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Household of John Thomson (born 1847, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1847 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie A M Thomson, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; William R (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Bethia N (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Jessie A M
Thomson
Wife
William R
Thomson
Son
Bethia N
Thomson
Daughter
Ann
Lamay
Servant
Margaret
Goodall
Servant
Jane
Findlater
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jessie A M | Thomson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William R | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Bethia N | Thomson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Lamay | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Goodall | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Findlater | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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