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Household of John Thomson (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William D (born 1870 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion R W (born 1873 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1875 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Lawrance, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Male

William D

Thomson

Son
Female

Marion R W

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lawrance

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Widower

57

1824

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William D

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion R W

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Lawrance

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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