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Household of James Thomson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1863 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Richmond

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Richmond

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Richmond

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Richmond

Mother-In-Law

Widow

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Richmond

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Richmond

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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