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Household of John Thomson (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coull, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1819 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1853 in Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1855 in Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Robert (born 1877 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1880 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1868 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary C

Farquherson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Farquherson

Grandson
Female

Jessie

Farquherson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Milne

Servant
Male

John

Riddel

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Widower

62

1819

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Farquherson

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Farquherson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Farquherson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Riddel

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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