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Household of James Thomson (born 1833, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 1833 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Thomson, born in 1833 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1858 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Sophia (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Charles Danbery, born in 1879 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Christina
Thomson
Wife
James
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Sophia
Thomson
Daughter
David
Thomson
Son
Charles
Danbery
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Thomson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Largo, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sophia | Thomson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Thomson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles | Danbery | Lodger | - | 2 | 1879 | Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland |
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