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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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.

Matthew Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1811 in Westerham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1851 in Lee, Kent, England) and Jessie (born 1854 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Eliza Lightly, born in 1813 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Lightly

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Westerham, Kent, England

William

Thomson

Son

Single

30

1851

Lee, Kent, England

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Lee, Kent, England

Eliza

Lightly

Lodger

Widow

68

1813

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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