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Household of John Thomson (born 1844, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 1844 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1844 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Janet
Thomson
Wife
David
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Mary Ann
Thomson
Daughter
Georgina
Thomson
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Georgina | Thomson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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