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Household of Janet Thomson (born 1825, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
Janet Thomson and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thomson, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Douglas, born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, Charles (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Helen (born 1847 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Daniel (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Peter (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Martha (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Visitor, Eliza (born 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Janet Thomson's household
Janet
Thomson
Head
Douglas
Thomson
Son
Charles
Lesslie
Boarder
John
Gourlay
Boarder
Helen
Reid
Boarder
Daniel
Cameron
Boarder
Peter
Wardrop
Boarder
Martha
Dinning
Boarder
Robert
Dinning
Boarder
James
Dinning
Boarder
Eliza
Shillinglaw
Visitor
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Thomson | Head | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Douglas | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Lesslie | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Gourlay | Boarder | Married | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Reid | Boarder | Married | 34 | 1847 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Daniel | Cameron | Boarder | Married | 24 | 1857 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Wardrop | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Dinning | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Dinning | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Dinning | Boarder | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Shillinglaw | Visitor | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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