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Household of John Thomson (born 1833, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glamis, 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 1833 in Ruthven, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Thomson, born in 1830 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1862 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland), Eleanor (born 1864 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1868 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1841 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Nellie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Elspeth
Thomson
Wife
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Eliza
Thomson
Daughter
Eleanor
Thomson
Daughter
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Anderson
Visitor
Nellie
Anderson
Visitor
Mary
Wattie
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Thomson | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Eleanor | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Visitor | Married | 40 | 1841 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Nellie | Anderson | Visitor | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wattie | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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