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Household of John Thomson (born 1815, Midlothian)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1815 in Lasswade, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1825 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1855 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1855 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1837 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1853 in England) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Hutcheon

Boarder
Male

William

Tough

Boarder
Male

Charles

Willcox

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Duncanson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

66

1815

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Hutcheon

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Tough

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Willcox

Boarder

Married

28

1853

England

Alexander

Duncanson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Midlothian, Scotland

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