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Household of John Thomson (born 1807, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1807 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane W Thomson, born in 1816 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Matthew T (born 1843 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frederick S H (born 1854 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet Steele, born in 1857 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane W

Thomson

Wife
Male

Matthew T

Thomson

Son
Male

Frederick S H

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Steele

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

74

1807

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Thomson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew T

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick S H

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Steele

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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