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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Perthshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1842 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1842 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Albert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Albert

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Albert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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