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Household of James Thomson (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1846 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie Burness (born 1877 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret Stewart (born 1880 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Jane (born 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1866 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Isabella
Thomson
Wife
Jessie Burness
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret Stewart
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
Smith
Lodger
Thomas
Smith
Lodger
Elizabeth
Webster
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie Burness | Thomson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret Stewart | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Smith | Lodger | Married | 32 | 1849 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Smith | Lodger | - | 9 | 1872 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Webster | Lodger | - | 15 | 1866 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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