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Household of James Thomson (born 1852, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1852 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lillias Thomson, born in 1854 in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane D (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Esther M (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie S (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1867 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland) and James's Brother, Robert (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Lillias

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane D

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Esther M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie S

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Peacock

Servant
Male

Robert

Thomson

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

29

1852

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Thomson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane D

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther M

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie S

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Peacock

Servant

-

14

1867

Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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