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Household of John Thomson (born 1852, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1852 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1881 in Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jane Thomson, born in 1853 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

29

1852

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Chapel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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