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Household of James Thomson (born 1811, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knockando, Moray, 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 Thomson and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1811 in Knockando, Morayshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to William Thomson, born in 1845 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1845 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1847 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1850 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1858 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1864 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1848 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Banffshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Frederick (born 1877 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), James's -, John (born 1838 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's -, Alexander (born 1853 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James T (born 1879 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Elsie (born 1881 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, William (born 1867 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
William
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Ann
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
Cattnach
Granddaughter
James
Robertson
Servant
John
McDonald
Servant
Frederick
Thomson
Grandson
John
McPherson
-
Alexander
McDonald
-
Isabella
McDonald
Daughter
James T
McDonald
Grandson
Elsie
McDonald
Granddaughter
William
Robertson
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cattnach | Granddaughter | - | 17 | 1864 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
James | Robertson | Servant | Married | 33 | 1848 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Servant | Married | 18 | 1863 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Frederick | Thomson | Grandson | - | 4 | 1877 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
John | McPherson | - | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | - | Married | 28 | 1853 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
James T | McDonald | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Elsie | McDonald | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland | |
William | Robertson | Grandson | - | 14 | 1867 | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland |
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