St. James United Church Cemetery Stone #11 William Thomson Dimensions: 46” tall, total. Base 35” wide x 11” thick, headstone 27 ½” wide by 4” thick. Orientation: West Carver: Not identified Inscription: SACRED/ to the memory of/ WILLIAM THOMSON/ a native of Moray Shire/ SCOTLAND/ who departed this life/ on the 5^th July 1830/ Aged 67 years/ Material: Grey Sandstone Condition: The headstone is in good condition, save for a chip out of the back of the stone. The carved rosette and emblems on the shoulder of the stone are in remarkably good condition, unlike the majority of other stones of that age. William Thomson was born in 1763 in Elginshire (Moray), Scotland in 1763. He married Isabel Russell, also of Elginshire. They moved to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, in 1805. Ten years later, at the behest of Reverend James Munro, they moved to the West River area of Antigonish and lived at a place now known as “Maple Grove” farm. William and Isabel had nine children; John, David, William, James, Alexander, Anne, Sophia, Margaret, and Elizabeth. (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]