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Household of James Thomson (born 1841, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1841 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burnside, born in 1843 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1871 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isa (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lily (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Meikle, born in 1858 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burnside

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isa

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Meikle

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Burnside

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isa

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lily

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Meikle

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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