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Household of Janet Thomson (born 1840, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.
Janet Thomson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thomson, born in 1840 in Gateside, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, James Kidd, born in 1856 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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Janet Thomson's household
Janet
Thomson
Head
James
Thomson
Son
Agnes
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
Annie
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
James
Kidd
Boarder
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Gateside, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Thomson | Head | Widow | 41 | 1840 | Gateside, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Kidd | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
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