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Household of James Thomson (born 1839, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmichael, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1839 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Thomson, born in 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John D (born 1875 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Nicholas K (born 1876 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William D (born 1878 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Jemima H Thomson, born in 1879 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John D

Thomson

Son
Female

Nicholas K

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William D

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Jemima H

Thomson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John D

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Nicholas K

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William D

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jemima H

Thomson

Niece

-

2

1879

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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