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Household of James Thomson (born 1809, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1809 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1822 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1856 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary J (born 1864 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in England) and James's Visitor, William (born 1827 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Gilmour

Servant
Male

Thomas

Martin

Servant
Male

James

Kirkpatrick

Servant
Female

Mary

Graham

Servant
Female

Mary J

Kirkpatrick

Servant
Female

Jane

McVitie

Servant
Male

William

Edgar

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

72

1809

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

59

1822

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Gilmour

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Martin

Servant

Married

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kirkpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary J

Kirkpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

McVitie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

England

William

Edgar

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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