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Household of James Thomson (born 1810, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 1810 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1823 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Janet
Thomson
Wife
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Annie
Thomson
Daughter
Maggie
Thomson
Daughter
Sarah
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Chambers
Servant
Emily
Horton
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 71 | 1810 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chambers | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Emily | Horton | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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