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Household of James Thomas (born 1842, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Thomas and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1842 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Thomas, born in 1846 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James M (born 1875 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Grace Shaw (born 1878 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, John (born 1853 in Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James's Assistant, Robert (born 1854 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Caithness, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's -, Mary (born 1822 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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James Thomas's household
James
Thomas
Head
Elizabeth S
Thomas
Wife
James M
Thomas
Son
Elizabeth M
Thomas
Daughter
Grace Shaw
Thomas
Daughter
David
Thomas
Son
John
Cameron
-
Robert
Cruickshanks
Assistant
Ann
Sisk
Servant
Mary
Scott
Servant
Mary
Clark
Servant
Mary
Fairbairn
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| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomas |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomas | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth S | Thomas | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
James M | Thomas | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth M | Thomas | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Grace Shaw | Thomas | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
David | Thomas | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cameron | - | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Hopeman, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Robert | Cruickshanks | Assistant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Sisk | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | Scott | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Clark | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Fairbairn | - | Married | 59 | 1822 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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