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Household of James Thomson (born 1824, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1824 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1834 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Joan (born 1874 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1881 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Catherine
Thomson
Wife
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Christina
Jamieson
Granddaughter
Isabella
Thomson
Daughter
Joan
Thomson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Johnston
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Christina | Jamieson | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Joan | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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