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Household of James Thomson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Hugh Holey, born in 1855 in Ireland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Hugh

Holey

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

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

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Holey

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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