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Household of John Thomson (born 1826, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1826 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1843 in England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

John B

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

55

1826

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

England

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John B

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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