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Household of John Thomson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1846 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1842 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Barbra Williamson, born in 1866 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Janet
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Archibald
Thomson
Son
Barbra
Williamson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Thomson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Barbra | Williamson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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