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Household of David Thomson (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, Peeblesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1851 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Nicholas Thomson, born in 1853 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; David Ross (born 1873 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1875 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Thomas (born 1825 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Alexander (born 1848 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and David's Boarder, John (born 1840 in -).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Nicholas

Thomson

Wife
Male

David Ross

Thomson

Son
Female

Rachel

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Haladay

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Boarder
Male

John

Dougall

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

30

1851

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Nicholas

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

David Ross

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Rachel

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Haladay

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Boarder

Widower

33

1848

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Dougall

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

-

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