Thomas Kilgour was a young man in Scotland at the time of this photo. He was born March 27, 1866 in Aberlady, Haddington, Scotland. Thomas married Jane Darroch, Jan. 11, 1889 in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire. In 1891 they were living in Dunfermline where they stayed until about 1911 when they moved to Canada. Thomas and Jane lived in Vancouver, B.C. until their deaths. Jane died April 5, 1933 in Vancouver, B.C. Thomas died April 3, 1959 in Burnaby B.C. They are both buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, B.C.
Thomas and Jane had 4 sons, James, David, William and George. Jane also had a daughter Mary. Mary's father was Thomas Shields of Old Cumnock.
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