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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

Matthew Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Williamina Thomson, born in 1834 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Female

Williamina

Thomson

Wife
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

Matthew

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Williamina

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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