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Household of James Thomson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1835 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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