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Household of John Thomson (born 1819, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1819 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1850 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1860 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, David (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

David

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

62

1819

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Widower

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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