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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1849)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.
Joseph Thomson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomson, born in 1849 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1848 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Robert Wilson, born in 1856 in Ireland.
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Joseph Thomson's household
Joseph
Thomson
Head
Janet
Thomson
Wife
Robert
Thomson
Son
Janet
Thomson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Ellen
Thomson
Daughter
Joseph
Thomson
Son
Robert
Wilson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Thomson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland | |
Janet | Thomson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wilson | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Ireland |
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