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Household of James Thomson (born 1846, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1846 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cant, born in 1847 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alison (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Cant

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Alison

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Cant

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alison

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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