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Household of John Thomson (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyce, 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 1822 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thomson, born in 1836 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara (born 1861 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1867 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Robert (born 1877 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John Weir (born 1881 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Grandson
Male

John Weir

Leslie

Grandson
Male

James

Donald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Weir

Leslie

Grandson

-

0

1881

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Donald

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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