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Household of Catherine Thomson (born 1822, 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.
Catherine Thomson and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Thomson, born in 1822 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Catherine was the head of the household, married to Maria Thomson, born in 1860 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maria (born 1860 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Sister, Margaret (born 1810 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine's Servant, William (born 1861 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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Catherine Thomson's household
Catherine
Thomson
Head
Maria
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Garrick
Sister
William
Johnston
Servant
| First name(s) | Catherine |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine | Thomson | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Maria | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Garrick | Sister | Unmarried | 71 | 1810 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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