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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.
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
Helen
Thomson
William
Thomson
Michael
Thomson
Elizabeth
Thomson
Helen
Thomson
Agnes
Thomson
Margaret
Thomson
Robert
Devine
John
Devine
Mark
Devine
Charles
Muir
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Thomson |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 37 |
Birth year | 1844 |
Birth place | Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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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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