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Household of John Thomson (born 1824, Midlothian)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1824 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Janet (born 1858 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Janet
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Alexander
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Charles
Thomson
Son
George
Thomson
Son
Joseph
Thomson
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Widower | 57 | 1824 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles | Thomson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joseph | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland |
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