20th Century

1900

Robin Sutcliffe Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond.

1900

Robert Todd Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1900

Josephine Janet Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1900

Grace Johnstone Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

28 June 1900

James Girvan and Janet Wallace marry in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Sources: 2

16 December 1900

Margaret dies in Brighton, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1901

John Allan dies. Sources: 1

1901

Margaret Joyce Allan is born to Henry Allan and Margaret Inglis.

1901

Margaret Florence Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1901

Edith Frances Allan is born to Richard Sutcliffe Allan and Jean Findlay.

1901

William Cargil Allan is born to James Allan and Agnes Finnie Barr.

1901

Mina Jean Miller is born to Jessie Johnston Allan and John Miller.

1902

Margaret Elliot Stirling is born.

1902

John Douglas Smith is born.

1902

Marjorie Jean Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond.

1902

John Bruce Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1902

John Bruce Allan dies.

1902

Joseph Allan is born to George Allan and Mary Ann Smail Stirling. Sources: 3

1902

Edward Allan Thomson leaves Dunedin Technical School in Dunedin, New Zealand with a First Class Marine BoT Certificate. Sources: 1

1902

Edward Allan Thomson becomes an apprentice Improver at John Brown & Co. on Clydebank, Scotland. Sources: 1

1903

Muriel Constance Gifford is born.

1903

Jean Findlay dies.

1903

Alexander Warden Hopkins is born.

1903

Nancy Jane Allan is born to Henry Allan and Margaret Inglis.

1903

Jane Paton Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1903

Frances Marion Allan is born to Agnes Oliver Allan and Willam Allan.

1903

Josephine Allan is born to James Allan and Agnes Finnie Barr.

1903

John Allan Miller is born to Jessie Johnston Allan and John Miller.

1903

George Allan, Charles T.W. Wilson and Senor Guerrero spend 4 months exploring mountinous country between San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and La Paz, Bolivia on mules, selling copies of the Scriptures on behalf of the Australasian South American Mission as they travelled. Sources: 1

1903

George Allan and Mary Ann Smail Stirling, with their children Amelia and Joseph, move from Argentina to Cochabamba, Bolivia in order to carry out missionary work for Australasian South American Mission among Quechua people. Sources: 1

5 February 1903

James Davidson Girvan is born to William Murdoch Girvan and Hannah Lindsay Wilson in Auchenrath, Scotland.

1904

William Stanley Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond.

1904

Mary Marguerita Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1904

Olive Agnes Allan is born to Agnes Oliver Allan and Willam Allan.

1904

Mary Agnes Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1904

Margaret Petrie Gibson is born to Arthur Petrie Gibson and Beatrice Oliver.

1904

James Allan Thomson is the first New Zealander awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University.

15 February 1904

Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

15 February 1904

Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

15 February 1904

Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

16 February 1904

Allan dies in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

23 February 1904

Allan dies in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

24 February 1904

Allan dies in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

3 October 1904

James George Dickson and Jessie Gordon Thomson marry in Kolkata, India.

12 November 1904

Elizabeth Josephine Anderson dies. Sources: 1

25 December 1904

David Lindsay Girvan is born to William Murdoch Girvan and Hannah Lindsay Wilson in Auchenrath, Scotland.

1905

Alexander McKay Miller is born to Jessie Johnston Allan and John Miller.

1905

John Allan Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

January 1905

With the support of the Australasian South American Mission, George and Mary Allan and Mrs Pulling, are based in Cochabamba, Bolivia, seeking to convert Quechua people to Christianity. Sources: 1

15 May 1905

Charles Gustav Bulloch and Beatrice Mary Thomson marry in Kolkata, India.

14 June 1905

Janet Anderson dies. Sources: 1

6 August 1905

George Allan, Manuel Paz Lazarte, Jose Macedonio Urquidi, Gustavo Guzman, Aurelio Balderrama, Augusto Lemoine, Julio Angulo Alba and his lad reach the summit of Tunari, Bolivia. Sources: 1

1906

Agnes Emma Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1906

Charlotte Jean MacAuley Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1906

Jean Blackie Allan is born to Agnes Oliver Allan and Willam Allan.

