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Household of Janet Thomson (born 1801, Stirlingshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thomson, born in 1801 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Lillias (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Janet (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Thomas (born 1830 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Janet Thomson's household

Female

Janet

Thomson

Head
Female

Lillias

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Hendry

Boarder
Male

James

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Thomson

Head

Widow

80

1801

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Lillias

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hendry

Boarder

Unmarried

51

1830

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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