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Household of John Thomson (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leslie, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1822 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elspet (born 1850 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1852 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1854 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1858 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1863 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1865 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Adam (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
Elspet
Thomson
Daughter
Barbara
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Peter
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Thomson
Granddaughter
Adam
Anderson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Adam | Anderson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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