2 October 1906

James Anderson dies. Sources: 1

1907

Donald Young Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond.

1907

Isabella Purvis Shaw is born to Patience Newcombe Allan and Joseph Shaw.

1907

Graham Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1907

Alison Lyall Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1907

Arthur Petrie Gibson is born to Arthur Petrie Gibson and Beatrice Oliver.

1907

Hugh Patrick Inglis is born to Agnes Allan and Hugh Hutchinson Inglis.

1907

George Malcolm Thomson becomes President of the New Zealand Institute.

1907

George Allan and Mary Ann Smail Stirling return to Dunedin, New Zealand, with their children Amelia and Joseph, following eight years in South America on a mission for the Australasian South American Mission. Sources: 1

4 June 1907

Henrietta Sutcliffe dies. Sources: 1

1908

Irene Constance Allan is born to Henry Allan and Margaret Inglis.

1908

Kenneth Miller Miller is born to Jessie Johnston Allan and John Miller.

1908

George Malcolm Thomson becomes a Member of Parliament, representing the Dunedin, New Zealand North constituency in the House of Representatives. Sources: 2

1909

John Holmes Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1909

Elsie Lammond McColl is born to Janet McKay Allan and Donald McColl.

1909

Margaret Isabel Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1909

George Malcolm Thomson's term as President of the New Zealand Institute ends.

26 October 1909

Elizabeth Anna Thomson dies. Sources: 1

1910

Edith Marion Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

18 April 1910

Helen Grace Allan dies. Sources: 1

20 April 1910

Hannah Lindsay Girvan is born to William Murdoch Girvan and Hannah Lindsay Wilson in Dunearn, Scotland.

21 April 1910

Grace Johnstone Girvan and James Higgins marry at North Logan, Sorn, Scotland.

1911

John Russell Shaw is born to Patience Newcombe Allan and Joseph Shaw.

1911

Annie Sangster Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

30 March 1911

Adam Oliver dies in East Taieri, New Zealand. Sources: 1

15 November 1911

John Graham dies in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1912

Alexander McKay Allan dies.

1912

Allan Torrance is born to Jane Inglis McKay and Maurice Torrance.

January 1912

Edward Allan Thomson is appointed Assistant Superintendent Engineer at Blue Star Line. Sources: 1

7 June 1912

Mary Catherine Golder dies. Sources: 2

20 December 1912

Flora McDonald wins a Junior Sewing prize and sang a solo at the Waiwera school concert. Sources: 1

1913

Gilbert Torrance is born to Jane Inglis McKay and Maurice Torrance.

1913

Andrew Todd Allan is born to John Allan and Jane Blair Todd.

1913

Allan Oliver is born to Florence Mabel Matthews and Adam Oliver.

22 April 1913

Agnes Mathie Higgins is born to Grace Johnstone Girvan and James Higgins in Rendall, Scotland.

6 May 1913

Jane Shaw Blaikley and Edward Allan Thomson marry in Highbury, England.

May 1913

Newly-wed Edward and Jane Thomson honeymoon in Sussex, at the Bear Inn. Sources: 1

1913

Edward and Jane Thomson begin married life in a small house on Falkland Avenue, Finchley, England. Sources: 1

October 1913

Edward Allan Thomson is promoted to Superintendent Engineer at Blue Star Line. Sources: 1

1914

Patience Newcombe Shaw is born to Patience Newcombe Allan and Joseph Shaw.

1914

Jean Allan McColl is born to Janet McKay Allan and Donald McColl.

1914

Robert Brook Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1914

Eric Rupert Oliver is born to Florence Mabel Matthews and Adam Oliver.

16 April 1914

Francis Higgins is born to Grace Johnstone Girvan and James Higgins in Rendall, Scotland.

August 1914

Edward Allan Thomson is appointed Superintendent Engineer at Union Cold Storage Co., 13-16, West Smithfield, Farringdon, England. Sources: 1

13 August 1914

James Cox Thomson dies in Hamilton, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1915

Edward, Jane, William and Kitty Thomson move into 45, Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, England. Sources: 1

13 July 1915

Eric Oliver Allan dies. Sources: 1

16 December 1915

Gertrude Alice Keam dies in Karori, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1916

Ruth Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1916

Mabel Tui Oliver is born to Florence Mabel Matthews and Adam Oliver.

