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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 Janet H Thomson, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet H

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
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

Janet H

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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