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Household of John Thomson (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William R (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Alexander (born 1864 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1801 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

William R

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rennie

Step Son
Male

William

Rennie

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William R

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rennie

Step Son

-

17

1864

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Rennie

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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