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Household of James Thomson (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1828 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Callendar, born in 1826 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bella (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jessie A (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, James S (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Callendar

Wife
Female

Bella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie A

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

James S

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

53

1828

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Callendar

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Bella

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James S

Thomson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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