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Household of James H Thomson (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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 H Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Thomson, born in 1834 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1841 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1879 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Servant, Archibald (born 1830 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James H's Servant, Neil (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James H's Servant, Christina (born 1856 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), James H's Servant, Helen (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James H's Servant, Betsy (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James H Thomson's household

Male

James H

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McEachran

Servant
Male

Neil

Short

Servant
Female

Christina

Dermaid

Servant
Female

Helen

Blackstock

Servant
Female

Betsy

McEwing

Servant
First name(s) James H
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McEachran

Servant

Widower

51

1830

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

Short

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Dermaid

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Blackstock

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Betsy

McEwing

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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