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Household of James Thomson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1836 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Thomson, born in 1847 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 11 children; Peter (born 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1861 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, James Johnston, born in 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Marion

Thomson

Wife
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Johnston

Servant

-

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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