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Household of John Thomson (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1834 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isa Thomson, born in 1836 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James W (born 1858 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza A (born 1860 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice W (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isa

Thomson

Wife
Male

James W

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza A

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Alice W

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isa

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza A

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice W

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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