12 March 1916

William Girvan Higgins is born to Grace Johnstone Girvan and James Higgins in Rendall, Scotland.

1917

Winifred Jean Hurst is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

16 September 1917

Albert Edward Howden arrives in Liverpool, England. Sources: 1

16 September 1917

Albert Edward Howden is posted in Tidworth, England. Sources: 1

23 October 1917

Albert Edward Howden departs from Brocton, England. Sources: 1

26 October 1917

Albert Edward Howden arrives at camp in Étaples, France. Sources: 1

3 November 1917

Albert Edward Howden joins his battalion in Étaples, France. Sources: 1

1918

Arthur Blaikley suceeds his father, David James Blaikley as factory manager of Boosey & Hawkes. Sources: 2

1918

A child is born to Ruth Isabel Nelson and Harold William Thomson.

1918

A child is born to Henry Charles Allan and Margaret Lindsay Dickie.

1918

A child is born to Patience Newcombe Allan and Joseph Shaw.

1918

A child is born to Josephine Sutcliffe Allan and William John Caldwell.

3 March 1918

John Thomson dies in Kolkata, India. Sources: 1

30 March 1918

Hugh William Graham dies in Hill 3039, Asia. Sources: 1

5 April 1918

John Henry Thomson dies in France, Europe. Sources: 1

25 May 1918

Albert Edward Howden is admitted into a field hostpital in Étaples, France, sick. Sources: 1

31 May 1918

Albert Edward Howden rejoins his unit in the field at Étaples, France. Sources: 1

6 July 1918

Albert Edward Howden is detached from his unit and assigned to Divisional School. Sources: 1

20 July 1918

Albert Edward Howden rejoins his unit in the field at Étaples, France. Sources: 1

1919

Flora McDonald dies.

1919

A child is born to Alexander MacDonald Allan and Margaret Gordon Allan.

1919

A child is born to Lindsay Allan and Georgina Kirk.

1919

A child is born to Ethelwyn Love Allan and Thomas Thomson Wards.

1919

A child is born to Josephine Sutcliffe Allan and William John Caldwell.

1919

A child is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1919

A child is born to Florence Mabel Matthews and Adam Oliver.

1919

Edith Ross Munroe is born to Smith.

1919

Donald Reid dies. Sources: 1

21 February 1919

William Kirkland dies. Sources: 1

17 May 1919

S.S. Maunganui departs from Liverpool, England with Albert Edward Howden aboard. Sources: 1

21 July 1919

Albert Edward Howden is finally discharged from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Sources: 1

25 July 1919

A social gathering is held in Dunedin, New Zealand to mark the departure of Mary Ann Smail Stirling, her daughter Amelia and Miss Elder on missions on behalf of the Bolivian Indian Mission. Sources: 1

August 1919

Edward Allan Thomson is appointed Technical Consultant and Refrigerating Superintendent Engineer at Blue Star Line, Holland House, Bury Street, City of London, England. Sources: 1

8 November 1919

Albert Edward Howden is promoted to Lance Corporal. Sources: 1

1920

A child is born to Frances Florence Glasgow and William Malcolm Thomson.

1920

A child is born to Patience Newcombe Allan and Joseph Shaw.

1920

A child is born to Ethelwyn Love Allan and Thomas Thomson Wards.

1920

A child is born to Margaret Ketching Graham and Arthur Gray.

1921

A child is born to James Sutcliffe Allan and Joan Furse.

1921

A child is born to Josephine Sutcliffe Allan and William John Caldwell.

1921

A child is born to Sarah Isabella Purvis Allan and James McMaster.

1921

A child is born to Jessie Anderson Allan and David Alexander Howden.

1921

A child is born to Henrietta Sutcliffe Allan and Andrew Thomson.

7 July 1921

William Allan dies. Sources: 1

26 December 1921

Hector Stewart McDonald dies in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 3

1922

A child is born to James Sutcliffe Allan and Joan Furse.

1922

A child is born to Lindsay Allan and Georgina Kirk.

1922

A child is born to Sarah Isabella Purvis Allan and James McMaster.

