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Household of John Thom (born 1805, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbrae, Buteshire, 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 Thom and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thom, born in 1805 in Largs, Ayrshire, consisted of 19 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thom, born in 1815 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1842 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1845 in Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Duncan (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Duncan (born 1853 in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1857 in England), John's Servant, John (born 1838 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Hector (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Archibald (born 1847 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1854 in Ireland), John's Servant, John (born 1842 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Gilbert (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1857 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Maggie (born 1841 in Ireland).


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John Thom's household

Male

John

Thom

Head
Female

Janet

Thom

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thom

Son
Male

Archibald

Thom

Son
Male

Duncan

Blair

Servant
Male

Duncan

Campbell

Servant
Male

John

Middleton

Servant
Male

John

McLachlan

Servant
Male

Hector

Reid

Servant
Male

John

McColl

Servant
Male

Archibald

McLaren

Servant
Male

William

Cavan

Servant
Male

John

Taylor

Servant
Male

Gilbert

Martin

Servant
Female

Mary

McDougall

Servant
Female

Ann

McAllister

Servant
Female

Maggie

Keith

Servant
Female

Agnes

Paul

Servant
Female

Maggie

McAnulty

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thom

Head

Married

76

1805

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Thom

Wife

Married

66

1815

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thom

Son

Unmarried

39

1842

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thom

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Buteshire, Scotland

Duncan

Blair

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Middleton

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

England

John

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hector

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McColl

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cavan

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

John

Taylor

Servant

Widower

39

1842

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDougall

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

McAllister

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

Keith

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Paul

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McAnulty

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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