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Household of James Thomson (born 1849, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1849 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1848 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Kate Todrick (born 1877 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Maggie Murray (born 1879 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth Helen (born 1881 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Isabella Forrest, born in 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Kate Todrick

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie Murray

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forrest

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

32

1849

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Kate Todrick

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie Murray

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth Helen

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Forrest

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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