Hi !
Thank you for your message. Your dad Noel and my dad James are cousins. My dad is son of Roy Thomson (brother of Olive)and Kate/Cathy Stewart. My dad remembers your Dad doing magic tricks !
We have been tracing ancestors for a while and its always great to get messages. The Dingleys/jeffries are particularly interesting.
He was very interested to hear about the oil painting and said he would love to see a picture of his Granny.
Catriona