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Household of John Thomson (born 1829, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1829 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alex (born 1858 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Agnes
Thomson
Wife
Sarah
Thomson
Daughter
Lizzie
Thomson
Daughter
John
McGoldridge
Brother-In-Law
Alex
Muir
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Thomson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | McGoldridge | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Muir | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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