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Household of James Thomson (born 1854, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1854 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thomson, born in 1852 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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