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Household of John W Thomson (born 1848, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 W Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Thomson, born in 1848 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Margaret D Thomson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Wyville S (born 1878 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Henry D (born 1880 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Redding, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John W's Boarder, Janet (born 1853 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John W's Visitor, Andrew (born 1847 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John W Thomson's household

Male

John W

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret D

Thomson

Wife
Male

Wyville S

Thomson

Son
Male

Henry D

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Bennett

Servant
Female

Janet

Blackie

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Thomson

Head

Married

33

1848

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Thomson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wyville S

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Henry D

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Bennett

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Redding, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Blackie

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

34

1847

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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