1922

A child is born to John Graham and Margaret Ruth Ritchie.

1922

A child is born to Isabella Graham and Albert Edward Howden.

1922

A child is born to Florence Mabel Matthews and Adam Oliver.

27 June 1922

Agnes Allan dies in East Taieri, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1923

A child is born to Henrietta Sutcliffe Allan and Andrew Thomson.

1923

Edward Allan Thomson is appointed Head Superintendent at Blue Star Line, responsible for the technical equipment, repairs surveys and classification of all Blue Star Line steamers and responsible for the design, layout, construction and equipment of all new steamers. Sources: 1

24 July 1923

Jane Sutcliffe dies in Romahapa, New Zealand. Sources: 3

8 August 1923

John Anderson dies in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 2

1924

A child is born to Dorothy Allan and Frank Ernest Clapperton.

1924

A child is born to Cecilia Kirker and Maurice James Thomson.

1924

A child is born to Josephine Sutcliffe Allan and William John Caldwell.

1924

A child is born to Isabella Graham and Albert Edward Howden.

1924

A child is born to James Allan Graham and Alice Vera Howden.

1924

A child is born to Vera Irene Allan and John Thomas Mitchell.

1924

A child is born to Isabella Annie Allan and Robert Hurst.

1925

A child is born to Frances Florence Glasgow and William Malcolm Thomson.

1925

A child is born to Agnes Hilda Thomson and Charles Alfred Turner.

13 February 1925

Sir Alfred Seale Haslam and E.N. Wells propose Edward Allan Thomson for membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Sources: 2

7 October 1925

One person dies and two more are severely scalded in an explosion in the stokehold of the S.S. Roman Star, off Ushant, France. Ordered by his employer, Blue Star Line, to attend to the ship at the earliest possible moment, Edward Allan Thomson charters a two-engined plane to fly from Croydon Air Port to Le Bourget for Paris and catches a night-train onward to Brest, where the ship has temporarily docked. Sources: 2

8 October 1925

On arriving in Brest first thing in the morning, Edward Allan Thomson heads immediately for the S.S. Roman Star, where he finds the crew in a state of alarm and much talk of bombs and detonators. Edward conducts an investigation for Blue Star Line but concludes that the explosion was caused by a mishap while salt balls were being cleaned from the furnaces. Sources: 1

9 October 1925

Edward Allan Thomson convinces the Port Authorities and crew that there is no evidence of bombs or detonators and the S.S. Roman Star departs from Brest, France. When the Pilot boards to guide them into Gravesend, he produces a copy of that morning's Daily Mail that confidently asserts that several men had been killed by bombs planted in the coal bunkers and that Detectives from Scotland Yard have met the vessel to investigate. However, the S.S. Roman Star arrives at Royal Albert Dock, London, England without further incident — or sign of the police. Sources: 1

1926

Maurice Hugh Thomson is born to Cecilia Kirker and Maurice James Thomson.

1926

A child is born to Benjamin David Robertson and Edith Jean Thomson.

1926

A child is born to James Walter Fox and Winifred Frances McKay Graham.

1926

A child is born to Jessie Anderson Allan and David Alexander Howden.

1926

A child is born to Vera Irene Allan and John Thomas Mitchell.

4 March 1926

A social gathering is held to mark the departure from New Zealand of Amelia Margarita Allan and Marion Neal on missions on behalf of the Bolivian Indian Mission. Sources: 1

1927

A child is born to Ansley Douglas and George Stuart Thomson.

1927

A child is born to Benjamin David Robertson and Edith Jean Thomson.

1927

A child is born to Charlotte Jean MacAuley Allan and Alexander Warden Hopkins.

1928

A child is born to Nancy Jane Allan and William Douglas Dalrymple Allan.

1928

A child is born to Francis Oswald Bennett and Pearl Allan Brash.

1928

A child is born to Sarah Isabella Purvis Allan and James McMaster.

1928

A child is born to Isabella Graham and Albert Edward Howden.

