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Household of John Thomson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1840 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1844 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Old Monkland, 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

41

1840

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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