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Household of John Thomson (born 1822, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1822 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Thomas (born 1840 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Brother
Male

John

Ferrier

Boarder
Male

George

Richardson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

59

1822

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

41

1840

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Ferrier

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Richardson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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