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Household of John Thomson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 1848 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Thomson, born in 1846 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh C Mc (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Eliza J G (born 1867 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Annie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Eliza J G

Duncan

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Hugh C Mc

Thomson

Son
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Rodger

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza J G

Duncan

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh C Mc

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Rodger

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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