Ann Thomson

Ann Anderson Thomson, John Edward Vernon’ sister-in-law, lived at No. 4 between 1865 and 1872.¹ She was born in Edinburgh on 5 September 1819, daughter of Edward Thomson and Marion Laidlaw.² Edward Thomson was Inspector of the Poor for Canongate parish.³ In the 1871 census, Ann Thomson was described as living on houses, dividends and interest.⁴ She died, unmarried, on 6 December 1885.⁵

1. PO Directories 1869-70 and 1870-71.
2. Baptisms (OPR) Scotland. Edinburgh. 05 September 1819. THOMSON, Ann Anderson. 685/1 550 287. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 10 December 2024.
3. Death announcements. Scotland. The Scotsman. 11 November 1848. THOMSON, Edward. p. 03, col. 04. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 16 August 2021.
4. Census records. Scotland. Edinburgh. 02 April 1871. THOMSON, Ann. 685/1 88/ 11. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 01 February 2011.
5. Deaths (SR) Scotland. St Andrews, Edinburgh. 07 December 1885. THOMSON, Ann Anderson. 685/2 705. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 19 July 2021.