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Household of John Thomson (born 1844, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1844 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1849 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles Hunter (born 1878 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret Clemintina (born 1880 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1803 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Edward (born 1864 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Isabella
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
Charles Hunter
Thomson
Son
Margaret Clemintina
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Father
Jessie
Henderson
Servant
Edward
Knight
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Charles Hunter | Thomson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Clemintina | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Father | Widower | 78 | 1803 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Henderson | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Edward | Knight | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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