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Household of John Thomson (born 1836, Wigtownshire)
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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1836 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1837 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1876 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Cowie, born in 1859 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Ann
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
Andrew
Thomson
Son
Ann
Thomson
Daughter
Henry
Cowie
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Thomson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Cowie | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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