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Household of Andrew Thomson (born 1832, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Andrew Thomson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Thomson, born in 1832 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Harriot Thomson, born in 1834 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Boarder, Ann Norquoy, born in 1866 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.
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Andrew Thomson's household
Andrew
Thomson
Head
Harriot
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Son
Peter
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Ann
Norquoy
Boarder
| First name(s) | Andrew |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew | Thomson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Harriot | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Norquoy | Boarder | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
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