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Household of John Thomson (born 1808, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 1808 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1831 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Archibald, born 1839 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Jane
Thomson
Wife
Archibald
Thomson
Son
John
Borthwick
Servant
John
Cairns
Servant
Jane
Dinwoodie
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 73 | 1808 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Borthwick | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Dinwoodie | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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