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Household of James Thomson (born 1843, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1843 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1851 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1872 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Eliza Swan, born in 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Eliza
Thomson
Wife
Eliza
Thomson
Daughter
Catherine
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
Charles
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Eliza
Swan
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza | Thomson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Charles | Thomson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza | Swan | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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