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Household of John Thomson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Rainton, Durham, England).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

William

Thomson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Robert

Thomson

Son

Single

0

1881

Rainton, Durham, England

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