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Household of John Thomson (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

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 1843 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1842 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Agnes Thomson, born in 1817 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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