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Household of John Thomson (born 1817, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Unst, 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 1817 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1818 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Nicol (born 1853 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Joan M (born 1855 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Mary (born 1857 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Ann J Thomson, born in 1861 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

Nicol

Thomson

Son
Female

Joan M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann J

Thomson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Unst, 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

64

1817

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Nicol

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan M

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann J

Thomson

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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