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Household of James Thomson (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1839 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas A (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen L (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, David Anderson, born in 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas A

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen L

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas A

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen L

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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