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Household of John Thomson (born 1821, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1822 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Susan (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nelly (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William McWhamel, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Agnes
Thomson
Wife
Susan
Thomson
Daughter
Nelly
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Walter
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
William
McWhamel
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Thomson | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Susan | Thomson | Daughter | - | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Nelly | Thomson | Daughter | - | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Thomson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McWhamel | Boarder | - | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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