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Household of James Thomson (born 1853, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gladsmuir, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1853 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1856 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1879 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1824 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1858 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Visitor, Janet (born 1879 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Visitor, Thomas (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1859 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Jane
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
McNab
Mother-In-Law
Mary
Bloomfield
Visitor
Janet
Bloomfield
Visitor
Thomas
Bloomfield
Visitor
Alexander
Campbell
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | McNab | Mother-In-Law | Married | 57 | 1824 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Bloomfield | Visitor | Married | 23 | 1858 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Bloomfield | Visitor | - | 2 | 1879 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Bloomfield | Visitor | - | 0 | 1881 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Campbell | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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