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Where did the Scottish Thomsen family come from? What is the Scottish Thomsen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Thomsen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Thomsen family history?
Thomsen is one of the proud Scottish names to come from the Strathclyde clans of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is derived from the ancient personal name Thomas, meaning twin.
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It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Thomsen has been spelled Thomson, Tomson, Tamson, Thomsoun, M'Comie and others.First found in Ayrshire, where the first listings of the name were found in the early 1300s. They include: John Thomson, "a man of low birth, but approved valour", leader of the men of Carrick in Edward Bruce's war in Ireland in 1318 and Adam Thomson who was listed as Lord of Kylnekylle, Ayrshire c. 1370-80. Closing out that century was Johannes filius Thome who was elected bailie of Aberdeen in 1398.[1]
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Some of the Thomsen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 227 words(16 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Thomsen. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:
Thomsen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomsen, aged 22, who emigrated to the United States from Southampton, in 1892
- Agnes Thomsen, aged 8, who emigrated to the United States, in 1892
Thomsen Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Aarariel Thomsen, aged 0, who emigrated to the United States from Aashad, Denmark, in 1907
- Aage Thomsen, aged 11, who landed in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1909
- Alagne Thomsen, aged 16, who emigrated to the United States from Aastrug, Denmark, in 1909
- Albert Thomsen, aged 9, who landed in America from Strandesburg, Denmark, in 1909
- Abbe Thomsen, aged 20, who landed in America from Hvorup, Denmark, in 1912
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- Christian Jörgensen Thomsen (1788-1865), Danish archaeologist
- Cecilie Thomsen (b. 1974), Danish actress and model internationally best known for playing professor Inga Bergstrom opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies
- Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788-1865), Danish archaeologist best known for suggesting the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages divisions
- Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (1842-1927), Danish linguist
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- Descendants of Hans Jorgen Thomsen and Ane Kjerstine Ditlevsen of Kleis, Denmark by Frances Hansen Ehrig.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- ^ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Other References- Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Scots Kith and Kin And Illustrated Map Revised 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Clan House/Albyn. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
- Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
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