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Household of John Thomson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, 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 1831 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1832 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Fanny (born 1873 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandchild, Janet Easton, born in 1880 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Fanny

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Easton

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

50

1831

Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Fanny

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Easton

Grandchild

-

1

1880

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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