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Household of John Thomson (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methlick, 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 1850 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1859 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1852 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Henry (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1828 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1865 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Male

James

Black

Servant
Male

Robert

Thomson

Servant
Male

Henry

Dalgarno

Servant
Female

Jane

Ross

Servant
Female

Helen

McLellan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

31

1850

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Black

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Servant

Married

29

1852

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Dalgarno

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

McLellan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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