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Household of James Thomson (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1840 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Joan Thomson, born in 1840 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1867 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Marion (born 1869 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Anthony (born 1877 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Magnus (born 1846 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Mother, Laura (born 1812 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Cousin, Willa J (born 1862 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Joan

Thomson

Wife
Male

Walter

Thomson

Son
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Anthony

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Magnus

Thomson

Brother
Female

Laura

Thomson

Mother
Female

Willa J

Thomson

Cousin
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anthony

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laura

Thomson

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Willa J

Thomson

Cousin

Unmarried

19

1862

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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