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Household of James Thomson (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1841 in Leslie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1849 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Jane Thomson, born in 1852 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Neil

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

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