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Household of Gilbert Thomson (born 1853, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Gilbert Thomson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Thomson, born in 1853 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1857 in Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Gilbert's Visitor, Donald Sutherland, born in 1860 in Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland.


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Gilbert Thomson's household

Male

Gilbert

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Donald

Sutherland

Visitor
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Thomson

Head

Married

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Sutherland

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Dornock, Sutherland, Scotland

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