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Household of David Thomson (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1826 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1821 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Archibald L Cowan, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Archibald L

Cowan

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

55

1826

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Archibald L

Cowan

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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