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Household of John Thomson (born 1851, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1851 in Urquhart, Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1857 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alex (born 1857 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Jeanie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Penny

Boarder
Male

Alex

Findlater

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

30

1851

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Penny

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

Findlater

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Banffshire, Scotland

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