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Household of John Thomson (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, 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 1813 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alexander (born 1845 in Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Amelia (born 1856 in Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1858 in Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1864 in Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Iona (born 1875 in India), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in -), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1843 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Amelia
Thomson
Daughter
Christian
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Iona
Thomson
Granddaughter
John
Thomson
Grandson
Mary
Summers
Servant
James
Barclay
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Amelia | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christian | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Iona | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 6 | 1875 | India | |
John | Thomson | Grandson | - | 5 | 1876 | - | |
Mary | Summers | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Barclay | Servant | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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