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Household of Benjamin Thomson (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Benjamin Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thomson, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1843 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 8 children; Alexander H (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David W (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George W (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann M W (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert M (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles C (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Benjamin Thomson's household

Male

Benjamin

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander H

Thomson

Son
Male

David W

Thomson

Son
Male

George W

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann M W

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert M

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Charles C

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Alexander H

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David W

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George W

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann M W

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Benjamin

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert M

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles C

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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