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Household of James Thomson (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mungo, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1834 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1847 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, David Pagan, born in 1821 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Pagan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Pagan

Servant

Widower

60

1821

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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