham, Norfolk, 1856-75. C. of Barnham Broom, 1864-73. C. of Diptford, Devon, 1875-7. C. of Lopham Norfolk, 1877-87. R. of Carleton Forehoe with Crownthorpe, 1887-93. Residing at 89, Hereford Road, Bayswater, London, W., in 1895. Died Apr. 21, 1896, at Brighton. (Crockford; Univ. Almanack.) THOMSON, JOHN BOYLE. Adm. pens, at Jesus, July 17, 1798- S. of the Rev. Robert, LL.D., of Kensington. B. there. School, Kensington. Scholar, 1800; matric. Lent, 1801; B.A. (9<A >Krang/fir) 1803; M.A. 1806. Fellow, 1804-9. Adm. at the Inner Temple, June 27, 1798. R. of Luddesdown, Kent, 1809-34. Died Dec. 9, i860, at St Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, aged 78. Father of Robert (1829). (Inns of Court; Clerical Guide, which gives R. of Luddesdown from 1819; Clergy List; G. Mag., i860, I. 189; Foster, Index Eccles.) THOMSON, JOHN DEAS. Adm. pens, (age 25) at Trinity, June 21, 1824. [Eldest] s. of [Sir] John Deas [of Somerset House, London]. B. in Edinburgh. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1824. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, May 8, 1822. Went to the U.S.A. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Inns of Court.) 170