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Household of James Thomson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1849 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Andrew (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Gartcosh, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Harper

Lodger
Male

John

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

32

1849

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Harper

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Gartcosh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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