| Collection | Civil Registers of Dalkeith, Edinburgh |
| Record type | Death |
| Name | John Thomson |
| Death | 8 Apr 1885 |
| Place | 35 Mitchell Street, Dalkeith, Edinburgh |
| Age | 83 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Widower |
| Occupation | Retired Rope Maker |
| Father's name | Peter Thomson (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Rope Maker |
| Mother's name | Barbara Stewart (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Barbara Grant |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Death cause | Atrophy of Brain and General Decay |
| Death informant | Thomas Thomson (Son) White Hart Street |
| Death registration | April 9, 1885 at Dalkeith |