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Household of David Thomson (born 1834, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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.

David Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1834 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1848 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1873 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1875 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Annie (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, John (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Campbell

Servant
Female

Margaret

Summers

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Summers

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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