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Household of James Thomson (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1822 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1819 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary H (born 1855 in Ireland) and James (born 1858 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, William J (born 1864 in Ireland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1839 in Ireland) and James's Servant, Lisey (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary H

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson Junr

Son
Male

William J

Hancock

Nephew
Female

Ann

Halfpenny

Servant
Female

Lisey

McLean

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

59

1822

Ireland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Mary H

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

James

Thomson Junr

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

William J

Hancock

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Ann

Halfpenny

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

Lisey

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

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