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Household of John Thomson (born 1853, 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 1853 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1855 in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1879 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Servant
Female

Isabella

Polson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
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

Married

28

1853

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Polson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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