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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

Female

Betsy

Thomson

Head
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Thomson

Grandson
Female

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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