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Household of David Thomson (born 1826, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1826 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1834 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Beatrice (born 1854 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1872 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Catherine Shaw, born in 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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David Thomson's household
David
Thomson
Head
Catherine
Thomson
Wife
Beatrice
Shaw
Daughter
Jane
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Isabella
Thomson
Daughter
Catherine
Shaw
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Thomson | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Beatrice | Shaw | Daughter | Married | 27 | 1854 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Shaw | Granddaughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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