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Household of James Thomson (born 1848)

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 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1849 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in -), Jane L (born 1878 in -) and James (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Hill, born in 1858 in England.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

33

1848

-

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

-

Jane L

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

-

James

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

-

James

Hill

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

England

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