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Household of John Thomson (born 1801, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, 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 1801 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jessie, born 1848 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, William (born 1844 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1868 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John Alexander (born 1876 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Male

William

Fraser

Son-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fraser

Granddaughter
Male

John Alexander

Fraser

Grandson
Male

William

Fraser

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Widower

80

1801

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Fraser

Son-In-Law

Married

37

1844

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fraser

Granddaughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Alexander

Fraser

Grandson

Unmarried

5

1876

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Fraser

Grandson

-

2

1879

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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