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Household of James Thomson (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilberry, Argyllshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1843 in Monkton, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1843 in England. They had 6 children; David (born 1870 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1875 in Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Sarah Julia (born 1880 in Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1849 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Henry

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Susan

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah Julia

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLeish

Servant
Male

John

Leitch

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

England

David

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Ayrshire, Scotland

Henry

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland

Susan

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah Julia

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilberry, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLeish

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Leitch

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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