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Household of John Thomson (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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 1832 in Hoy, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Thomson, born in 1829 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1861 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Isaac (born 1865 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Joanna (born 1874 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Charlotte

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Isaac

Thomson

Son
Female

Joanna

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Charlotte

Thomson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Joanna

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

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