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Household of John A Thomson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

John A Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Thomson, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Thomson, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; James M (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen M (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John A's Boarder, Ernest L (born 1863 in -), John A's Boarder, Miguel G (born 1864 in -) and John A's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John A Thomson's household

Male

John A

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret M

Thomson

Wife
Male

James M

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen M

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Peat

Boarder
Male

Ernest L

Verby

Boarder
Male

Miguel G

de Careaga

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Colquhoun

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret M

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James M

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen M

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Peat

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Ernest L

Verby

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Miguel G

de Careaga

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

-

Margaret

Colquhoun

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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