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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1844 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Maggie Thomson, born in 1845 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, William Muir, born in 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Thomson's household
Matthew
Thomson
Head
Maggie
Thomson
Wife
Louisa
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
Andrew
Thomson
Son
Maggie
Thomson
Daughter
William
Muir
Boarder
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Thomson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Louisa | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Muir | Boarder | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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