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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, 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 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Braidwood (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Braidwood

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Thomson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Braidwood

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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