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Household of David Thomson (born 1834, 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.
David Thomson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1834 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1840 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Violet (born 1873 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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David Thomson's household
David
Thomson
Head
Isabella
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Son
Isabella
Thomson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Violet
Thomson
Daughter
David
Thomson
Son
Maggie
Thomson
Daughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Thomson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Violet | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Maggie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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