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Household of George Thompson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

George Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thompson, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Matilda Thompson, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Matilda (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Grandson, William F Thompson, born in 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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George Thompson's household

Male

George

Thompson

Head
Female

Matilda

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thompson

Daughter
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Matilda

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William F

Thompson

Grandson
First name(s) George
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Thompson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Matilda

Thompson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Thompson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William F

Thompson

Grandson

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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