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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 1842 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1859 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Marrion Mason, born in 1867 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Marrion

Mason

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marrion

Mason

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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