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Household of James Thomson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England

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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 Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1832 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Currie Thomson, born in 1845 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James Godfrey, born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, Joseph Hutton (born 1800 in Berwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Sister In Law, Janetta (born 1848 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1853 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine Currie

Thomson

Wife
Male

James Godfrey

Thomson

Son
Male

Joseph Hutton

Thomson

Father In Law
Female

Janetta

Steele

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Rankine

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Jones

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Catherine Currie

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Berwickshire, Scotland

James Godfrey

Thomson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph Hutton

Thomson

Father In Law

Widower

81

1800

Berwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janetta

Steele

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Annie

Rankine

Servant

Single

28

1853

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Jones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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