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Household of James Thomson (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobhill, 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 1839 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1840 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1864 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1872 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Baillie, born in 1811 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Baillie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Baillie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

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