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Household of James Thomson (born 1815, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1815 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1813 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1850 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1852 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Janet Thomson, born in 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

66

1815

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

68

1813

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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