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Household of James Thomson (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1844 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Thomson, born in 1843 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Martha

Thomson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Martha

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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