John Thomson

(Northern District) Born at Aberdeen, 14th February 1822, the son of John Thomson and Anne Gordon; left because of ill health, 1st June 1843, readmitted to Blairs and ordained a priest there by Bp. Kyle, Easter 1846; died at Aberdeen, 10th November 1886.

Date	Age	Description
14 Feb. 1822		Born Aberdeen
1834-1838	12	Blairs
19 Dec. 1838	16	Arrived in the College
1 Jun. 1843	21	Left unordained in bad health, and readmitted to Blairs
1843-1846	21	Blairs
Easter 1846	24	Ordained a priest by Bishop Kyle
1846-1854	24	Strichen
1854-1855	32	Peterhead
1855-1886	33	Elgin
1886	64	Retired to Aberdeen in failing health
10 Nov. 1886	64	Died Aberdeen

Christine Johnston has John Thomson's place of birth as the Enzie, and his place of ordination as Preshome.

Report of the ordination of John Thomson in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1847.

The Rev. John Thomson was born in the Enzie, Banffshire, on the 14th February 1822;—studied at St Mary’s College, Blairs, and afterwards at Valladolid; —returned to Scotland, and was promoted to the Priesthood, at Preshome, by the Right Rev. Dr Kyle, on the 16th March 1846. He has now the charge of the Buchan Mission.