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THOMSON, Alexander Geddes

28 March 1898 – 24 November 1982

Origin Bathgate, Scotland
Accompanying Family None
First settled in Busselton WA
Original Occupation Steel Dresser
Occupation in Australia Steel Dresser

BARADINE

Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1925

Fremantle

20 panel

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Alexander Thomson joined the group settlement district of Sussex near Busselton in Sept. 1926. His wife Jemima and 15mth old son Robert arrived on the BENALLA. They remained on Balbordie Mains for 10 years until the depression and Jemima's ill health forced them off the land.

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