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Household of John Thomson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1844 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary (born 1829 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Morton

Visitor
Female

Mary

Morton

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Visitor

Widow

52

1829

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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