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Household of John Thomson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1847 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1853 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas Jas (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas Jas

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas Jas

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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