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Household of James Gibson Thomson (born 1798, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

James Gibson Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson Thomson, born in 1798 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James Gibson was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Isabella R (born 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia G (born 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace Bell (born 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima M (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James Gibson's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Midlothian, Scotland), James Gibson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland), James Gibson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James Gibson's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Gibson Thomson's household

Male

James Gibson

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella R

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Cecilia G

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Grace Bell

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jemima M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Dalgleish

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Stewart

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
Female

Catherine

Tennant

Servant
First name(s) James Gibson
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Gibson

Thomson

Head

Widower

83

1798

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella R

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia G

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace Bell

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima M

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dalgleish

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine

Tennant

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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