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Household of John Thomson (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Thomson, born in 1833 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joan (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Andrew Pendrich, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Christina

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Pendrich

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Pendrich

Brother-In-Law

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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