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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1840 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie N (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles F (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Thomas F (born 1844 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, James (born 1872 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie N

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Charles F

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas F

Gilmour

Visitor
Male

James

Gilmour

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie N

Thomson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles F

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas F

Gilmour

Visitor

Widower

37

1844

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Gilmour

Visitor

-

9

1872

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

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