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Household of James Thomson (born 1836, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1836 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1838 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Neil (born 1857 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1867 in West Muir, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1872 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

Neil

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Gilbert

Thomson

Son
Male

Duncan

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

West Muir, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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