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Household of James Thomson (born 1834, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1828 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Betsy (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Jessie
Thomson
Wife
Betsy
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Orkney, Scotland |
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