David Thomson III was born in Prestonpans, Scotland. Thomson was the son of David Thomson II and Margaret Meldrum. David Thomson III married Elizabeth Miller in 1751.

The writer has no information of children other than David Thomson (IV).

David Thomson III died in Prestonpans, Scotland, in August 1796.

If you have any information about the Thomson family, please contact Charles Poynton who maintains this site. That information may be then included in the site.

A former Director of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is also a descendant of the Thomson family. The efforts of Dr. Thomas O. Payne are acknowledged, as is the expense involved in paying a UK researcher to ferret out the history of the Thomson family.

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