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Household of John Thomson (born 1859, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1859 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Agnes (born 1862 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1858 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Sister
Male

James

Peebles

Boarder
Male

James

Ponton

Servant
Male

Alexander

Todd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

22

1859

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

19

1862

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Peebles

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Fife, Scotland

James

Ponton

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Todd

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

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