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Household of James Thomson (born 1823, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1823 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1827 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1865 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Eliza S (born 1873 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Jane Thomson, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Helen
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Robert
Thomson
Son
Jeanie
Thomson
Daughter
Eliza S
Thomson
Daughter
Jane
Thomson
Niece
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thomson | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Thomson | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Eliza S | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Niece | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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