11 February 1928

Alice Vera Howden dies. Sources: 1

18 September 1928

David Anderson dies at Carol, Waiwera South, New Zealand. Sources: 1

November 1928

Flo and Cecil Buchanan temporarily move into 45, Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, England to help look after William, Kate, Edith, Arthur and Joan while Edward and Jane Thomson travel for six months. Sources: 2

3 November 1928

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson embark on a round-the-world trip from Southampton aboard the R.M.S. Aquitania. Sources: 3

9 November 1928

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson check into a room on the 5th floor of the Shelton Hotel, 525, Lexington Avenue, New York, United States of America for a two night stay. Sources: 1

30 November 1928

S.S. California makes a stop at San Diego, United States of America. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson go ashore for the day. Sources: 1

1 December 1928

After breakfast, Jane and Edward Allan Thomson leave S.S. California in Los Angeles, United States of America, where it takes and hour and half to clear customs. Sources: 1

3 December 1928

The train reaches Seattle, United States of America in the early afternoon. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson go direct to the Olympic Hotel. Sources: 1

7 December 1928

After dinner, Jane and Edward Allan Thomson go to the Ice Arena in Seattle, United States of America to watch a hockey match between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. Jane describes the game as “Wildly exciting. A terribly quick game”. Sources: 1

10 December 1928

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson are wakened at 06:30 “by telephone” and are aboard the train from Seattle, United States of America to Vancouver, Canada by 08:00. Sources: 1

12 December 1928

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson board the M.V. Aorangi in Vancouver, Canada after breakfast and set sail at noon. Sources: 1

19 December 1928

M.V. Aorangi makes a stop in Honolulu, Oceania. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson are up early for a medical inspection prior to going ashore. Sources: 1

28 December 1928

M.V. Aorangi makes a stop in Suva, Fiji. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson take a tour around Fiji. Sources: 1

30 December 1928

M.V. Aorangi arrives in Auckland, New Zealand. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson are met on the pier by Maurice, “grannie”, Margery and Celia. Sources: 1

1929

Ann Anderson dies. Sources: 1

12 January 1929

John Kirkland dies. Sources: 1

22 March 1929

S.S. Ulimaroa steams out of Auckland, New Zealand with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. Sources: 1

26 March 1929

S.S. Ulimaroa arrives in Sydney, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. Despite rising at 05:45, Jane is in the bathroom as they pass the “new bridge” (under construction) and misses seeing it. Sources: 1

1 April 1929

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson take a sleeper train from Sydney, Australia to Melbourne, Australia, arriving just in time for lunch. Sources: 1

2 April 1929

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson see “Applesauce” at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia. “An amusing innocuous play,” notes Jane. In the Green Room afterwards they arrange to have lunch the next day with the Naders. Sources: 1

3 April 1929

S.S. Orford steams out of from Melbourne, Australia, with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. Sources: 1

4 April 1929

S.S. Orford docks in Port Adelaide, Australia at about 23:00, with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. Sources: 1

5 April 1929

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson take the train from Port Adelaide, Australia to Adelaide, Australia, where Mrs. Ericson drives them up Mount Lofty, Australia in her Austin 20 for “a lovely panoramic view over Adelaide town.” Sources: 1

6 April 1929

S.S. Orford departs from Adelaide, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. The sea is rough for the next few days. Jane occupys herself reading “a Life of Abraham Lincoln, also some speeches of Baldwin's.” Sources: 1

9 April 1929

S.S. Orford docks in Freemantle, Australia at 08.00. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson catch the train to Perth, Australia, to visit Kings Park. They walk along an avenue of oaks, “each planted to commemorate a soldier lost in war. All well watered.” Sources: 1

10 April 1929

S.S. Orford departs Freemantle, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson aboard. Jane records that the sea is “calm at last, a following wind.” Lifeboat drill in the afternoon: “All had to don life belts and assemble at life boat stations. Life boats were manned and lowered to deck. Life belts very uncomfortable.” Sources: 1

17 April 1929

S.S. Orford docks for the day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson take a car to Kandy, Sri Lanka. En route they observe rice, rubber, tea and coconut plantations. On their way back, “tired of the everlasting outstretched palm” Jane notes seeing “a beautiful shining blue bird, a large brown butterfly, some huge bat-like creatures, crows and magpies.” Sources: 1

