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Household of James Thomson (born 1844, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culross, Perthshire, 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 1844 in Logie, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Thomson, born in 1848 in Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret C (born 1870 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1875 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland) and James B (born 1879 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret D (born 1823 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Annie C (born 1861 in Logie, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1867 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret C

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

James B

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret D

Bennet

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annie C

Bennet

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Lamb

Servant
Female

Helen

Begbie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Logie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Logie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

James B

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Bennet

Mother-In-Law

Widow

58

1823

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie C

Bennet

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Logie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Lamb

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Helen

Begbie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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