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Household of John Thomson (born 1827, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1827 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1831 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lennox (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh Wright (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jemima Little Halliday, born in 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
Mary Ann
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Lennox
Thomson
Daughter
Hugh Wright
Thomson
Son
Jemima Little
Halliday
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lennox | Thomson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hugh Wright | Thomson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jemima Little | Halliday | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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