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Household of John Thomson (born 1804, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1804 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1814 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Thomson

Head

Married

77

1804

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

67

1814

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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