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Household of John Thomson (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, 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 1832 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1832 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1858 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1866 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary Thomson, born in 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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