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Household of John Thomson (born 1806, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwich & Cunningsburgh, Shetland, 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 1806 in Lunna, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Thomson, born in 1806 in White Ness. They had 2 children; Joan (born 1835 in Sandwick) and Laurence (born 1849 in Sandwick).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1857 in Sandwick) and John's Grandson, John (born 1881 in -).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Joan

Thomson

Wife
Female

Joan

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Lunna, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

75

1806

Lunna, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Thomson

Wife

Married

75

1806

White Ness

Joan

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Sandwick

Laurence

Thomson

Son

Married

32

1849

Sandwick

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Sandwick

John

Thomson

Grandson

-

0

1881

-

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