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Household of John Thompson (born 1858, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 Thompson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Thompson, born in 1860 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1825 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Charles (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Thompson's household
John
Thompson
Head
Matilda
Thompson
Wife
Barbara
Thomson
Daughter
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Taylor
Visitor
Charles
Main
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 23 |
| Birth year | 1858 |
| Birth place | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thompson | Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matilda | Thompson | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Taylor | Visitor | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Main | Visitor | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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