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Household of James Thomson (born 1831, Renfrewshire)
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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Henry (born 1841 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Margaret
Thomson
Wife
Sarah
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
George
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
James
Duncanson
Boarder
Henry
Lapping
Boarder
Thomas
Wilson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
George | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Duncanson | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Lapping | Boarder | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Wilson | Boarder | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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