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Household of David Thomson (born 1852, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1852 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1851 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Flora (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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David Thomson's household
David
Thomson
Head
Margaret
Thomson
Wife
Flora
Thomson
Daughter
Peter
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
James
Bain
Boarder
John
Bain
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Thomson | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Flora | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Bain | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
John | Bain | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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