
John Elliot
Born 1852
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1837 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Thomson, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1864 in England), Helen (born 1870 in India), James (born 1873 in Horncliffe), Hyram (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1860 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James
Thomson
Annie
Thomson
Margaret
Thomson
Helen
Thomson
James
Thomson
Hyram
Thomson
William
Thomson
Patrick
Docherty
Alexander
Robertson
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First name(s) | James |
Last name | Thomson |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 44 |
Birth year | 1837 |
Birth place | Midlothian, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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James | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Thomson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | England | |
Helen | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | India | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Horncliffe | |
Hyram | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Patrick | Docherty | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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