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Household of James Thomson (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Belhelvie, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1825 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Thomson, born in 1830 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and May (born 1867 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, William (born 1863 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George (born 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Christina
Thomson
Wife
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
May
Thomson
Daughter
William
Abel
Servant
Alexander
Kilgour
Servant
George
Harvey
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Thomson | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
May | Thomson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Abel | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Kilgour | Servant | - | 15 | 1866 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Harvey | Servant | - | 15 | 1866 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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