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Household of John Thomson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1844 in Busby, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Michael (born 1869 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Robert (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, John (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Mark (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Charles (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Michael

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Devine

Nephew
Male

John

Devine

Nephew
Male

Mark

Devine

Nephew
Male

Charles

Muir

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Michael

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Devine

Nephew

-

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Devine

Nephew

-

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mark

Devine

Nephew

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Muir

Visitor

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

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