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Household of James Thomson (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1847 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Catherine Anderson, born in 1851 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Catherine
Anderson
Servant
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
Thomson
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Widower | 34 | 1847 | New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Anderson | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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