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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Argyllshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1842 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1843 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Agnies (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Mother-In-Law, Agnes (born 1818 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Agnes
Thomson
Wife
Agnies
Thomson
Step Daughter
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
William
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Marion
Thomson
Daughter
Agnes
Jeffery
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Thomson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnies | Thomson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Jeffery | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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