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Household of John Thomson (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1840 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander R (born 1869 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert Gray (born 1875 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander R

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert Gray

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert Gray

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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