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Household of John Thomson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1831 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Mary (born 1821 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elisabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Aunt
Female

Elisabeth

Hutchison

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Aunt

Widow

60

1821

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Hutchison

Boarder

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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