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Household of John Thomson (born 1850, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, 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 1850 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1856 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie Taylor (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Isabella Leitch (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret Mcinnes (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1846 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie Taylor

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella Leitch

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Mcinnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Sister
Female

Margaret

Currie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie Taylor

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella Leitch

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret Mcinnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilchoman, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

35

1846

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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