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Household of James Thomson (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grange, Banffshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1824 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1828 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Banffshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1858 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James T Mcw (born 1878 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John Bruce (born 1880 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

James T Mcw

Thomson

Grandson
Male

John Bruce

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

57

1824

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

James T Mcw

Thomson

Grandson

-

3

1878

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

John Bruce

Thomson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

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