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Household of John Thomson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Thomson, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Elisabeth (born 1863 in France), Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Tolly, born in 1831 in France.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tolly

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Elisabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

18

1863

France

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Tolly

Lodger

Unmarried

50

1831

France

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