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Household of James Thomson (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1823 in Dull, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Thomson, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sholto D A (born 1866 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fredrick (born 1872 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Catherine McLeod, born in 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Susan

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Sholto D A

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Fredrick

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sholto D A

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fredrick

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Susan

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

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