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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah Gilmour (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Clement Smart, born in 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Isabella
Thomson
Wife
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Robert
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Sarah Gilmour
Thomson
Daughter
Bella
Thomson
Daughter
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Clement
Smart
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sarah Gilmour | Thomson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Clement | Smart | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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