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Household of James Thomson (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Thomson, born in 1837 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, George (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Mary (born 1871 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Euphemia

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Nephew
Female

Mary

Thomson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Nephew

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Niece

-

10

1871

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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