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Household of John Thomson (born 1846, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1846 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1846 in Crookston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1867 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Mayfield, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Wilson, born in 1868 in Huntington, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Crookston, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Mayfield, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger

-

13

1868

Huntington, Berwickshire, Scotland

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