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Household of John Thomson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1838 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Thomson, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Matthew Cook, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Anne

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Isabella

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Cook

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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