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Household of James Thomson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Thomson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Maria

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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