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Household of James Thomson (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1821 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Catherine, born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Agnes (born 1857 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Ireland) and James's Servant, Agnes (born 1867 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McCormick

Servant
Female

Catherine

Short

Servant
Female

Agnes

Dawson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Widower

60

1821

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McCormick

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Short

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Agnes

Dawson

Servant

-

14

1867

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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