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Household of David Thomson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1853 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Alexander Grant, born in 1857 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Grant

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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