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Household of James Thomson (born 1837, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 1837 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thomson, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Nicol (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Harriet Smith, born in 1807 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Harriet
Thomson
Wife
Catherine
Thomson
Daughter
Andrew
Thomson
Son
Nicol
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Harriet
Thomson
Daughter
Harriet
Smith
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Harriet | Thomson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Nicol | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Harriet | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Harriet | Smith | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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