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Household of James Thomson (born 1820, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch (Landward), Wigtownshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1820 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1858 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1861 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Catherine (born 1863 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's -, James (born 1874 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's -, Robert (born 1875 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's -, William (born 1878 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's -, Jeanie (born 1881 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Riddle

-
Male

James

Thomson

-
Male

Robert

Thomson

-
Male

William

Thomson

-
Female

Jeanie

Thomson

-
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Widower

61

1820

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

Riddle

-

Unmarried

18

1863

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

-

Unmarried

7

1874

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

-

-

6

1875

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

-

-

3

1878

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Thomson

-

-

0

1881

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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