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Household of John Thomson (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1836 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Marget (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1875 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Marget

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Widower

45

1836

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marget

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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