20 April 1929

An “exciting” boat drill aboard S.S. Orford, during which Jane Shaw Blaikley observes a “fair sized shark circled round the ship” as two boats manuouvered to collect buoys dropped overboard. Sources: 1

22 April 1929

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson pass Socotra, Yemen and Cape Guardafui, Somalia aboard S.S. Orford on its way into the Red Sea. Sources: 1

27 April 1929

S.S. Orford enters the Suez Canal, Egypt just after midday. Jane Thomson observes that “the east side is very barren but the west side is watered by a canal from the hole and is quite fertile.” Sources: 1

29 April 1929

Michael Spiro is born to Nina Beck and S. Spiro in Chemnitz, Germany.

29 April 1929

Jane Shaw Blaikley sees snow covered mountains from the S.S. Orford as they pass Crete. Another boat drill. “Ted in bed with a temperature.” The ship's dooctor diagnoses flu and prescribes bed rest for two days. Sources: 1

1 May 1929

S.S. Orford stops at Naples, Italy. Edward Allan Thomson stays aboard, still recovering from flu. Jane Thomson goes ashort to climbs Mount Vesuvious by electric train. “We looked right down into the great old crater and in the middle of that was a small cone formed in the eruption of 1906. It was vomiting flame coloured smoke with explosions. There were spouts of steam and sulphur coming out from the sides of the crater.” Sources: 1

3 May 1929

At dawn, S.S. Orford passes Elba, Italy and Jane Shaw Blaikley can see Corsica, France on the other side. By 10pm they have reached Toulon, France. “Anchored outside harbour, very cold.” Sources: 1

5 May 1929

S.S. Orford docks at Gibraltar, United Kingdom and Jane and Edward Allan Thomson go ashore. “The rock face is immense and most imposing.”, observes Jane. “It is a beautifully clean town, with signs of the military occupation everywhere. We saw the no mans land lying between Spain and Gibraltar, the large zinc water catchments, the little Italian village just below them.” Sources: 1

7 May 1929

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson arrive back in England aboard S.S. Orford, passing Cape Finesterre “and other lights” on the way. Jane notes: “Wind and sea somewhat lively. Many passengers incapacitated.” Sources: 3

1929

Edward and Jane Thomson and their children William, Kate, Edith, Arthur and Joan, move into 38, Holly Park, Finchley, England. Sources: 2

14 June 1929

Rachel Barnard dies. Sources: 1

4 September 1929

Mary Ann Chisholm dies. Sources: 1

20 February 1930

Peter Miller dies at 380, High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

6 May 1932

George Malcolm Thomson's second term as a member of Legislative Council of New Zealand ends. Sources: 1

1934

While cycling to work, William Allan Thomson is struck by a tram. Sources: 1

9 May 1935

Edward and Jane Thomson arrive in London, England aboard the S.S. Avila Star. Edward having boarded at Tenerife, Spain and Jane having boarded at Lisbon, Portugal. Sources: 1

3 December 1936

A social gathering is held in Dunedin, New Zealand to mark the departure of Miss Webster and George Allan on missions to China and Bolivia (respectively). Amelia Margarita Allan and her husband, Thomas Edwin Hudspith, were also welcomed back from Bolivia, on furlough. Sources: 1

29 December 1936

David James Blaikley dies in Hampstead, England. Sources: 1

27 April 1937

Jane Allan dies. Sources: 1

8 February 1939

William Murdoch Girvan and Margaret Lynn Russell marry.

4 October 1939

John Wilson Girvan and Mary Whyte Paton marry in Balloch, Scotland. Sources: 1

7 December 1939

Edward Allan Thomson resigns from his membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Sources: 1

10 March 1940

A child is born to William Murdoch Girvan and Margaret Lynn Russell in Duns, Scotland. Sources: 1

12 November 1940

A child is born to John Wilson Girvan and Mary Whyte Paton in Market Rasen, England. Sources: 1

14 June 1941

David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson marry in Tidebrook, England.

26 October 1941

George Allan dies in La Paz, Bolivia. Sources: 2

26 April 1942

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Corrimony, Scotland.

