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Household of David Thomson (born 1822, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 1822 in Abernethy, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eleanora Thomson, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane W (born 1847 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine B (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anna (born 1857 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eleanora (born 1860 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Margaret Dickson, born in 1859 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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David Thomson's household
David
Thomson
Head
Eleanora
Thomson
Wife
Jane W
Thomson
Daughter
Catherine B
Thomson
Daughter
Anna
Thomson
Daughter
Eleanora
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Dickson
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Thomson | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Eleanora | Thomson | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane W | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine B | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Anna | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eleanora | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dickson | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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