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Household of Janet Thomson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thomson, born in 1837 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Andrew (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James R (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Janet Thomson's household

Female

Janet

Thomson

Head
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James R

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Janet
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Thomson

Head

Widow

44

1837

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Widower

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James R

Thomson

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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