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Household of John Thomson (born 1833, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1833 in Auchtertool, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1837 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christian (born 1870 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Alex (born 1858 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1860 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1863 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Elizabeth
Thomson
Wife
Alex
Brown
Step Son
Margaret
Brown
Step Daughter
Catherine
Brown
Step Daughter
Christian
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Alex | Brown | Step Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brown | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | Brown | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland | |
Christian | Thomson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
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