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Household of James Thomson (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1833 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1856 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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