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Household of John Thomson (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Robert (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

McKirdy

Step Son
Female

Jane

McKirdy

Step Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, 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

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McKirdy

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McKirdy

Step Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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