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Household of James Thomson (born 1817, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmiglo, Fife, 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 1817 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1828 in England. They had 3 children; Harriet (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Eleanor Woodruff, born in 1804 in England.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Wife
Female

Harriet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Woodruff

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Falkland, 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

64

1817

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Wife

Married

53

1828

England

Harriet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanor

Woodruff

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

England

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