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Household of James Thomson (born 1837, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thomson, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Grace (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Clementina (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Barbara
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Grace
Thomson
Daughter
Clementina
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Barbara
Thomson
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Grace | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Clementina | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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