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Household of John F Thomson (born 1834, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fala & Soutra, 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.

John F Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John F Thomson, born in 1834 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. John F was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wood Mcgowan Fisher Thomson, born in 1838 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet Aitken Black (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), John F (born 1876 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland) and David Mclaren (born 1879 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John F's Servant, Margaret Brown, born in 1860 in Grange, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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John F Thomson's household

Male

John F

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie Wood Mcgowan Fisher

Thomson

Wife
Female

Janet Aitken Black

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John F

Thomson

Son
Male

David Mclaren

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John F
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John F

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Fife, Scotland

Jessie Wood Mcgowan Fisher

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Janet Aitken Black

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

John F

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

David Mclaren

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Grange, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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