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Household of James Thomson (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1834 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1837 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Johnston (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), George Ballentyne (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Gilbert A (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes S (born 1878 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew G (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary Johnston

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

George Ballentyne

Thomson

Son
Male

Gilbert A

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret G

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes S

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew G

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Johnston

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

George Ballentyne

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Gilbert A

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret G

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes S

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Andrew G

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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