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Household of James Thomson (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Livingstone, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1844 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Thomson, born in 1845 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Richard (born 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1842 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Violet (born 1861 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1867 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Christina
Thomson
Wife
Robert
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Richard
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
James
Gowans
Servant
Margaret
Gibson
Servant
Violet
Watson
Servant
John
Dunlop
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Thomson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Richard | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Gowans | Servant | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gibson | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Violet | Watson | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Dunlop | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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