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Household of Betsy Thomson (born 1808, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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.
Betsy Thomson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Thomson, born in 1808 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John (born 1846 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1851 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Daughter-In-Law, Barbara (born 1849 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Betsy's Grandson, Thomas (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Betsy's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1878 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Betsy's Grandson, John (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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Betsy Thomson's household
Betsy
Thomson
Head
John
Thomson
Son
Barbara
Thomson
Daughter-In-Law
Thomas
Thomson
Grandson
Catherine
Thomson
Granddaughter
John
Thomson
Grandson
Catherine
Thomson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Betsy |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Betsy | Thomson | Head | Widow | 73 | 1808 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Married | 35 | 1846 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 32 | 1849 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Grandson | - | 5 | 1876 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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