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Household of John Thomson (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1854 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1855 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Samuel (born 1813 in Ireland), John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Father
Male

James

Quin

Boarder
Male

John

Quin

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Quighley

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Quighley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Father

Widower

68

1813

Ireland

James

Quin

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

John

Quin

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Catherine

Quighley

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Quighley

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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