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Household of John Thomson (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Machar, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cruckshank, born in 1846 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1870 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1865 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary A

Cruckshank

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wishart

Servant
Male

James

Morgan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Cruckshank

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wishart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Morgan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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