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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1843 in Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie L (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane W (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John J (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father-In-Law, John Crawford, born in 1815 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

Charles

Thomson

Son
Female

Annie L

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane W

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John J

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Crawford

Father-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie L

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen M

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John J

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Crawford

Father-In-Law

Widower

66

1815

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

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