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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 1837 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in England), Agnes (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hendry (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Livingstone, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Hendry

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Livingstone

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Airdrie, 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

44

1837

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

John

Thomson

Son

Married

23

1858

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

England

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hendry

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Livingstone

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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