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Household of John Thomson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1831 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1856 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

50

1831

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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