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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1842 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; David (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland) and Amelia (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's House Keeper, Janet Wallace, born in 1830 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Amelia

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wallace

House Keeper
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Widower

39

1842

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Amelia

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wallace

House Keeper

Unmarried

51

1830

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

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