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Household of James Thomson (born 1854, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1854 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie M (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jessie (born 1812 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Annie (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Catherine
Thomson
Wife
David
Thomson
Son
Jessie M
Thomson
Daughter
Jessie
Manclark
Mother-In-Law
Annie
Meiklejohn
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Thomson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie M | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Manclark | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Meiklejohn | Boarder | - | 13 | 1868 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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