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Household of James Thomson (born 1843, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1843 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Thomson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie M M (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Kate (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Jeanie
Thomson
Wife
Jessie M M
Thomson
Daughter
Jessie C
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Kate
Dunnett
Visitor
Helen
Johnstone
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Thomson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie M M | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie C | Thomson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Kate | Dunnett | Visitor | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Helen | Johnstone | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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