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Household of John Thomson (born 1851, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1851 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Grace (born 1821 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Sister, Jessie Ann (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Nephew, John (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Nephew, David (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Grace

Thomson

Mother
Female

Jessie Ann

Thomson

Sister
Male

John

Thomson

Nephew
Male

David

Moodie

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

Grace

Thomson

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

John

Thomson

Nephew

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

David

Moodie

Nephew

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

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