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Household of John Thomson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 1835 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1840 in Newburn, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newburn, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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