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Household of James Thomson (born 1831, Midlothian)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thomson, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Agnes (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edinburgh, 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

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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