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Household of John Comrie Thomson (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Comrie Thomson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Comrie Thomson, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John Comrie was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Thomson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice B (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edith C (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles G C (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eric J C (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Comrie's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Comrie's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Comrie's Servant, Helen (born 1855 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John Comrie's Servant, Ann (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Comrie Thomson's household

Male

John Comrie

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret C

Thomson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Alice B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Edith C

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Charles G C

Thomson

Son
Male

Eric J C

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Edmond

Servant
Female

Helen

Hall

Servant
Female

Ann

Meston

Servant
First name(s) John Comrie
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Comrie

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret C

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice B

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edith C

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles G C

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eric J C

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Edmond

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Hall

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Meston

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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