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Household of James Thomson (born 1817, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Landward, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1817 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jessie F (born 1851 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Clise S (born 1860 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, W S Ogilvie, born in 1831 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Male

W S

Ogilvie

Boarder
Female

Jessie F

Ogiboy

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Ogiboy

Daughter
Female

Clise S

Ogiboy

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Widower

64

1817

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

W S

Ogilvie

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie F

Ogiboy

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Ogiboy

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Clise S

Ogiboy

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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