4 July 1942

A child is born to John Wilson Girvan and Mary Whyte Paton in Duns, Scotland.

10 July 1942

A child is born to William Murdoch Girvan and Margaret Lynn Russell in Duns, Scotland.

16 April 1944

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Corrimony, Scotland.

3 May 1945

A child is born to John Wilson Girvan and Mary Whyte Paton in Duns, Scotland.

23 August 1945

Agnes Allan dies in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

26 October 1945

William Thomson dies in Balclutha, New Zealand. Sources: 1

26 February 1946

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Corrimony, Scotland.

5 November 1946

A child is born to Janet Davidson Girvan and Arthur James Thomson in Tidebrook, England.

25 April 1947

George Girvan and Agnes Bethia Weir marry in Innellan, Scotland. Sources: 1

24 October 1947

Henrietta Sutcliffe Graham dies. Sources: 1

1948

Janet McKay dies. Sources: 1

9 February 1948

A child is born to A. S. J. Burt and Olive Warr in Sturminster Newton, England.

31 March 1948

A child is born to Janet Davidson Girvan and Arthur James Thomson in Tidebrook, England.

31 May 1948

A child is born to George Girvan and Agnes Bethia Weir in Inverness, Scotland.

7 June 1948

A child is born to Thomas Davidson Girvan and Annie Martin Scott at Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, Scotland.

21 September 1949

A child is born to George Girvan and Agnes Bethia Weir in Dingwall, Scotland.

March 1950

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Corrimony, Scotland.

26 April 1950

A child is born to Thomas Davidson Girvan and Annie Martin Scott at Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, Scotland.

1 May 1950

A child is born to Janet Davidson Girvan and Arthur James Thomson in Tidebrook, England.

16 August 1950

Henrietta Allan dies. Sources: 1

15 December 1950

Francis Higgins and Edith Ross Munroe marry in Inverness, Scotland. Sources: 1

16 July 1951

George Edmund Woodhead dies. Sources: 1

8 October 1951

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Inverness, Scotland.

20 February 1952

A child is born to George Girvan and Agnes Bethia Weir in Dingwall, Scotland.

14 March 1952

A child is born to Janet Davidson Girvan and Arthur James Thomson in Tidebrook, England.

5 June 1952

A child is born to Thomas Davidson Girvan and Annie Martin Scott at Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, Scotland.

28 April 1953

A child is born to William Girvan Higgins and Margaret MacLeod in Glasgow, Scotland.

9 July 1953

A child is born to Francis Higgins and Edith Ross Munroe in Glasgow, Scotland.

30 January 1954

Fanny Stewart Allan dies. Sources: 1

7 February 1954

James Girvan is born to George Girvan and Agnes Bethia Weir in Galashiels, Scotland.

10 April 1955

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Inverness, Scotland.

31 May 1955

A child is born to Thomas Davidson Girvan and Annie Martin Scott at Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, Scotland.

28 June 1956

Margaret Wright Anderson dies. Sources: 1

19 January 1957

A child is born to David Lindsay Girvan and Kate Thomson in Corrimony, Scotland.

1958

John Graham dies. Sources: 1

3 November 1959

Sophia Garland Shury dies. Sources: 1

7 December 1960

John Wilson Girvan dies in Gateshaw, Scotland. Sources: 1

16 February 1962

Agnes Catherine Allan Anderson dies. Sources: 1

25 March 1967

Margaret Lindsay Dickie dies. Sources: 1

15 June 1968

Oliver James Anderson dies. Sources: 1

30 September 1969

Edward Allan Thomson dies in Inverness, Scotland. Sources: 1

8 February 1981

Janet Davidson Higgins dies in Australia, Oceania.

23 November 1982

David Lindsay Girvan dies in Corrimony, Scotland. Sources: 1

24 November 1986

Francis Higgins dies in Milngavie, Scotland. Sources: 1

6 August 1988

Kate Thomson dies in Corrimony, Scotland. Sources: 1

1 February 1990

Hannah Lindsay Girvan dies in Inverness, Scotland. Sources: 1

23 June 1990

James Girvan marries. in England, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

23 November 1990

A child is born to James Girvan in Inverness, Scotland. Sources: 1