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Household of John Thomson (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1843 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1856 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Bremner

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Walker

Boarder
Female

Jane

Walker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Bremner

Boarder

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

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