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Household of James Thomson (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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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's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Annie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Hyram

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Patrick

Docherty

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

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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