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Household of James Thomson (born 1825, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 1825 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1816 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1850 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1852 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James T (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Jane B (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Margaret
Thomson
Wife
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
Thomson
Daughter
James T
Gillies
Grandson
Jane B
Gillies
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Daughter | Widow | 29 | 1852 | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James T | Gillies | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane B | Gillies | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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