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Household of John Thomson (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, 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 1822 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1838 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Melven

Boarder
Male

Robert

Lyon

Boarder
Male

Peter

Lyon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

59

1822

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Melven

Boarder

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lyon

Boarder

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Lyon

Boarder

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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